World in pictures this week, September 18, 2025

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A tourist peers through a gate in a security fence placed around The Long Walk for the duration of President Trump’s state visit on September 16 in Windsor, England. U.S. President Donald Trump is making an official state visit to the UK this week, including a series of events at Windsor Castle. Protests are also expected.Credit:Carl Court/Getty Images

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Greenlandic young firefighters participate in the Arctic basic training course supervised by the Danish army in Sisimiut, Greenland.Credit:AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi

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Marine One with President Donald Trump aboard, lifts off from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.Credit:AP Photo/Alex Brandon

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Relatives and supporters take part in the cremation ritual of Gen-Z protesters who were shot dead during Last Monday’s deadly protest, at Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. Nepal has been rocked by massive youth-led protests in September, triggered by anger over government corruption, nepotism, and the banning of popular social media platforms, dubbed the “Gen-Z protests”.Credit:Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images

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Youngsters dive for fun into the Bosphorus at Kadikoy sea promenade, in Istanbul, Turkey.Credit:AP Photo/Francisco Seco

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FBI Director Kash Patel speaks before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his first oversight hearing at the Capitol in Washington.Credit:AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson

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Japan’s Shunsuke Izumiya crashes in a men’s 110 meters hurdles semifinal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.Credit:AP Photo/Petr David Josek

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Syrian children play with old tires in the war-damaged town of Douma, Syria.Credit:AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki

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Visitors take photographs during their visit at Mutianyu section of the Great Wall on the outskirts of Beijing.Credit:AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.

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People stand alongside replicas of the Freedom Tower during an event celebrating a new museum honouring the history of Cuban exiles, inside the tower where Cuban refugees were once welcomed to the U.S. in downtown Miami.Credit:AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell