• Palestinian children play on the beach in Gaza City. Mohammed Abed / AFP Photo
    Palestinian children play on the beach in Gaza City. Mohammed Abed / AFP Photo
  • Model Anna Cleveland presents a creation for fashion house Moschino during the Women's Spring/Summer 2018 fashion shows in Milan. Marco Bertorello / AFP Photo
    Model Anna Cleveland presents a creation for fashion house Moschino during the Women's Spring/Summer 2018 fashion shows in Milan. Marco Bertorello / AFP Photo
  • A Thai forensics officer inspects an area near the wreckage of a vehicle, at the site of a road bomb blast in Pattani province, southern Thailand. Abdullah Wangni / AFP Photo
    A Thai forensics officer inspects an area near the wreckage of a vehicle, at the site of a road bomb blast in Pattani province, southern Thailand. Abdullah Wangni / AFP Photo
  • Lightning illuminates the sky above Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Orlando Barria / EPA
    Lightning illuminates the sky above Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Orlando Barria / EPA
  • A man keeps dry by walking on a motorway in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Ricardo Arduengo / AFP Photo
    A man keeps dry by walking on a motorway in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Ricardo Arduengo / AFP Photo
  • Mount Agung, an active volcano on Bali, Indonesia. Ahmad Subaidi / Antara Photo / Reuters
    Mount Agung, an active volcano on Bali, Indonesia. Ahmad Subaidi / Antara Photo / Reuters
  • A boy walks on a garbage filled creek to get his ball in Manila. Noel Celis / AFP Photo
    A boy walks on a garbage filled creek to get his ball in Manila. Noel Celis / AFP Photo

World in focus - best photos for September 22, 2017

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