Pictures of the day: September 8, 2017

13 photos from events around the world

A girl eats a piece of ice as she stands outside her family tent on the outskirts of Peshawar. PHOTO: REUTERS

Britain's Prince William accompanies his son Prince George on his first day of school at Thomas's school in Battersea, London. PHOTO: REUTERS

A police officer commands his trained police dog to perform at a demonstration during the 151st Sri Lanka's Police anniversary in Colombo, Sri Lanka. PHOTO: REUTERS

A one-week-old meerkat cub is seen on top of a zoo keeper's hand at the Royev Ruchey zoo in a suburb of the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS

Greek Presidential Guards perform during a welcome ceremony for French President in Athens, Greece. PHOTO; REUTERS

Fans in the stands during the test, England vs West Indies - Third Test - London, Britain. PHOTO: REUTERS

Rohingya refugees walk to the shore after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border by boat through the Bay of Bengal in Teknaf, Bangladesh. PHOTO: REUTERS

Bicycles of various bike-sharing services are seen at an urban village in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS

Sabri Attiya, a visually impaired karate instructor, trains in Cairo, Egypt. PHOTO: REUTERS

A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a US backed Kurdish-Arab alliance, walks on the roof of a building in the western al-Daraiya neighbourhood. PHOTO: AFP

Couples attends a mass wedding ceremony held by the unification church entitled a 'cosmic blessing ceremony', in Gapyeong. PHOTO: AFP

View of an artwork by French artist JR on the US-Mexico border in Tecate, California, United States. PHOTO: AFP

People covered in black grease toss another one during the traditional festivities of the Cascamorras, in Baza, near Granada. PHOTO: AFP

An aerial photography taken and released by the Dutch department of Defence shows the damage of Hurricane Irma in Philipsburg, on the Dutch Caribbean island of Sint Maarten. PHOTO: AFP