News in Pics, August 24: Best photos from around the world

The Paralympics symbol is seen lit up at night with the Rainbow bridge in the background, on the Odaiba waterfront in Tokyo. Credit: AFP Photo

In this image courtesy of the US Air Force, a US Air Force aircrew, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, assists qualified evacuees aboard a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of the Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan. Credit: AFP Photo

A woman stands in front of her makeshift tent at a camp built after the 7.2 magnitude quake on August 14 destroyed her house in the Nan Konsey neighborhood in Pestel, Haiti. Credit: Reuters Photo

Overseas businesses selling colourful handwoven rugs and vivid handblown glass from Afghanistan fear for their suppliers, with the Taliban takeover threatening those with Western links. Credit: AFP Photo

An Indian Border Security Force (BSF) personnel of 'Daredevil' team takes part in a rehearsal for an upcoming show as part of the ongoing celebrations for country's 75th Independence Day at Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad. Credit: AFP Photo

A glimpse of a Maritime Partnership Exercise between Indian and Philippine Navy in the West Philippine Sea. Credit: PTI Photo