Advertisement

Gallery: The best photos from around the world

9 Images

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.

Follow us on SMH Twitter and AGE Twitter

1/9

Bob Bowman from Virginia Beach gets some air as he kiteboards as Hurricane Florence moves towards the eastern shore.Photo: AP

2/9

Waves slam the Ocean Pier House Restaurant in Atlantic Beach, N.C.Photo: AP

3/9

A dog takes a look at pumpkins on an field near Frankfurt, Germany.Photo: AP

4/9

A four-day-old male elephant calf stands by his mother Jama, at Howletts Wild Animal Park, Bekesbourne, near Canterbury, England.Photo: AP

Advertisement

5/9

Pakistani fishermen load blocks of ice on their boats as they prepare to leave the harbor in Karachi, Pakistan. The fishing industry plays a vital role in the economy.Photo: AP

6/9

Atlanta Braves pitcher Mike Foltynewicz throws against the San Francisco Giants during the eighth inning of a baseball game in San Francisco.Photo: AP

7/9

An Indian health worker fumigates an area to prevent the spread of mosquito-borne diseases in Allahabad, India.Photo: AP

8/9

North Koreans chat while waiting for a train in a subway station in Pyongyang, North Korea. Photo: AP

9/9

A farmer walks his cows through a grass field at Chreh village outside Phnom Penh, Cambodia.Photo: AP