The week in pictures: 9/11 anniversary, far-right win in Germany and Houthis' Yemen offensive

Home Americas A look back at some of the week's key news stories and the most striking images, from commemorations marking 25 years since the 9/11 attacks to the breakthrough win for Germany's far-right AfD party and the lightening offensive that has left Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels in control of the country's Red Sea coast. Issued on: 13/09/2026 - 12:48Modified: 13/09/2026 - 12:50 3 min Reading time The public art installation “Tribute in Light”, which pays tribute to the victims of the 11 September 2001 attacks, lights up the southern Manhattan skyline, as seen from Bayonne, New Jersey, on September 10, 2026. © Leonardo Munoz, AFP "Tribute in Light", an art installation marking 25 years since the 9/11 attacks that destroyed New York City's iconic Twin Towers, killing 2,996 people in the deadliest terrorist attacks in history. © Leonardo Munoz, AFP Exiled Tibetans march in India's New Delhi on September 11 to protest against Chinese leader Xi Jinping's visit to attend a BRICS summit. © Vipin, AP Firefighters tackle a blaze at a petrol station in Kyiv after a Russian strike on the Ukrainian capital, on September 11. © Efrem Lukatsky, AP Demonstrators rally outside the Israeli embassy in Bangkok on Thursday, September 10, to protest against foreign nationals buying up Thai land. © Sakchai Lalit, AP Republican voters hail Vice-President JD Vance at the first-of-its-kind "Midterms Party Conference" in Dallas, on Thursday, September 10. © Jacquelyn Martin, AP A Palestinian Bedouin uses a flashlight after spotting Israeli settlers outside his family home in a suburb of Taybeh, in the occupied West Bank, on September 10. © Leo Correa, AP Ben Shelton delivers his trademark monster serve as he knocks out seven-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday, September 8, en route to his maiden US Open final. © Adam Hunger, AP Photo Hundreds of mourners attend the funeral of 12 people killed in an Israeli strike on the village of Kfar Rumman, in south Lebanon, on September 8. © Bilal Hussein, AP People walk on a pier as large waves from Hurricane Marie break on the shore on Huntington Beach, southern California, on September 7. © Ethan Swope, AP Photo AfD members celebrate on Sunday, September 6, after the party's breakthrough win in regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt paves the way for the first extreme-right state government in Germany since World War II. © Matthias Schrade, AP The AfD's victory sent shockwaves throughout Europe and sparked protests in cities across Germany, including a huge rally attended by tens of thousands of people in Berlin on September 12. © Ralf Hirschberger, AFP Captain Gabby Williams leads France to victory over hosts Germany in the semi-finals of the Women's Basketball World Cup, on September 12, carrying Les Bleues to their maiden final. © Tobias Schwarz, AFP Keywords for this article