Pictures of the day: August 31, 2017

13 photos from events around the world

A man carries a sheep for sale at a livestock market ahead of the Eidul Azha in Islamabad, Pakistan. PHOTO: REUTERS

A firefighter battles the Ponderosa Fire east of Oroville, California, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

An ear of wheat is seen during sunset in a field outside the Siberian village of Legostaevo, in Krasnoyarsk region, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS

Veteran alpinist Oscar Cadiach (C) along with members of his team as they hoist the Pakistani flag on top of the 8,051-metre high Broad Peak in northern Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region. PHOTO: AFP

Pakistani people stand on a truck behind a bull at an animal market in Islamabad ahead Eidul Azha. PHOTO: AFP

Chinese farmers harvesting red quinoa in Jianhe in China's southwestern Guizhou province. PHOTO: AFP

A Syrian refugee boy rests on the side of the road as he returns to Syria with his family in the southern province of Daraa. PHOTO: AFP

A Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) veterinarian and security personnel back away from a tranquilised black-Rhino calf at the Nairobi National Park. PHOTO: AFP

Revellers covered in tomato pulp participate in the annual "Tomatina" festival in the eastern town of Bunol. PHOTO: AFP

Palestinian girls play next to their homes in Gaza City. PHOTO: AFP

Residents use boats to evacuate flood waters from Tropical Storm Harvey along Tidwell Road east Houston, Texas, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

French president Emmanuel Macron gestures towards his dog Nemo during a meeting with German Vice Chancellor and German Foreign Minister at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France. PHOTO: REUTERS

Burning Man participants perform a shibari rope scene during a driving desert dust storm on the 2nd day of the annual Burning Man arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, US. PHOTO: REUTERS

A goat for sale for Eidul Azha in Jakarta, Indonesia. PHOTO: REUTERS