September 1, 2021

The flags of the U.S. and Australia are projected onto the sails of the Opera House to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the alliance between Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. known as the ANZUS Treaty in Sydney.

A Taliban fighter (C) walks past shoppers along Mandawi market in Kabul, Afghanistan, a day after the U.S. pulled all its troops out of the country to end a brutal 20-year war.

A girl in the first grade cries during a ceremony marking the start of classes at a school as part of the traditional opening of the school year known as "Day of Knowledge" amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Fallas festival kicks off after its suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Valencia, Spain.

Fuel leaks from a capsized boat along Bayou Lafourche in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in Galliano, Louisiana, Aug. 31, 2021.

Fireworks explode as a combined military band of the participating countries performs during the Spasskaya Tower International Military Music Festival in Red Square, with the St. Basil Cathedral in the background, in Moscow, Russia,  Aug. 31, 2021

An Italian Guardia Costiera boat arrives to rescue migrants that are on a wooden boat near the island of Lampedusa, in the Mediterranean Sea, Aug. 31, 2021.

Bianca Balti poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Parallel Mothers' and the opening ceremony of the 78th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy.

Southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) swim near a man practicing standup paddleboarding in Nuevo Gulf, off the coast of Puerto Madryn, Chubut province, Argentina, Aug. 31, 2021. (Photo released by Telam News Agency)