Photos of the Day: Sept. 25, 2015

Originally published September 25, 2015 at 9:14 am

A Pakistani boy buys a colorful balloon during the Eid al-Adha celebrations in Karachi, Pakistan, September 25, 2015. Muslims around the world celebrate the Eid al-Adha feast by slaughtering cattle, goats and sheep in commemoration of the Prophet Abraham’s readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to God. EPA/SHAHZAIB AKBER

Supporters of ousted Egyptian President, Mohammed Morsi, shout slogans during a protest against the current Egyptian regime, on the first day of Eid al-Adha, in the El-Haram district, near Cairo, Egypt, September 24, 2015. Protests against the current regime have continued sporadically since the army ousted former President Mohammed Morsi in July 2013, and have generally been met with a harsh response from security services, who have also imprisoned thousands of Egyptians, many of whom have received extreme sentences. EPA/ESLAM GOMAA

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a fatal collision involving a charter bus, center left, and a “Ride the Ducks” amphibious tour bus on the Aurora Bridge in Seattle on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. (Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times via AP)

Participants in the ‘Ukraine 2015’ International Civilian Consequence Management Exercise in action at the Yavoriv shooting range near of Lviv, Ukraine, September 24, 2015. Ukraine holds the Joint International Civilian Consequence Management Exercise ‘Ukraine 2015’ co-organized by NATO’s Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Center and the State Emergency Service of Ukraine. More than one thousands participants from 34 countries around the world take part in that exercise. EPA/MARKIIAN LYSEIKO

Refugees sleeping on camp beds by the running track at the August Schaerttner Halle in Hanau, Germany, September 24, 2015. Currently, around 700 refugees are housed here, most of them from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan. EPA/BORIS ROESSLER

A girl dressed in a Bolivian sailor costume attends a rally in support of Bolivia’s bid for access to the sea in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. The United Nations’ highest court ruled that it has jurisdiction to hear a case focusing on access to the Pacific coast for land-locked Bolivia. Bolivia asked the International Court of Justice in 2013 to order Chile to negotiate over Bolivia’s claim to at least part of the strip of Pacific Coast. Bolivia lost its access to the ocean during the War of the Pacific that it fought with Chile in 1879-83. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Pedro Osuna Ramirez, 67, who says that he and his family were pushed from their land in central Colombia by rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), reads a newspaper during a hearing with victims of the guerrilla group inside Congress in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. Colombia’s president and leaders of the FARC met in Havana on Wednesday, and vowed to end Latin America’s longest-running armed conflict in the coming months. The newspaper’s headline reads in Spanish “Final agreement in six months.” (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Georgian girls dressed in national costumes attend a pro-Russian protest rally in front of President’s residence in Tbilisi, Georgia, September 24, 2015. Pro-Russian activists in Georgia demand to restore diplomatic relations with Russia which were severed after Georgia-Russia conflict in 2008. EPA/ZURAB KURTSIKIDZE

A giant balloon featuring the face of German chancellor Angela Merkel floats amid smaller white balloons in front of the Brandenburg Gate, a major landmark of Berlin, Germany, September 24, 2015. The advocacy organization ‘ONE Campaign’ is hosting the event to draw attention to the global aims of the United Nations (UN) including sustainable development and the struggle against extreme poverty ahead of the chancellor’s visit to New York, USA. EPA/KAY NIETFELD

An activist of the environmental protection organization ‘Greenpeace’ holds a protest poster in front of a factory gate of the German car manufacturer Volkswagen in Wolfsburg, Germany, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015, where the supervisory board meet to discuss who to name as CEO after Martin Winterkorn quit the job this week over an emissions-rigging scandal that’s rocking the world’s top-selling automaker. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)

Pope Francis (c) delivers a much-anticipated speech between US Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Speaker of the House John Boehner (R) on the floor of the House of Representatives to the US Congress in the US Capitol in Washington DC, USA, September 24, 2015. Pope Francis is on a five-day trip to the USA, which includes stops in Washington DC, New York and Philadelphia, after a three-day stay in Cuba. EPA/JIM LO SCALZO

Hungarian soldiers install razor wire fence at the border between Hungary and Slovenia near Tornyiszentmiklos, 245 km southwest of Budapest, Hungary September 24, 2015. EPA/Gyorgy Varga

Volunteer Matt Edmondson lights the fire box in a steam locomotive as maintenance is carried out in the Grosmont railway sheds at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway on September 24, 2015 in Grosmont, England. Final preparations are being made ahead of the railway’s Autumn Steam Gala which begins on Friday the 25th September and runs through the weekend. The gala will offer a range of attractions for steam enthusiasts and visitors to the historic Yorkshire railway. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)

Indian holy men prepare to take a holy dip in the Godavari River on third Shahi Snan (Royal bathing), during Kumbh Mela festival, in Trimbakeshwar near Nasik, India, September 25, 2015. Kumbh Mela, or the Kumbh Festival, is one of the biggest festivals in India, celebrated after twelve years in Nasik, during which Sadhus perform several rituals. Thousands of devotees and holymen expected to take the royal bath. EPA/DIVYAKANT SOLANKI

An Indonesian man sorts usable plastics on the railway side at a slum area in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 25, 2015. Indonesian Central Statistics Agency (BPS) reported that the number of poor people in the South East Asia’s biggest economy as of March 2015 to reach 11.22 per cent of the total population, reaching 28.59 million. This figure is up 310 thousand inhabitants compare to March 2014 which was recorded 28.28 million. EPA/MAST IRHAM

Sales people browse their mobile phones as they wait for visitors near the latest DS car models on display at the Citroen booth during the Imported Auto Expo in Beijing Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. The head of the World Bank says the Federal Reserve’s recent decision not to raise interest rates immediately will give breathing room to developing countries working on reforming their economies. In an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday, President Jim Young Kim also said China’s current slowdown was “entirely predictable” but that the slower growth will lead to a more sustainable Chinese expansion in the long run. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Flint resident Melissa Mays listens during a news conference about water quality Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, in Flint Mich. Doctors are urging Flint to stop using water from the Flint River after blood tests revealed more children in the city with higher levels of lead. (Jake May/The Flint Journal-MLive.com via AP)

President Barack Obama chats with President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping en route to a private dinner across the street at the Blair House September 24, 2015 in Washington, D.C. Obama and Jinping have agreed on a commitment to limit and put a price on greenhouse gas emissions. (Photo by Rod Lamkey-Pool/Getty Images)

Insook Kang and her daughter, Evelyn Kim, of Palisades Park, N.J., celebrate together after Kang took the oath of allegiance to become a U.S. citizen at during a naturalization ceremony held at The Steuben House at Historic New Bridge Landing State Park, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, in River Edge, N.J. Kang is originally from Korea and has been in the U.S. for 15 years. (Amy Newman/The Record of Bergen County via AP)

People soak up the atmosphere at the ‘City of Rock’ during the fourth day of the festival Rock in Rio, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 24, 2015. EPA/MARCELO SAYAO

Kimi Raikkonen of Finland and Ferrari drives during practice for the Formula One Grand Prix of Japan at Suzuka Circuit on September 25, 2015 in Suzuka. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

A model presents a creation from the Spring/Summer 2016 collection of Moschino during the Milan Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy, September 24, 2015. The Milano Moda Donna runs from September 23 to 28. EPA/DANIEL DAL ZENNARO

Dancers from the Sydney Dance Company perform an extract from their new show Triptych at the Roslyn Packer Theatre in Sydney, Australia, September 25, 2015. Triptych is choreographed by Sydney Dance Company’s artistic director Rafael Bonachela and will be shown from September 25 to October 10, 2015. EPA/DAVID MOIR

A diver in action during the practice session for the Red Bull Cliff Diving in Bilbao, Spain, September 24, 2015. The Red Bull Cliff Diving will take place on September 26, 2015. EPA/Luis Tejido

Antonio and Barbara Masullo watch as riders pass their house during the practice session for the Road Race of the 2015 UCI Road World Championships in Richmond, Virginia, USA, September 24, 2015. EPA/SHAWN THEW

Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland hits from a sand trap by the second green in the first round of the TOUR Championship golf tournament at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, September 24, 2015. The TOUR Championship is the fourth and final tournament in the FexEx Cup playoffs. EPA/TANNEN MAURY

Rueben Randle #82 of the New York Giants scored a touchdown late in the fourth quarter against the Washington Redskins at MetLife Stadium on September 24, 2015 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)

New Zealand Kieran Read reacts in a scrum during the Rugby World Cup 2015 match in Pool C between New Zealand and Namibia in the Olympic stadium Britain, September 24, 2015. EPA/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA

Jedd Gyorko #9 of the San Diego Padres jumps for a high throw as Matt Duffy #5 of the San Francisco Giants steals second base during the first inning of a baseball game at Petco Park September 24, 2015 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)

Ana Ivanovic of Serbia reacts during a quarterfinal match against Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia at the Pan Pacific Open women???s tennis tournament in Tokyo, Friday, Sept. 25, 2015. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Guido Garrillo of ASM Monaco (L) vies for the ball with Vitorino Hilton of Montpellier HSC (R) during the French League 1 soccer match between ASM Monaco and Montpellier HSC, at La Mosson stadium, Montpellier, Southern France, September 24, 2015 EPA/GUILLAUME HORCAJUELO

Mike Moustakas #8 and Eric Hosmer #35 of the Kansas City Royals embrace as they cerebrate after thaking the American League Central Division title at Kauffman Stadium on September 24, 2015 in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 10-4. (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)

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