Today in Pictures, Sept 9, 2026

Travel chaos in London’s Heathrow Airport, wildfires in Indonesia, and other photos from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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People stand with their luggage as the queue at check-in desks inside Terminal 5 of London Heathrow airport, west of London on September 8, 2026, following major disruption due an issue affecting the NATS air traffic control systems. More than 400 flights to and from UK airports were cancelled on September 8 due to what the country's air traffic control service said was a "technical issue", in the latest glitch to cause disruption. (Photo by Henry NICHOLLS / AFP) — Passengers queuing with their luggage at Terminal 5 check-in desks at London Heathrow Airport on Sept 8, following major disruptions caused by UK's air traffic control system failure.
PHOTO: AFP

Migrants wait aboard an overcrowded inflatable boat during a rescue operation by the crew of migrant search and rescue ship Ocean Viking, operated by SOS Mediterranee, in the Maltese search and rescue (SAR) zone in the central Mediterranean, September 8, 2026. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe — Migrants aboard an overcrowded inflatable boat during a rescue operation by the humanitarian search-and-rescue ship Ocean Viking in the central Mediterranean on Sept 8.
PHOTO: REUTERS

A firefighter uses a tree branch to try and douse the flames amid a wildfire in Palembang, South Sumatra province, Indonesia, September 8, 2026. REUTERS/Abriansyah Liberto — A firefighter using a tree branch to douse flames during a wildfire in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, on Sept 8.
PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman holds a portrait of late Communist leader Mao Zedong while paying tribute at the Mao Zedong Bronze Statue Square in Shaoshan, China's central Hunan province on September 9, 2026, during the 50th anniversary of his death. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP) — A woman holding a portrait of the late Communist leader Mao Zedong at Shaoshan, China, on Sept 9, during the 50th anniversary of his death.
PHOTO: AFP

People hold onto a cage on a makeshift zipline as they cross the Trishuli River following deadly flash floods and a mudslide that damaged bridges and stranded residents, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, September 9, 2026. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY — People crossing the Trishuli River on a makeshift zipline on Sept 9, following deadly flash floods and a mudslide in Devighat, Nepal.
PHOTO: REUTERS

Palestinians inspect the damage after a house was targeted by an Israeli strike in the al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on September 8, 2026. Despite a US-backed ceasefire that took effect in October 2025, violence has not halted in the Gaza Strip, with Israel continuing to target Palestinians it says are militants. (Photo by EYAD BABA / AFP) — Palestinians inspecting a house damaged in an Israeli strike at the al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Sept 8.
PHOTO: AFP

A woman walks past a window of a building displaying a picture of Norway's King Harald ahead of his funeral at Oslo Cathedral in Oslo, Norway, September 9, 2026. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez — A woman walking past a window displaying a picture of Norway's King Harald ahead of his funeral at Oslo Cathedral in Norway on Sept 9.
PHOTO: REUTERS

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 08: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain returns a shot against Ben Shelton of the United States during their Men's Singles Quarterfinal match on Day Ten of the 2026 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 08, 2026 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Julian Finney/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by JULIAN FINNEY / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) — Carlos Alcaraz of Spain returning a shot against Ben Shelton of the United States during the men's singles quarter-final match at the US Open in New York, on Sept 8.
PHOTO: AFP

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