Global Lens: Striking Images of the Week From Rescued Wildlife to Cultural Moments

Six orangutans, including two nursing infants, are rescued after being caught up in wildfires in Pemangkat village in the Indonesian part of Borneo island.

A fire ravages a school in the eastern DR Congo city of Bukavu, causing a rush that killed at least 14 children.

The ancient ruins of Palmyra, the historic Syrian city, are looking to revive tourism after years of conflict.

Students attend a graduation ceremony at the Mamoon Tahiri Institute of Health Sciences in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

The Tribute in Light installation is illuminated over the lower Manhattan skyline ahead of the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York.

Apple CEO John Ternus shows the new foldable iPhone Duo to US influencer and online streamer Darren 'IShowSpeed' Watkins Jr during an Apple event at the Steve Jobs Theatre in Apple Park, Cupertino, California.

Lady in Blue by US artist Tschabalala Self is unveiled as the new Fourth Plinth commission at Trafalgar Square in London.

Staff in period costume appear amid ticket-holders before the opening of the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition at the British Museum in London.

A group of women watch as US President Donald Trump speaks on the first day of the Midterm Republican National Convention at the American Airlines Centre in Dallas, Texas.

A man dons a picture of former Bosnian Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic at the Church of St Luke, where the remains of Mladic lie in state before burial in Belgrade, Serbia.

A gaucho and his bull participate during the Cowboy Festival of Barretos, Brazil.

Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine returns a serve against Linda Noskova of Czechia at the US Open.

The impact of an Israeli strike is visible on a house in Khan Younis, southern Gaza.

A worker harvests salt at Thoothukudi in India's Tamil Nadu state.

The 11-year-old son of Hikmat Malla, who went missing in Nepal during the recent flash flood, attends his father's funeral in Kathmandu.

A traditional Palestinian wedding ceremony takes place in Birzeit, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.

An image of Norway's King Harald, who died on August 28, is projected on a building window ahead of his funeral at Oslo Cathedral.

Palestinians assess the damage at a house hit by an Israeli strike in the Al-Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City.

A lifeguard stands along a closed boardwalk as a Pacific Ocean wave crashes over the seawall protecting homes in Long Beach, California, in the aftermath of offshore Hurricane Marie.

An SOS Mediterranee team member participates in a training exercise aboard a rescue boat in the central Mediterranean Sea off Sicily, Italy.

Tribhuvan hospital in Kathmandu displays photographs of people reported missing after the recent floods in the Himalayan valley along the Nepal-Tibet border.

The Anak Krakatau volcano spews ash during an eruption in the Sunda Strait, Indonesia.

Emergency workers gather at the scene of a building collapse in New Delhi, India.

A Palestinian flag flies at a school as pupils return for the new academic year in the occupied West Bank.

The wreckage of an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane that overshot the runway while attempting to land at Miami International Airport in Florida, US, kills at least five people.

Children at a displacement camp in Gaza city gather between tents to watch a cartoon screened as part of the Little Wings Cinema mobile initiative.

A member of the Nepali army seeks cover from the rain as the country searches for survivors after deadly flash flooding.

The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier departs Laem Chabang Port in Thailand after stopping there following more than 280 days at sea.

A skateboarder from the Senegalese Roller and Skateboard Federation performs a trick in Dakar.