This is a selection of photos that will give you the information you need in order to keep you abreast of everything important that happened today. From a flag that is unfurled at sunrise on the 17th anniversary of the September 11 attacks to a man with his body covered with bees poses for a picture, these highlights will impress you.

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Washington, US

A flag is unfurled at sunrise on the 17th anniversary of the September 11 attacks

Photograph: Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

Bolshoy Kamen, Russia

President Putin poses with workers at the Zvezda engineering works in Bolshoy Kamen, about 12 miles from Vladivostok

Photograph: Mikhail Klimentyev/AP

Pyongyang, North Korea

Women in traditional dress take part in a parade in support of reunification as the country celebrates the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Photograph: Alexander Demianchuk/TASS

Girona, Spain

Protesters march during a pro-independence demonstration in Girona. The Spanish north-eastern autonomous region celebrates its National Day on 11 September

Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images

Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Students attend an Islamic new year parade. The Islamic or Hijri new year falls on 11 September this year

Photograph: Hotli Simanjuntak/EPA

Hyderabad, India

An artist puts the final touches to an eco-friendly figure of the Hindu deity Ganesh at a workshop ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations

Photograph: Noah Seelam/AFP/Getty Images

London, UK

A construction hoarding made using a Chinese paper-cutting technique is displayed during a preview of the Beazley Designs of the Year, a celebration of innovative products and concepts, at the Design Museum

Photograph: Victoria Jones/PA

Atlantic Ocean

A satellite image shows hurricane Florence off the US east coast. States of emergency were declared in preparation for the storm

Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

A man with his body covered with bees poses for a picture

Photograph: Mohamed Al Hwaity/Reuters