Air stunts, volcanoes and pepper farms

REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

The Egyptian Air Force aerobatics team "Silver Stars" performs during the second international air show and aerospace expo at El Alamein International Airport in El Alamein, Egypt, on 9 September 2026.

 ARNOLD WELIANTO / AFP
ARNOLD WELIANTO / AFP

Molten lava spews from the crater of Mount Ili Lewotolok, as seen from Laranwutun village in Lembata Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on 11 September 2026.

AFP
AFP

A farmer rakes chilli peppers drying in a village in Qianxi, in China’s southwest Guizhou province, on 9 September 2026.

BASHAR TALEB / AFP
BASHAR TALEB / AFP

A Palestinian girl carries a child against the backdrop of smoke rising from a house that was targeted by an Israeli strike in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, on 9 September 2026.

KENT NISHIMURA / AFP
KENT NISHIMURA / AFP

US President Donald Trump gestures as he departs the stage after concluding his remarks during the Republican National Midterm Convention at the American Airlines Centre in Dallas, Texas, on 9 September 2026.

AP Photo/Hussein Malla
AP Photo/Hussein Malla

Smoke billows from an Israeli-controlled detonation in the village of Mansouri, as is seen from Hanniyeh village, southern Lebanon, on 11 September 2026.

Ryan MURPHY / AFP
Ryan MURPHY / AFP

The 'Tribute in Light' public art installation commemorating the 9/11 terrorist attacks shines up from the skyline of Manhattan ahead of the 25th anniversary, in New York City, on 10 September 2026.

Johan ORDONEZ / AFP
Johan ORDONEZ / AFP

Two one-year-old white lions (Panthera leo) from South Africa are seen during a press presentation at La Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City on 9 September 2026.

Tiziana FABI / AFP
Tiziana FABI / AFP

Activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla fly kites bearing the Palestinian flag in support of Gaza on the beach of the Hotel Excelsior during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival at Venice Lido on 11 September 2026.

PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP
PRAKASH MATHEMA / AFP

A woman walks past damaged houses in the aftermath of flash floods at Trishuli in Nepal's Nuwakot district on 11 September 2026.