Day in Photos: Mexican Independence Day, Israel Advances on Gaza, and Protests in Colombia
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, flanked by Defence Minister Ricardo Trevilla (L) and Navy Secretary Raymundo Morales, takes part in a military parade to commemorate Mexico's independence, in Mexico City, on Sept. 16, 2025. Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty Images
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, flanked by Defence Minister Ricardo Trevilla (L) and Navy Secretary Raymundo Morales, takes part in a military parade to commemorate Mexico's independence, in Mexico City, on Sept. 16, 2025. Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty Images

Day in Photos: Mexican Independence Day, Israel Advances on Gaza, and Protests in Colombia

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A residential building is pounded by rocks after a cloudburst following heavy rains in the Sahastradhara region of Dehradun, in India's Uttarakhand state, on Sept. 16, 2025. AFP via Getty Images
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President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump walk to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Sept. 16, 2025. Trump is heading to the UK for a state visit. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
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Ukrainian rescuers work to extinguish a fire at the site of a drone attack at an undisclosed location in Fastiv district in the Kyiv region, on Sept. 16, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Images
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A convoy of Israeli tanks is deployed at Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, on Sept. 16, 2025. Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images
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An indigenous man blows a conch shell during a rally against a Canadian mining project at the Quimsacocha moorlands in Cuenca, Ecuador, on Sept. 16, 2025. Galo Paguay/AFP via Getty Images
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FBI Director Kash Patel is sworn in to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Sept. 16, 2025. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
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Afghan refugees with their belongings wait for deportation as they arrive in trucks at the Pakistan–Afghanistan border in Torkham, Pakistan, on Sept. 16, 2025. Abdul Majeed/AFP via Getty Images
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A Ukrainian serviceman of the 18th Sloviansk Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine makes protective cages for military equipment to counter drones in the Donetsk region, on Sept. 16, 2025. Tetiana Dzhafarova/AFP via Getty Images
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An aerial view shows the mining site of Harita Nickel, one of Indonesia's largest nickel producers, on Obi Island, South Halmahera, North Maluku, Indonesia, on Sept. 16, 2025. Daeng Mansur/AFP via Getty Images
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Cordell Tinch of Team United States celebrates with the U.S. flag after winning the gold medal in the men's 110-meter hurdles final on day four of the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 16, 2025. Michael Steele/Getty Images
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A firefighter extinguishes a blaze set alight by university students protesting the parliament's plan to buy 65 SUVs for lawmakers in Dili, East Timor, on Sept. 16, 2025. Valentino Dariell De Sousa/AFP via Getty Images
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Luigi Mangione, charged for the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, arrives at court in New York City, on Sept. 16, 2025. Mangione is accused of shooting and killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4, 2024. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images
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A farmer ploughs a rice field with water buffalo during a traditional Javanese ceremony to start the rice planting season, in Seyegan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on Sept. 16, 2025. Devi Rahman/AFP via Getty Images
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A NH-90 helicopter pictured during a visit to the Maritime Rescue and Coordination Centre, part of a royal visit to the province of West Flanders, in Oostende, Belgium, on Sept. 16, 2025. Kurt Desplenter/BELGA MAG/AFP via Getty Images
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Members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist organization, take part in a route march in Pushkar, India, on Sept. 16, 2025. Himanshu Sharma/AFP via Getty Images
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Sept. 16, 2025. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images
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A man walks in front of helmets blocking the street during a protest against transport policies of Bogota's mayor Carlos Fernando Galan in Bogota, Colombia, on Sept. 16, 2025. Luis Acosta/AFP via Getty Images
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Members of the nonprofit association Flussbad Berlin take part in a protest swim at a section of the inner-city Spree river canal in Berlin, on Sept. 16, 2025. The protesters called to lift a century-long bathing ban and make the inner-city part of the river accessible to the public. Omer Messinger/Getty Images
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Argentinian President Javier Milei receives military honors accompanied by Paraguay's Military chief of staff of the Presidency Gen. Alcides Lovera at Palacio de Lopez in Asuncion, Paraguay, on Sept. 16, 2025. Daniel Duarte/AFP via Getty Images
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Relatives and supporters take part in a cremation ritual for protesters who were shot dead during an anti-corruption demonstration last week, at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Sept. 16, 2025. Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images
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Workers clean and paint an eagle statue on the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building, the main offices of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, on Sept. 16, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
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Two young women take a rickshaw ride across from Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa district as the Tokyo Skytree looms in the background in central Tokyo, on Sept. 16, 2025. Richard A. Brooks/AFP via Getty Images