25 years since 9/11, victory of the AfD in Germany, advance of the Houthis: the week in pictures
A look back at the highlights of the news from the past week and its most striking images: an artistic installation for the commemorations of the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, the celebrations and protests after the victory of the AfD in the Land of Saxony-Anhalt in Germany, or the offensive in Yemen by the pro-Iranian Houthis, who seized a strategic crossing point between the Red Sea and the Gulf from Aden.
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The public art installation “Tribute in Light,” which honors the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks, illuminates the lower Manhattan skyline in New York on September 10, 2026. © Leonardo Munoz, AFP
Tibetans in exile march on September 11, 2026 in New Delhi, India, to protest against the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping for the Brics summit. © Vipin, AP
Firefighters put out a fire after a Russian drone crashed into a gas station in kyiv, Ukraine, September 11, 2026. © Efrem Lukatsky, AP
Demonstration on September 10, 2026 in front of the Israeli embassy in Bangkok, Thailand, to demand an end to what protesters describe as land grabbing by foreigners. © Sakchai Lalit, AP
Crowds cheer for U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance as he speaks at the Republican Convention on September 10, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. © Jacquelyn Martin, AP
The public art installation “Tribute in Light,” which commemorates the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks, illuminates the lower Manhattan skyline in New York on September 10, 2026. © Leonardo Munoz, AFP
Bashar uses a flashlight after spotting Israeli settlers outside his Palestinian Bedouin family’s home on the outskirts of the West Bank town of Taybeh, September 10, 2026. © Leo Correa, AP
American Ben Shelton serves against Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz during the quarter-finals of the US Open on September 8, 2026 in New York. © Adam Hunger, AP
Mourners carry the coffins of those killed in an Israeli airstrike, in the village of Kfar Rumman, southern Lebanon, September 8, 2026. © Bilal Hussein, AP
Yemeni civilians jubilant in the Bani Matar district after pro-Iranian Houthis seized Yemen’s Red Sea coast and islands in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, September 12, 2026. © AP
People walk on a pier as large waves from Hurricane Marie crash onto shore, September 7, 2026, in Huntington Beach, southern California. © Ethan Swope, AP
Activists and a sign bearing the image of Ulrich Siegmund, head of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) list, after the announcement of the first results of the regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt, in Magdeburg, eastern Germany, September 6, 2026. © Matthias Schrade, AP
The victory of the AfD caused shock waves in Germany and demonstrations against the far-right party, like here in Berlin, September 12, 2026. © Ralf Hirschberger, AFP
The Blues, led by their captain Gabby Williams, qualified for their first Basketball World Cup final by beating Germany in Berlin on September 12, 2026. © Tobias Schwarz, AFP
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