📸 100 news pictures around the world - August 26

📸  NEWS AROUND THE WORLD IN PICTURES

(Times indicated are EAT)
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6:00 pm   |    It is a wrap for today!

In Pakistan, a woman displaced by floods due to heavy monsoon rains cooks next to a railway track in Jacobabad, Sindh province. Heavy rain pounded much of Pakistan on Friday after the government declared an emergency to deal with monsoon flooding it said had affected more than 30 million people.

A man (left) distributes food bags to flood affected people by the heavy monsoon rains in Jacobabad.

In India, Police detain a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) women wing activist during a protest against West Bengal's Trinamool Congress (TMC) government, in Kolkata.

Israeli soldiers detain a Palestinian youth during clashes in the centre of the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.

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5:47 pm  

In Belgium, substitute public prosecutor Willemien Baert delivers a press conference at the Brussels public prosecutor's office regarding the incident where a van rammed into a terrace in the city center of Brussels. The van driver ploughed through a crowded cafe terrace in Brussels' city centre shopping and tourism district on Friday, lightly wounding six people, before escaping the scene.

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5:38 pm   |    Latest roundup

In Argentina, Police stand guard over seized packages of cocaine displayed to the press in Rosario, Santa Fe province.

Federal Police officers seized more than 1,600 kilos of cocaine, valued at some $60m, which were about to leave through the waterway to Dubai,  according to authorities.

Israeli soldiers prepare to fire tear gas canisters during a demonstration against settlements expansion in the village of Beit Lid, east of Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank.

Palestinian protesters react amidst tear gas fumes during the demonstration.

Alaa Badarneh (centre), a photojournalist for the European Pressphoto Agency (EPA), reacts after being hit by a sound grenade during the demonstration.

In Pakistan, people make their way along a muddy road next to a flood affected area after heavy monsoon rainfalls in Quetta.

Children walk near a flood affected area.

People gather along a road damaged by flooding after the heavy monsoon rainfall.

Residents stand in a queue to fill cooking gas cylinders alongside a flooded street.

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5:03 pm   |    Another roundup

An Israeli border guard walks before Palestinian protesters during a demonstration against settlements expansion in the village of Beit Lid, east of Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank.

A woman waves a Palestinian flag as protesters perform the weekly Muslim Friday prayers during the demonstration.

A Palestinian woman lunges to grab back her Palestinian flag from an Israeli settler being protected by an Israeli soldier during the demonstration.

French Health Minister Francois Braun (centre), French Junior minister for Digital Transition and Telecommunications Jean-Noel Barrot (centre-right) and hospital director Gilles Calmes (left) visit a crisis centre at the Centre Hospitalier Sud-Francilien (CHSF) hospital in Corbeil-Essonnes, south of Paris.

The Centre Hospitalier Sud-Francilien (CHSF) was the target of a cyber attack overnight August 20 to 21, seriously disrupting its activity, with the hackers demanding a ransom of $10m.

A view of the Centre Hospitalier Sud-Francilien (CHSF) hospital in Corbeil-Essonnes, south of Paris.

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4:34 pm  

In Pakistan, a cleric stands inside a mosque damaged by heavy monsoon rainfalls on the outskirts of Sukkur in Sindh province. Heavy rain continued to pound parts of Pakistan after the government declared an emergency to deal with monsoon flooding it said had "affected" over four million people. 

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4:17 pm   |    A roundup

Angola's President Joao Lourenco (centre) walks out of a meeting at the People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) party headquarters, two days after general elections, in Luanda.

Angola is awaiting for the announcement of the results of the August 24 general elections, which will decide the next president, with counts indicating a probable victory for the historic ruling MLPA party in the country's most hotly contested election in its democratic history.

Coast guard personnel assist rescued passengers (wearing life jackets) after a ferry caught fire off the port of Batangas near the Philippine capital Manila, leaving nine people missing and one injured, according to the Philippine Coast Guard.

Rescued passengers are seen after the ferry fire.

Kosovo Serbs walk next to a mural reading "Kosovo is Serbia and Crimea is Russia" in the Serb majority north of Mitrovica.

Kosovo Serb women walk through the main square in the Serb majority north of Mitrovica.

Tensions between Serbia and Kosovo soared late last month when Kosovo's government declared that Serb-issued identity documents and vehicle license plates would no longer be valid in Kosovo's territory, just as Kosovo-issued ones are not valid in Serbia.

Below, a member of Italian Carabinieri patrol on the ethnically divided bridge over the Ibar river in Mitrovica.

Pope Francis gestures as he attends an audience with altar servers from France in Paul VI Hall at The Vatican.

Pope Francis waves to bishops during his audience with altar servers.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) speaks with the newly appointed Aeroflot chairman and CEO, Sergei Aleksandrovsky, during a meeting in the Kremlin, in Moscow.

Sweden Democrats party leader Jimmie Akesson gives a speech during a democracy event at Frihamnen, the port of Gothenburg. General elections will be held in Sweden on September 11, 2022 to elect the 349 members of the Riksdag,  the legislature and the supreme decision-making body of Sweden.

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3:22 pm   |    British PM visits orthopaedic facility

In the UK, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson poses for a photograph with members of staff, during a visit to South West London Orthopaedic Centre in Epsom in south London. The Prime Minister has visited the medical centre to see how their work is contributing towards reducing the COVID backlogs by offering patients quicker access to treatments.

The UK premier meets patient Rita Thomson, a hip replacement patient, during a visit to the facility.

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3:05 pm 

In Bangladesh, a vendor selling traditional snacks waits for customers sitting under the shade of a tree in Dhaka.

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2:54 pm 

Denmark's Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod receives his German counterpart in Eigtveds Pakhus in Copenhagen.

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2:28 pm 

A young altar server from France waits for the arrival of Pope Francis at the Paul VI hall at The Vatican.

Later, Pope Francis arrives for an audience with French altar servers.

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2:13 pm   |    Protest continues in Iraq

A woman supporter of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr raises his portrait at the vigil outside parliament headquarters in the capital Baghdad's high-security Green Zone,  as they continue to protest against the nomination of a rival Shiite faction for government leadership.

This supporter of Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr sits with his portrait during the weekly Friday prayers at the vigil.

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1:54 pm   |    Monsoon rainfall displaces many in Pakistan

In southern Pakistan, displaced people take refuge inside a mosque after fleeing from their flood hit homes following heavy monsoon rainfall in Sukkur of Sindh province.

Motorists ride past temporary tents set up for displaced people who fled their flood-hit homes.

Residents wade through a flooded street after heavy monsoon rainfalls in Sukkur of Sindh province. Heavy rain continued to pound parts of Pakistan after the government declared an emergency to deal with monsoon flooding it said had "affected" over four million people.

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1:45 pm   |    World Metaverse Conference in China

In China, a man is scanned to create his avatar on a phone during the World Metaverse Conference in Beijing.

A child plays a virtual reality (VR) game during the World Metaverse Conference.

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1:33 pm   |    Cracking down on home developers

In India, a general view of the 100-metre high residential twin tower, which is slated for demolition by controlled implosion in Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi. Two illegally built residential high-rises are slated for demolition near India's capital this weekend in a rare crackdown on developers who cut corners and swindle unsuspecting home-buyers.

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1:20 pm   |    Security operation in Syria

In Syria, children are seen at the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Islamic State (IS) group fighters in the northeastern Hasakeh governorate, during a security operation by the Kurdish Asayish security forces and the special forces of the Syrian Democratic Forces.

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1:12 pm   |    Evacuating migrants from a squat in France

In southern France, migrants leave their squat after being evacuated by the French National Police (CRS)  in the city of Toulouse.

A man is helped during the evacuation.

French National Police form a barrier as they evacuate migrants from the squat.

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12:22 pm   |   Rescuing protected endemic animals

In Indonesia, a Nature Conservation Agency officer arranges cages during a press conference by the Nature Conservation Agency and police showing protected endemic animals seized from illegal traders at the regional police headquarters in Surabaya.

A bearcat  . . .

Common spotted cuscus . . .

A Celebes crested macaque . . .

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12:04 pm  

In Cambodia, UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia, Thai Professor Vitit Muntarbhorn, smiles during a press conference in Phnom Penh.

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11:49 am   |   Beach clean-up in India

In India, Cyrill Gutsch, the founder and chief of Parley for the Oceans, along with volunteers pick up trash from a sea beach during a beach clean-up campaign organised by the government of Andhra Pradesh in association with Parley for the Oceans.

Parley for the Oceans is a member of the Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet that planned a beach clean-up programme on a stretch of 30 kilometres with over 20,000 volunteers in Visakhapatnam.

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11:34 am   |    Schools about to reopen in France

In France, education and youth minister Pap Ndiaye (centre), flanked by Junior Minister for the Education and Professional training Carole Grandjean (right) and State Secretary for Youth and National Education Sarah El Hairy arrive for a press conference ahead of the start of the new school year ("rentree scolaire"). The new school year starts on September 1.

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11:15 am   |   Tanzanian defence minister in India

Elsewhere in India, Tanzania's defence minister Stergomena Tax inspects a guard of honour in New Delhi.

Here, India's defence minister Rajnath Singh greets her visiting Tanzanian counterpart Stergomena Tax in New Delhi. The two are set to hold bilateral talks on defence co-operation.

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10:35 am   |   Mother Teresa 112th birth anniversary

In India, a man waits to receive food distributed by nuns from Missionaries of Charity on the occasion of 112th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa at the Mother House in Kolkata.

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10:12 am   |   Railway strike in Netherlands

In the Netherlands, a man is seen on an empty platform at the Rotterdam Central train station, as the Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), the principal passenger railway operators go on a 24-hour strike in the West region on the country, in Rotterdam.

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9:45 am   |   Special prayer for Mother Teresa in India

In India, nuns from Missionaries of Charity attend a special prayer to mark the 112th birth anniversary of Mother Teresa, near her tomb at the Mother House in Kolkata.

Mother Teresa, also known as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun who, in 1950, founded and was an active member of the Missionaries of Charity.

A recipient of many awards, including the Nobel Peace Prize, Mother Teresa died in 1997 at the age of 87 in India, and was beatified in 2003.

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9:30 am   |   US politicians meet Taiwan president

This Taiwan Presidential Office handout picture taken and released today shows US Senator Marsha Blackburn (left) listening to President Tsai Ing-wen at the Presidential Office in Taipei.

Here, President Tsai Ing-wen speaks to US Senator Marsha Blackbur (4thL) at the Presidential Office.

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9:26 am   |   Picking grapes in China

Workers pick grapes at the vineyards of Domaine de Long Dai, known as the Chinese Lafite, at China's northern Shandong Province.

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9:23 am   |   Hearing of Philippine campaigner

Former Philippine Senator and human rights campaigner Leila de Lima, a high-profile critic of former president Rodrigo Duterte and his deadly drug war, is escorted by police as she emerges from her hearing at the Muntinlupa Trial Court in Manila.

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9:20 am

Thailand's acting Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan (C) leaves Government House in Bangkok.

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9:15 am   |   Good morning

Hello everyone, this live page will carry a variety of news photos from around the world today (Friday, August 26, 2022). All photos are by news agency AFP.

It is 1:15pm in Indonesia, and this man casts his net for shrimps in the shallow waters on the outskirt of Banda Aceh, which is the capital and largest city in the province of Aceh.