Pictures of the day: September 27, 2016

We look at 13 pictur­es from events around the world
Multimedia Desk | September 27, 2016

President Barack Obama looks up as is honored in a blanketing ceremony before speaking at the White House Tribal Nations Conference in Washington. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man walks past a bollard painted to represent a cigarette butt to raise awareness about new 'no smoking' zones in Sydney . Sydney's famous shopping district, Pitt Street Mall, is now permanently smoke-free following a similar move at Martin Place in an effort to improve health and air quality in and around the city's shopping malls. PHOTO: AFP


Kenya Defence Forces and Royal Jordanian Armed Forces take part in a combat simulation during the closing of joint-military training dubbed "Exercise Swift Eagle" in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi that was attended by Jordan's King Abdullah II and Kenya's President, Uhuru Kenyatta. PHOTO: AFP


Eight-year-old Samir (R) from Somalia looks out of the window of the Astral rescue ship from the non-governmental organisation Proactiva Open Arms, while others rest as they head towards the Italian island of Lampedusa in a storm of 35 knots after they were rescued at sea. PHOTO: AFP


Runners take the start of the 43rd Berlin Marathon in Berlin. PHOTO: AFP


People enjoy kite surfing in Guidel, western France. PHOTO: AFP


Nineteen-year-old Palestinian youth Saqer Al-Qomi collects a quail from his net on a beach in Gaza City. PHOTO: AFP



Indian folk dancers from the Panghat Group of Performing Arts pose for a photograph during a dress rehearsal for an event to mark the forthcoming Hindu festival 'Navaratri', or the Festival of Nine Nights, in Ahmedabad. PHOTO: AFP


Colombian Navy cadets waiting to give military honors to the presidents and special guests arriving for the signing ceremony of the peace agreements between the government and the FARC rebels, at the Rafael Nunez International airport in Cartagena, Colombia. PHOTO: AFP


A crane flies in the Oderbruch, near the village of Reitwein, eastern Germany. PHOTO: AFP


Puppets in the likeness of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton (L) and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump (R) face-off as they pose for a photo after a mock Avenue Q sponsored debate in the Manhattan borough of New York, US. PHOTO: REUTERS


Damage caused by rioters following the police shooting of Keith Scott is given a new face after Hyatt hotel manager Matt Allen sent out a message on social media for artists to come and paint their boarded up windows in Charlotte, North Carolina, US. PHOTO: REUTERS


A nail house is seen in the middle of an area covered by a dust screen in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS


A motorcyclist falls along a road as Typhoon Megi hits Hualien, eastern Taiwan. PHOTO: REUTERS
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