Pictures of the day: August 16, 2017

13 photos from events around the world

A firefighting airplane makes a water drop as a wildfire burns near the village of Metochi, north of Athens, Greece. PHOTO: REUTERS

US President Donald Trump (R, silhouetted in window) arrives via Marine One helicopter at the White House in Washington, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

A flood victim washes herself at the flood-affected area in Saptari District, Nepal. PHOTO: REUTERS

A Palestinian woman kisses her grandson through the window of a bus before she leaves for the annual Haj pilgrimage in Makkah, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. PHOTO: REUTERS

A baby giant panda, which was born in June, is seen August 11, 2017, in a handout photo provided by Tokyo Zoological Park Society in Tokyo. PHOTO: REUTERS

A meteor streaks past stars in the night sky above Leeberg hill during the Perseid meteor shower in Grossmugl, Austria. PHOTO: REUTERS

A pile of recyclable bullet casings used for the production of copper wires is seen at a foundry in Peshawar, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man loads a truck with recyclable metal scrap at a yard in Peshawar, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS

A firefighting helicopter flies in front of the setting sun as a wildfire burns near the village of Kapandriti, north of Athens, Greece. PHOTO: REUTERS

People fly kites from rooftops as they celebrate Independence Day in the Old quaters of Delhi, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

A farmer walks along paddy fields in Sindhuli district, Nepal. PHOTO: REUTERS

A devotee breaks a clay pot containing curd as others form a human pyramid during celebrations to mark the Hindu festival of Janmashtami, in Mumbai, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

A rare white moose is seen in Gunnarskog, Varmland, Sweden. PHOTO: REUTERS

Thousands of revellers try to navigate their hand-made rafts in the port of the northen Spanish Basque city of San Sebastian during the "Abordaje" (boarding) festive event, called by "Donostiako Piratak" (Pirates of San Sebastian). PHOTO: AFP