Migrants try to board a smuggler's boat in an attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach of Gravelines, northern France. As an agreement for the return to France of undocumented migrants and asylum seekers arriving in Britain in small boats is being haltingly implemented, an undiminished number of people are attempting the cross-Channel journey and taking advantage of stable weather. AFP
Migrants try to board a smuggler's boat in an attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach of Gravelines, northern France. As an agreement for the return to France of undocumented migrants and asylum seekers arriving in Britain in small boats is being haltingly implemented, an undiminished number of people are attempting the cross-Channel journey and taking advantage of stable weather. AFP
A woman walks past a make-up advertisement in Phoenix Mall of Asia in Bengaluru, India. AFP
A woman walks past a make-up advertisement in Phoenix Mall of Asia in Bengaluru, India. AFP
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh looks at a robot dog with six-year-old Yumi Takeyama during a visit to Miraikan, The National Museum of Emerging Science in Tokyo, Japan. PA Wire
Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh looks at a robot dog with six-year-old Yumi Takeyama during a visit to Miraikan, The National Museum of Emerging Science in Tokyo, Japan. PA Wire
Spain's Maria Perez wins the women's 20km race walk final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Reuters
Spain's Maria Perez wins the women's 20km race walk final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Reuters
People watch the Queen Mary II leaving Liverpool after the Cunard Line flagship visited the British city as part of its 185th anniversary celebrations. EPA
People watch the Queen Mary II leaving Liverpool after the Cunard Line flagship visited the British city as part of its 185th anniversary celebrations. EPA
Smoke fills the sky after an Israeli military strike in the northern Gaza Strip, viewed from Israel. AP Photo
Smoke fills the sky after an Israeli military strike in the northern Gaza Strip, viewed from Israel. AP Photo
A woman's red burqa contrasts with white kans grass flowers as she walks through a field in the Sarighat area near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters
A woman's red burqa contrasts with white kans grass flowers as she walks through a field in the Sarighat area near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters
Chilean officers carry puppies that will be trained as police dogs during a military parade marking Army Day and Independence Day in Santiago, Chile. AP Photo
Chilean officers carry puppies that will be trained as police dogs during a military parade marking Army Day and Independence Day in Santiago, Chile. AP Photo

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Best photos of September 20: from a migrant boat in France to police carrying puppies in Chile

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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September 20, 2025

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Updated: September 20, 2025, 9:48 AM
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