Pictures of the day: August 29, 2019

10 photos from around the world

People welcome climate activist Greta Thunberg to New York as she arrives in the US. PHOTO: AFP

Anti-Brexit demonstrators hold placards as they take part in a protest march from Britain's Houses of Parliament to Downing Street in London. PHOTO: AFP

A volunteer fire brigade member attempts to control hot points at Alto Xingu Indigenous Park, Mato Grosso state, Brazil. PHOTO: Reuters

Australian surfer Owen Wright competes to win the 2019 Tahiti Pro at Teahupoo, Tahiti. PHOTO: AFP

In this picture, eight-year-old rapper Waqas Baloch (C) performs in a part of Karachi, known as Lyari. PHOTO: AFP

Invitees dance during the traditional wedding of Sahar and Zal Sahbazi, Iranian nomad bride and groom, at Bazoft town. PHOTO: Reuters

Senior leaders assigned to the US Army's 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), are seen during a tactical leader's training exercise at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. PHOTO: Reuters

A demonstrator holds a banner, during an anti-Brexit protest, outside the Houses of Parliament in London. PHOTO: Reuters

General view inside the stadium before the Quarter Final, Boca Juniors v LDU Quito. PHOTO: Reuters

A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldier guards the entrance to the PLA Hong Kong Garrison headquarters in the Central Business District in Hong Kong. PHOTO: Reuters