Best photos of August 21: Fruit harvest in China to fireworks in Hungary

  • Farmers harvest gorgon fruit at a village in Taizhou, eastern China. AFP
    Farmers harvest gorgon fruit at a village in Taizhou, eastern China. AFP
  • Armand Duplantis competes in the men's Pole Vault during the World Athletics Diamond League meeting at the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise in Lausanne, Switzerland. AFP
    Armand Duplantis competes in the men's Pole Vault during the World Athletics Diamond League meeting at the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise in Lausanne, Switzerland. AFP
  • Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqher Qalibaf with members of Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces in Najaf, visiting the grave of paramilitary commander Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis, who was killed in a US drone strike near Baghdad International Airport in January 2020. Reuters
    Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqher Qalibaf with members of Iraq's Popular Mobilisation Forces in Najaf, visiting the grave of paramilitary commander Abu Mahdi Al Muhandis, who was killed in a US drone strike near Baghdad International Airport in January 2020. Reuters
  • Precarious conditions persist nearly two months on from the back-to-back earthquakes that rocked Venezuela, with debris piled in the streets of Catia La Mar. EPA
    Precarious conditions persist nearly two months on from the back-to-back earthquakes that rocked Venezuela, with debris piled in the streets of Catia La Mar. EPA
  • Rowers compete in an international dragon boat race on the Suyeong river in Busan, South Korea. EPA
    Rowers compete in an international dragon boat race on the Suyeong river in Busan, South Korea. EPA
  • An unusual covering of snow in the Sierra Vicuna Mackenna, part of Chile's Coastal Range. Reuters
    An unusual covering of snow in the Sierra Vicuna Mackenna, part of Chile's Coastal Range. Reuters
  • Five people are still unaccounted for after a fire broke out overnight in Thusis, Switzerland. AFP
    Five people are still unaccounted for after a fire broke out overnight in Thusis, Switzerland. AFP
  • A search for reusable items at a rubbish dump in Ahmedabad, India. AFP
    A search for reusable items at a rubbish dump in Ahmedabad, India. AFP
  • A hazardous green algae bloom has formed near a weir on the Nakdong river in Daegu, South Korea. EPA
    A hazardous green algae bloom has formed near a weir on the Nakdong river in Daegu, South Korea. EPA
  • Fireworks blast off over the Danube as part of National Day celebrations in Budapest, Hungary. EPA
    Fireworks blast off over the Danube as part of National Day celebrations in Budapest, Hungary. EPA