Best photos of August 22: Basketball in California to flooding in the Philippines

  • A boy plays basketball at sunset in San Pedro, California. AFP
    A boy plays basketball at sunset in San Pedro, California. AFP
  • Soldiers inspect damaged buildings after a wildfire in San Vicente De Leira, Spain. Bloomberg
    Soldiers inspect damaged buildings after a wildfire in San Vicente De Leira, Spain. Bloomberg
  • A demonstrator protesting after US President Donald Trump deployed National Guard troops to Washington and ordered an increase in the presence of federal law enforcement to assist in crime prevention. Reuters
    A demonstrator protesting after US President Donald Trump deployed National Guard troops to Washington and ordered an increase in the presence of federal law enforcement to assist in crime prevention. Reuters
  • Fire retardant is dropped as the so-called Pickett Fire burns near Calistoga, California. AP
    Fire retardant is dropped as the so-called Pickett Fire burns near Calistoga, California. AP
  • A canoeist goes under in a watersport event at Khelo India festival at Dal Lake, in Srinagar, Kashmir. AFP
    A canoeist goes under in a watersport event at Khelo India festival at Dal Lake, in Srinagar, Kashmir. AFP
  • Preparations for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Jammu, India. AP
    Preparations for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Jammu, India. AP
  • A dancer rehearses for the Hong Kong Ballet’s production of The Butterfly Lovers at the Lincoln Centre in New York. AFP
    A dancer rehearses for the Hong Kong Ballet’s production of The Butterfly Lovers at the Lincoln Centre in New York. AFP
  • Filipinos wade through floodwater in Manila, the Philippines. EPA
    Filipinos wade through floodwater in Manila, the Philippines. EPA