![South Sudanese refugees try to repair their hut in flood waters at a refugee camp which was inundated after heavy rain near in al-Qanaa in southern Sudan. [Ashraf Shazly/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/000_9MW966.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Heavy rainfall and flash floods have inundated South Sudanese refugee camps in Sudan, displacing thousands again.
![Seized rhino horns burn on a furnace near the Kaziranga National Park in Bokakhat. [Biju Boro/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/000_9NB3C3.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
The first ceremony of its kind was held in northeastern India as part of an anti-poaching drive to mark World Rhino Day.
![An intubated patient sits on a bed at ward in a hospital dedicated to coronavirus cases in Idlib. [Omar Haj Kadour/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/000_9N79LU.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Idlib province has more than doubled since the beginning of August.
![A new fissure emerged on the slopes of the Cumbre Vieja volcano overnight, belching out more lava and forcing hundreds more people to flee their homes. [Emilio Morenatti/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AP21264723008188.jpg?resize=570%2C380)
Molten rock flowed towards the sea, closing in on a densely populated part of the Spanish island.
![Construction workers attend a protest against COVID-19 regulations in Melbourne, Australia. [William West/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/000_9N89TH.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Violent protests break out in Australian city after authorities imposed vaccine mandates on construction workers.
![Camel race finalists wait to be awarded during the Cure Salee, the annual festival for nomadic people, in Ingall, northern Niger. [Michele Cattani/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/000_9N74N3.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
The race in Ingall, northern Niger, is a highlight of a three-day nomad festival that attracts far-flung herders.
![US President Joe Biden promised a more humane approach to immigration than his predecessor Donald Trump, but the veteran Democrat has fought to stem the tide of migrants crossing the border since he took office in January. [Eric Gay/AP Photo]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AP21260786936569.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
US authorities have moved 3,300 migrants since Friday from Texas after nearly 15,000 migrants camped near border.
![New eruptions continued into Sunday night. [Borja Suarez/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-09-19T225503Z_462317230_RC2ATP91GOZF_RTRMADP_3_SPAIN-VOLCANO.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Lava flows destroy houses and threaten more areas, prompting authorities in La Palma to evacuate thousands of residents.
![An artist in Gaza City works on a mural glorifying six Palestinian prisoners who escaped from Israel's Gilboa prison. [Mahmud Hams/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/000_9N36F2.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Brazen jailbreak with utensils has put spoons in the spotlight at Palestinian rallies.
![Tunisian demonstrators shout slogans against President Kais Saied during a protest in the capital Tunis. [Fethi Belaid/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/000_9N38CW.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Protesters angry at the Tunisian president’s seizure of broad powers faced off against his supporters.
![A Taliban fighter shows a copy of the book, Not a Good Day to Die, found inside a deserted US military camp at the airport in Kabul. [Karim Sahib/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/000_9MU69E-1.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
A month after Taliban takeover, signs of 20-year occupation still visible, including evidence of humiliating exit by US.
![SpaceX founder Elon Musk, centre, poses with the all-amateur crew before departure to Launch Complex 39A for a launch into space, at Kennedy Space Center, in Cape Canaveral. [John Kraus/Inspiration4 via AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AP21259065226093.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
First private SpaceX flight reaches orbit with two contest winners, a healthcare worker and their rich sponsor on board.
![A French Gendarme officer looks at two trucks blocking a flooded road in Codognan, in the Gard department, Occitanie region, southern France. [Sylvain Thomas/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/000_9MU28Z.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
No casualties reported, but local authorities say rains caused significant damage to homes and infrastructure.
![Salahuddin Ayoubi, left, one of the military commanders of the Taliban, inside the home of the Afghan strongman Abdul Rashid Dostum in the Sherpur neighbourhood of Kabul. [Wakil Kohsar/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/000_9MM4TP.jpg?resize=270%2C180)
Fighters occupy glitzy Kabul mansion of one of their fiercest enemies: strongman and fugitive ex-VP Abdul Rashid Dostum.