Angry at the announced death of his neighborhood, Canido, in Ferrol, Eduardo Hermida painted his version of Velazquez’s ‘Meninas’ on a wall. An act of protest that gave birth to a festival and gave new colors to this city of Galicia. / AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL RIOPA
The event held annually, which aims at promoting sports and cultural tourism, is Kenya’s best known and prestigious camel race attracting both international and local competitors in amateur and professional categories who breathing life into the remote desert town populated by Kenya’s indigenous and pastoral communities including Samburu, Turkana and Pokot tribes. / AFP PHOTO / ANDREW KASUKU
McDonalds closed down several of its restaurants in Venezuela. Venezuela’s economy has collapsed into chaos under President Nicolas Maduro since 2013, with falling oil prices leading to chronic shortages of food and medicine and hundreds of thousands of people fleeing the country. / AFP PHOTO / Federico PARRA
The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years made landfall on September 4, the country’s weather agency said, bringing violent winds and heavy rainfall that prompted evacuation warnings. / AFP PHOTO / JIJI PRESS / JIJI PRESS / Japan OUT
President Donald Trump’s newest Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is expected to face punishing questioning from Democrats this week over his endorsement of presidential immunity and his opposition to abortion. Some two dozen witnesses are lined up to argue for and against confirming Kavanaugh, who could swing the nine-member high court decidedly in conservatives’ favor for years to come. Democrats have mobilized heavily to prevent his approval. / AFP PHOTO / Jim WATSON
As part of the centuries old tradition, old ladies prepare young brides, painting their faces in many layers of colors while the golden circles symbolize the cycles of life. Today, this tradition is at the verge of extinction as only a 70 year-old Lady Aziza, continues preparing young brides according to the tradition. / AFP PHOTO / Armend NIMANI
India’s Supreme Court on September 6 struck down the ban that has been at the centre of years of legal battles. «The law had become a weapon for harassment for the LGBT community,» Chief Justice Dipak Misra said as he announced the landmark verdict.
/ AFP PHOTO / MANJUNATH KIRAN
Hundreds of civilians have fled villages near the front line in Syria’s Idlib province fearing an imminent regime assault on the country’s last major rebel bastion, a monitor said. / AFP PHOTO / Aaref WATAD
Frontrunner Bolsonaro was attacked with a knife while campaigning — but escaped with just minor injuries, his son said. / AFP PHOTO / Raysa LEITE
North Korea is preparing to mark the 70th anniversary of its founding on September 9. / AFP PHOTO / Ed JONES
