Today's best photos: from Princess Diana tributes to a military festival

  • A man holds a photo of Princess Diana, during a gathering outside Kensington Palace, in central London, on the 25th anniversary of the Princess of Wales's death. Flowers and other tributes were laid at the princess's former London home and above the Paris road tunnel where she lost her life, to mark the day. AFP
    A man holds a photo of Princess Diana, during a gathering outside Kensington Palace, in central London, on the 25th anniversary of the Princess of Wales's death. Flowers and other tributes were laid at the princess's former London home and above the Paris road tunnel where she lost her life, to mark the day. AFP
  • A man rides a donkey cart during heavy rain in the flood-hit Dera Allah Yar town, in Pakistan's Jaffarabad district. Monsoon rains have submerged a third of the country and claimed more than 1,100 lives. AFP
    A man rides a donkey cart during heavy rain in the flood-hit Dera Allah Yar town, in Pakistan's Jaffarabad district. Monsoon rains have submerged a third of the country and claimed more than 1,100 lives. AFP
  • A cow stands in a field as black smoke rises from the front line in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine, amid the war against Russia. AFP
    A cow stands in a field as black smoke rises from the front line in Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine, amid the war against Russia. AFP
  • People take part in the traditional tomato-fight festival, La Tomatina, in Bunol, Spain. Every year, on the last Wednesday of August, thousands of people visit the small village to attend the Tomatina, a battle in which tonnes of ripe tomatoes are used. EPA
    People take part in the traditional tomato-fight festival, La Tomatina, in Bunol, Spain. Every year, on the last Wednesday of August, thousands of people visit the small village to attend the Tomatina, a battle in which tonnes of ripe tomatoes are used. EPA
  • Recruits who have been in training since the introduction of South Sudan's revitalised peace agreement, in 2018, cheer during their graduation ceremony, in the capital Juba. Thousands of fighters including former rebels from rival camps in South Sudan's civil war were integrated into the country's army in a long-overdue graduation ceremony. AFP
    Recruits who have been in training since the introduction of South Sudan's revitalised peace agreement, in 2018, cheer during their graduation ceremony, in the capital Juba. Thousands of fighters including former rebels from rival camps in South Sudan's civil war were integrated into the country's army in a long-overdue graduation ceremony. AFP
  • Malaysians wave their country's flag during the National Day 2022 celebrations, in Kuala Lumpur. Reuters
    Malaysians wave their country's flag during the National Day 2022 celebrations, in Kuala Lumpur. Reuters
  • Policemen charge as university students and demonstrators protest against the Sri Lankan government and to demand the release of student leaders in Colombo. AFP
    Policemen charge as university students and demonstrators protest against the Sri Lankan government and to demand the release of student leaders in Colombo. AFP
  • Buildings of Chinese developer Country Garden Holdings, in Zhenjiang. The company, China's largest developer, reported a record 96 per cent year-on-year drop in its first-half earnings on August 30, in the latest grim illustration of the headwinds in the country's property sector. AFP
    Buildings of Chinese developer Country Garden Holdings, in Zhenjiang. The company, China's largest developer, reported a record 96 per cent year-on-year drop in its first-half earnings on August 30, in the latest grim illustration of the headwinds in the country's property sector. AFP
  • Kateryna, centre, the mother of the fallen Ukrainian soldier Andrii Dzyubenko, mourns along with other relatives, friends and comrades, during his funeral ceremony in Bucha, north-west of Kyiv, Ukraine. EPA
    Kateryna, centre, the mother of the fallen Ukrainian soldier Andrii Dzyubenko, mourns along with other relatives, friends and comrades, during his funeral ceremony in Bucha, north-west of Kyiv, Ukraine. EPA
  • A boat sits on the exposed bottom of Lake Solina, in south-eastern Poland. The lack of rainfall has caused the water level in the lake to recede. EPA
    A boat sits on the exposed bottom of Lake Solina, in south-eastern Poland. The lack of rainfall has caused the water level in the lake to recede. EPA
  • Residents stand on the rubble of iron-sheet houses destroyed by a fire caused by an electric fault, in Mathare, Nairobi. AFP
    Residents stand on the rubble of iron-sheet houses destroyed by a fire caused by an electric fault, in Mathare, Nairobi. AFP
  • Palestinian youths throw rocks at an Israeli army vehicle in the town of Silwad, in the occupied West Bank, after a military operation in the region. AFP
    Palestinian youths throw rocks at an Israeli army vehicle in the town of Silwad, in the occupied West Bank, after a military operation in the region. AFP
  • Indian children wearing masks of the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesha take part in an awareness campaign against the use of plastic, before the 'Ganesh Chaturthi' festival, at a school in Chennai. AFP
    Indian children wearing masks of the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesha take part in an awareness campaign against the use of plastic, before the 'Ganesh Chaturthi' festival, at a school in Chennai. AFP
  • Fireworks burst behind two-headed eagle, Russia's coat of arms atop the State Historical Museum, during the "Spasskaya Tower" international military music festival at the Red Square, in Moscow. AFP
    Fireworks burst behind two-headed eagle, Russia's coat of arms atop the State Historical Museum, during the "Spasskaya Tower" international military music festival at the Red Square, in Moscow. AFP