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A look back at some of the week's key news stories and the most striking images, from commemorations marking 25 years since the 9/11 attacks to the breakthrough win for Germany's far-right AfD party and the lightening offensive that has left Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels in control of the country's Red Sea coast.
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"Tribute in Light", an art installation marking 25 years since the 9/11 attacks that destroyed New York City's iconic Twin Towers, killing 2,996 people in the deadliest terrorist attacks in history. © Leonardo Munoz, AFP
Exiled Tibetans march in India's New Delhi on September 11 to protest against Chinese leader Xi Jinping's visit to attend a BRICS summit. © Vipin, AP
Firefighters tackle a blaze at a petrol station in Kyiv after a Russian strike on the Ukrainian capital, on September 11. © Efrem Lukatsky, AP
Demonstrators rally outside the Israeli embassy in Bangkok on Thursday, September 10, to protest against foreign nationals buying up Thai land. © Sakchai Lalit, AP
Republican voters hail Vice-President JD Vance at the first-of-its-kind "Midterms Party Conference" in Dallas, on Thursday, September 10. © Jacquelyn Martin, AP
A Palestinian Bedouin uses a flashlight after spotting Israeli settlers outside his family home in a suburb of Taybeh, in the occupied West Bank, on September 10. © Leo Correa, AP
Ben Shelton delivers his trademark monster serve as he knocks out seven-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday, September 8, en route to his maiden US Open final. © Adam Hunger, AP Photo
Hundreds of mourners attend the funeral of 12 people killed in an Israeli strike on the village of Kfar Rumman, in south Lebanon, on September 8. © Bilal Hussein, AP
People walk on a pier as large waves from Hurricane Marie break on the shore on Huntington Beach, southern California, on September 7. © Ethan Swope, AP Photo
AfD members celebrate on Sunday, September 6, after the party's breakthrough win in regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt paves the way for the first extreme-right state government in Germany since World War II. © Matthias Schrade, AP
The AfD's victory sent shockwaves throughout Europe and sparked protests in cities across Germany, including a huge rally attended by tens of thousands of people in Berlin on September 12. © Ralf Hirschberger, AFP
Captain Gabby Williams leads France to victory over hosts Germany in the semi-finals of the Women's Basketball World Cup, on September 12, carrying Les Bleues to their maiden final. © Tobias Schwarz, AFP
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