Today in Pictures, September 25, 2017

Singapore's para-athletes return home, protest in Berlin, Germany, and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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September 25, 2017 at 1:26 PM

Wheelchair racer Shahrul Izwan being given a rousing welcome at Changi Airport’s Terminal 2 along with his 2017 Asean Para Games teammates when the Team Singapore contingent returned home on 24 September, 2017. The para- athletes achieved Singapore’s best away Games performance with a record haul of 50 medals in Kuala Lumpur. PHOTO: THE STRAITS TIMES/JONATHAN CHOO

Activists protest with an elephant for plebiscites in Berlin, Germany, September 24, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Rohingya refugees scuffle as they wait to receive aid in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh September 24, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Blindfolded Japanese women participants walk across a red bridge during the 'Purification Ceremony on the Cloth Bridge', or Nunobashi Kanjoe ceremony in Japanese, in Tateyama city, Toyama prefecture, Japan, 24 September 2017. Only females and Buddhist priests are allowed to participate in the ceremony, which is held every three years. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Tattoo enthusiasts pose for photographs during the London Tattoo Convention at the Tobacco Docks, in London, Britain, 24 September 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A cargo ship sails on the Mediterranean sea during a thunderstorm some 20 naughtical miles from Malta on September 24, 2017. PHOTO: AFP

A competitor drives his homemade vehicle without an engine during the Red Bull Soapbox Race in Almaty, Kazakhstan September 24, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS

Vinnie rides in his cart prior to a game between the Green Bay Packers and the Cincinnati Bengals at Lambeau Field on September 24, 2017 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/AFP

Poleartists performs a show at the 'Montreux Acrobaties', an event at the shore of the lake Geneva with over 30 different acrobatic sports in Montreux, Switzerland, 24 September 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A performance with the Flyboard during the 'Montreux Acrobaties', an event at the shore of the lake Geneva with over 30 different acrobatic sports in Montreux, Switzerland, 24 September 2017. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

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