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911 attack anniversary, Hurricane Florence path, Islamic New Year and Brexit Blues are some of Wednesday’s Pictures of the Day
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A pigeon flies over the river Main with the European Central Bank in background, right, in Frankfurt, Germany, ahead of the governing council of the ECB meeting on Thursday.
Michael Probst/AP
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A Messerschmitt bubble car of the year 1958, left, and a BMW Isetta of the year 1958, right, are displayed at the "Automechanika" car supplier fair in Frankfurt, Germany
Michael Probst/AP
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Sudanese local residents shout slogans in support of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir as they attend an event within the 1 Muharram 1440 Hijriah celebrations marking Islamic new year, in Sennar, Sudan
Ozge Elif Kizil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images
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Indian children of local boatmen play atop submerged restroom at Daraganj Ghat as they bath on the flooded banks of the Ganges river in Allahabad
SANJAY KANOJIA/AFP/Getty Images
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Pope Francis kisses a baby as he arrives to lead the Wednesday general audience in Saint Peter's square at the Vatican
TONY GENTILE/REUTERS
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Farmers harvest lotus roots in Haian in China's eastern Jiangsu province
AFP/Getty Images
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911 attack anniversary: EMT with the Fire Department of New York and first responder Jason Butscher takes a photo while standing within the Tribute In Light installation as it is illuminated over lower Manhattan marking the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York City, USA, on Tuesday
ANDREW KELLY/REUTERS
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The Virginia creeper covering the Tu Hwnt l'r Bont Tearoom on the banks of the River Conwy in Llanrwst, north Wales, begins to change colour as autumn sets in
Peter Byrne/PA
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(Left to right) Kate Beckinsale, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Dianna Agron and Nicky Hilton Rothschild attend the Oscar de la Renta show during New York Fashion Week, US
Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
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A visitor explores a tactile image representing the portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin, at a specialised library for blind and partially sighted people in Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Ilya Naymushin/Reuters
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Hundreds of thousands fill-up La Diagonal, one of Barcelona's main avenues, during Catalonia's National Day in Barcelona, to demand independence from Spain
Roser Vilallonga/ANC/AP
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, (second left) and Russian President Vladimir Putin, prepare food as they visit an exhibition during the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia
Sergei Bobylev/AP
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A Saudi man with his body covered with bees poses for a picture in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
Mohamed Al Hwaity/Reuters
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Algae Lab, designed by Eric Klarenbeek and Maarte Dros, which grows algae for use as a plastic substitute, part of the Beasley Designs of the Year at the Design Museum in London
David Rose for The Telegraph
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(left to right) MPs Jacob Rees-Mogg, Boris Johnson and Peter Bone listen as MP Steve Baker (not in picture) speaks during the launch of 'A World Trade Deal: The Complete Guide' at the Houses of Parliament in London, England
Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
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U.S. President Donald Trump gestures after arriving in Pennsylvania to take part in the 17th annual September 11 observance at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, US
Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
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Andrew Lingle walks along the beach at sunrise as Hurricane Florence approaches the east coast in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, USA
David Goldman/AP
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| In this satellite image taken on Tuesday, Hurricane Florence churns through the Atlantic Ocean toward the U.S. East Coast, followed to the east first by Hurricane Isaac and then Hurricane Helene. Florence is expected to make landfall by late Thursday to near Category 5 strength along the Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina coastline.
NOAA via Getty Image
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