Today in Pictures, Sept 18, 2023
Carlos Sainz winning the Singapore Grand Prix, a light show using drones in New York City, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.
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Drones create a light display against the city skyline in New York City, on Sept 15. The show was part of a campaign to raise awareness about the Amazon rainforest and global climate crisis ahead of the 78th United Nations General Assembly and Climate Ambition Summit.
PHOTO: AFP
Ferrari's Carlos Sainz celebrating his victory at the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix at the Marina Bay street circuit on Sept 17.
ST PHOTO: ARIFFIN JAMAR
A man performing a Sikh martial art known as Gatka during a religious procession from Gurudwara Ramsar to Akal Takht Sahib at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, India, on Sept 16. The occasion celebrates the 419th anniversary of the installation of the Guru Granth Sahib Sikh holy book.
PHOTO: AFP
Women dressed in red lining up to worship Lord Shiva during the Teej festival at Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sept 18.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrating Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Uman, Ukraine, on Sept 15.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Ukrainian serviceman Andriy, 20, an amputee, resting after climbing Mount Klyuch, near the village of Trukhaniv, in Lviv region, on Sept 16.
PHOTO: AFP
A volunteer resting in a destroyed home, following fatal floods in Derna, Libya, on Sept 16.
PHOTO: REUTERS
A boy playing on a flooded road amid heavy rainfall in Ahmedabad, India, on Sept 17.
PHOTO: REUTERS
Final preparations backstage ahead of a catwalk presentation for designer Susan Fang's Spring/Summer 2024 collection, at London Fashion Week in London on Sept 17.
PHOTO: AFP
Passengers on a Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Train in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sept 17. The high-speed train is now open to the public, following a series of trials.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE
Bottle dancers attempt to set a record on the National Day of the Bottle Women, at the Bicentennial Park in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Sept 17. The bottle dance is a folk dance where performers dance with glass bottles balanced on their heads. Paraguay obtained an Official World Record, with 580 dancers balancing 2,200 bottles at the same time.
PHOTO: AFP
