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PICTURE GALLERY SATURDAY | SEPT 6, 2025

SATURDAY | SEPT 6, 2025

PICTURE GALLERY 17

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VIOLENT PROTEST ... Demonstrators react during a clash with riot police at a rally against what the demonstrators say are exorbitant allowances for Indonesian lawmakers, outside the Parliament building in Jakarta. – REUTERSPIC

UNSUNG HEROES ... Soldiers in army fatigues and military camouflage march in unison at the National Day parade. – ADIB RAWI YAHYA/THESUN

FELINE FRIEND... A cat named Mochi with the Malaysian Civil Defence Force steals the limelight at the celebration. – ADAM AMIR HAMZAH/THESUN

PAPAL PLEASANTRY ... Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful at the end of the weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. – REUTERSPIC

READY TO ROLL ... A soldier helps another to apply face camouflage prior to taking part in the National Day parade. – ADIB RAWI YAHYA/THESUN

KYIV BOMBED ... Fire and smoke rise in the city after Russian drone and missile strikes amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine. – REUTERSPIC

SPIRIT OF UNITY ... Multiracial performers, a reflection of harmony, adding colour to the National Day celebrations at Dataran Putrajaya on Aug 31. – ADAM AMIR HAMZAH/THESUN

MERDEKA MESSAGE ... Malay traditional headgear sellers Iskandar Zulkarnain (left) and Suheimi Sulaiman selling Jalur Gemilang -inspired tanjak at the entrance to Dataran Putrajaya. – ADAM AMIR HAMZAH/THESUN

SEEKING SOLACE ... South Minneapolis residents attend a vigil at Lynnhurst Park to mourn the dead and pray for the wounded after a gunman opened fire on students at Annunciation Catholic School in the US, killing two children and injuring at least 17 others. – AFPPIC

CANINE CAMEO ... A K9 Unit from the Customs Department catches the attention of the crowd at the parade in Putrajaya. – ADAM AMIR HAMZAH/THESUN

BOVINE BOAT ... Residents moving their cattle to a safer place through the flooded waters of Beas River at Baoopur village in the Kapurthala district of India’s Punjab state. – AFPPIC