Pictures of the day: September 18, 2018

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Residents wade through flooded street in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Mangkhut in Calumpit, Bulacan on September 17, 2018. - Hong Kong began a massive clean-up September 17 after Typhoon Mangkhut raked the city, shredding trees and bringing damaging floods in a trail of destruction that left dozens dead in the Philippines and millions evacuated in southern China. PHOTO: REUTERS Residents wade through flooded street in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Mangkhut in Calumpit, Bulacan on September 17, 2018. - Hong Kong began a massive clean-up September 17 after Typhoon Mangkhut raked the city, shredding trees and bringing damaging floods in a trail of destruction that left dozens dead in the Philippines and millions evacuated in southern China.PHOTO: AFP

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3.Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after their joint press conference following the talks, in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi in Sochi on September 17, 2018. - The leaders of the two countries that are on opposite sides of the conflict but key global allies will discuss the situation in Idlib at Putin's residence in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi.  PHOTO: AFP 3. Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after their joint press conference following the talks, in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi in Sochi on September 17, 2018. - The leaders of the two countries that are on opposite sides of the conflict but key global allies will discuss the situation in Idlib at Putin's residence in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi.PHOTO: AFP

4.Syrian youths watch from the upper floor of a damaged building as protesters chant slogans and wave flags of the opposition during a demonstration against the Syrian government in Binnish in the rebel-held northern Idlib province late on September 17, 2018. - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan -- who are on the opposite sides of the seven-year conflict in Syria -- agreed on September 17 that there would be no assault on the country's last rebel-held stronghold of Idlib as the two agreed to create a 15-20 kilometre-wide demilitarised zone along the line of contact between rebels and regime troops by October 15.  PHOTO: AFP 4. Syrian youths watch from the upper floor of a damaged building as protesters chant slogans and wave flags of the opposition during a demonstration against the Syrian government in Binnish in the militant-held northern Idlib province late on September 17, 2018. - Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan - who are on the opposite sides of the seven-year conflict in Syria - agreed on September 17 that there would be no assault on the country's last militant-held stronghold of Idlib as the two agreed to create a 15-20 kilometre-wide demilitarised zone along the line of contact between militants and government troops by October 15.PHOTO: AFP

6.Supporting actor in a drama series winner Peter Dinklage poses with his Emmy during the 70th Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California on September 17, 2018.  PHOTO: AFP 6. Supporting actor in a drama series winner Peter Dinklage poses with his Emmy during the 70th Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California on September 17, 2018.PHOTO: AFP

5.A handout picture released by Kensington Palace on September 17, 2018 shows Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, cooking with women in the Hubb Community Kitchen at the Al Manaar Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre in West London, in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire. - The women have published a cookbook 'Together: Our Community Cookbook' which features the women's own personal recipes from across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean and a foreword by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.  PHOTO: AFP 5. A handout picture released by Kensington Palace on September 17, 2018 shows Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, cooking with women in the Hubb Community Kitchen at the Al Manaar Muslim Cultural Heritage Centre in West London, in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire. - The women have published a cookbook 'Together: Our Community Cookbook' which features the women's own personal recipes from across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean and a foreword by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.PHOTO: AFP

Pyongyang citizens wave bouquets as they watch a car parade of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in on a street in Pyongyang on September 18, 2018. - South Korea's president and the North's leader Kim Jong Un drove through the streets of Pyongyang together past thousands of cheering citizens on September 18, ahead of a summit where Moon Jae-in will seek to reboot stalled denuclearisation talks between North Korea and the United States. PHOTO: AFP Pyongyang citizens wave bouquets as they watch a car parade of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in on a street in Pyongyang on September 18, 2018. - South Korea's president and the North's leader Kim Jong Un drove through the streets of Pyongyang together past thousands of cheering citizens on September 18, ahead of a summit where Moon Jae-in will seek to reboot stalled denuclearisation talks between North Korea and the United States. PHOTO: AFP

A worker collects fishing nets at an aquaculture company in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China. PHOTO: REUTERS A worker collects fishing nets at an aquaculture company in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China.PHOTO: REUTERS

7.Police detain activists of India's main opposition Congress Party during a protest, demanding total waiver of agricultural loans in Gandhinagar, India. PHOTO: REUTERS 7. Police detain activists of India's main opposition Congress Party during a protest, demanding total waiver of agricultural loans in Gandhinagar, India.PHOTO: REUTERS

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