Anupam Nath, The Associated PressAn Indian forest guard looks at a leopard they tranquilized and captured from a residence after it was brought in a cage to the state zoological park in Gauhati, Assam state, India, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. The full grown male leopard entered a residence early Wednesday morning. Conservationists say deforestation is increasingly pushing leopards into populated areas.
Dieu Nalio Chery, The Associated PressFormer presidential candidate Moise Jean-Charles, from the Platform Pitit Dessalines party, is carried by supporters after national police officers attempted to detain him in Delmas, a district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. Moise's attempted detention happened after the government claimed he had organized a violent protest in the capital on Tuesday, against government tax hikes that will take effect by October.
Patrick Hertzog, AFP/Getty ImagesEuropean Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (L) kisses vice-President of the European Commission Frans Timmermans before delivering his State of the Union speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on Sept. 13, 2017.
Mark Schiefelbein, The Associated PressChinese honor guard members march in formation before a welcome ceremony for Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017.
Andreas Solaro, AFP/Getty ImagesPope Francis (L) waves to faithful as he arrives for his weekly general audience at St Peter's square on Sept. 13, 2017 in Vatican City.
Kirill Kudryavtsev, AFP/Getty ImagesMembers of the International Space Station (ISS) expedition 53/54, US astronauts Joseph Akaba (L) ,Mark Vande Hei (R) and Russia's cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin (C) attend a sending-off ceremony in the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan early on Sept. 13, 2017. The launch of the Soyuz MS-06 with the members of the International Space Station (ISS) expedition 53/54, US astronauts Joseph Akaba and Mark Vande Hei and Russia's cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin is scheduled for early September 13 local time from the Russian-leased Kazakh Baikonur cosmodrome.
Dar Yasin, The Associated PressNewly arrived Rohingya women wait for their turn to collect building material for their shelters distributed by aid agencies in Kutupalong refugee camp, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. With Rohingya refugees still flooding across the border from Myanmar, those packed into camps and makeshift settlements in Bangladesh were becoming desperate for scant basic resources as hunger and illness soared.
Sajjad Hussain, AFP/Getty ImagesIndian demonstrators shout slogans during a protest against the treatment of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, as they try to march towards Myanmar embassy in New Delhi on Sept. 13, 2017. A crackdown by Myanmar's army, launched in response to Rohingya militant attacks on Aug. 25, has sent some 379,000 Rohingya refugees scrambling across the border to Bangladesh in less than three weeks.
Robert F. Bukaty, The Associated PressA runner gets in her exercise at dawn on Willard Beach, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, in South Portland, Maine. The state is enjoying a stretch of pleasant weather with just over a week of summer remaining on the calendar.
South Korea Defense Ministry via APIn this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, a Taurus missile fired from a South Korean air force F-15K fighter jet hits a target during a drill, off the country's western coast, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. South Korea says it conducted its first live-fire drill for an advanced air-launched cruise missile it says will strengthen its pre-emptive strike capability against North Korea in the event of crisis.
Daniel Leal Olivas, AFP/Getty ImagesProtesters wave European flags in Trafalgar square during a rally in central London on Sept. 13, 2017 to warn about the terms of Brexit, by EU nationals in Britain and UK nationals in Europe. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images
Kirill Kudryavtsev, AFP/Getty ImagesRussia's Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft carrying the members of the International Space Station (ISS) expedition 53/54, US astronauts Joseph Akaba and Mark Vande Hei and Russia's cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin, blasts off from the launch pad to the International Space Station (ISS) early on Sept. 13, 2017.
Chandan Khanna, AFP/Getty ImagesA Chinese roadside salesman takes a rest in the old quarters in Shanghai on Sept. 13, 2017.
Nicolas Asfouri, AFP/Getty ImagesMembers of a Chinese military music band stand guard before a welcome ceremony for Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah (not seen) outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sept. 13, 2017. Hassanal Bolkiah is on a state visit to China.
Martin Bureau, AFP/Getty ImagesA pedestrian walks past a beached speedboat as it lies among debris in the Baie Nettle area of Marigot on Saint Martin island on Sept. 12, 2017, after it was devastated by Hurricane Irma.MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/Getty Images
Thomas Coex, AFP/Getty ImagesA picture taken on Sept. 13, 2017, shows an Ultra-Orthodox Jew walking in the Ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim of Jerusalem. Israel's Supreme Court struck down a law on September 13, 2017 which previously exempted ultra-Orthodox men engaged in religious study from military service like their secular counterparts, saying it undermines equality and raising the possibility that they could be forced into service. The court however suspended its decision for one year to allow for preparations for the new arrangement -- which also provides the government with the opportunity to pass a new law.
Tolga Akmen, AFP/Getty ImagesA Pro-European Union protester holds Union and European flags in front of the Victoria Tower at The Palace of Westminster in central London on Sept. 13, 2017, ahead of a rally to warn about the terms of Brexit, by EU nationals in Britain and UK nationals in Europe.
Issouf Sanogo, AFP/Getty ImagesPolice try to disperse students near a university campus in the Cocody district in Abidjan on Sept. 13, 2017, following clashes between police forces and students who demonstrate against the increase of registration fees.
George Ourfalian, AFP/Getty ImagesSmoke rises from buildings in the area of Bughayliyah, on the northern outskirts of Deir Ezzor on Sept. 13, 2017, as Syrian forces advance during their ongoing battle against the Islamic State (IS) group. After breaking an Islamic State group blockade, Syria's army is seeking to encircle the remaining jihadist-held parts of Deir Ezzor city, a military source.
Wakil Kohsar, AFP/Getty ImagesAn Afghan policeman stands guard near the site of suicide bomb attack on the proximity of the Kabul International Cricket ground in Kabul on Sept. 13, 2017. A suicide bomber blew himself up near a cricket stadium in the Afghan capital Kabul on September 13, killing three people including a policeman and wounding five others, police said.
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An Indian forest guard looks at a leopard they tranquilized and captured from a residence after it was brought in a cage to the state zoological park in Gauhati, Assam state, India, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. The full grown male leopard entered a residence early Wednesday morning. Conservationists say deforestation is increasingly pushing leopards into populated areas.
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A selection of today’s photos from around the world Wednesday, September 13, 2017.


















