• TOPSHOT - The Nevado del Ruiz volcano emits a cloud of ash as seen from Bogota on August 27, 2023. The Colombian Geological Service (SGC) warned that ash fall has been observed in the city of Manizales due to the volcano's increased seismic activity since August 26. (Photo by Guillermo MUNOZ / AFP)
    TOPSHOT - The Nevado del Ruiz volcano emits a cloud of ash as seen from Bogota on August 27, 2023. The Colombian Geological Service (SGC) warned that ash fall has been observed in the city of Manizales due to the volcano's increased seismic activity since August 26. (Photo by Guillermo MUNOZ / AFP)
  • The Solitaire du Figaro sailing race takes place in Ouistreham Riva-Bella near Caen, northern France. AFP
    The Solitaire du Figaro sailing race takes place in Ouistreham Riva-Bella near Caen, northern France. AFP
  • A Cossack slashes a watermelon at a sabre competition in Novosvetlovsky in Russia's Rostov region. AFP
    A Cossack slashes a watermelon at a sabre competition in Novosvetlovsky in Russia's Rostov region. AFP
  • A plane drops flame retardant on burning vegetation in Sicily, Italy. Reuters
    A plane drops flame retardant on burning vegetation in Sicily, Italy. Reuters
  • A protest in Kyiv by family members of Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russia. AP
    A protest in Kyiv by family members of Ukrainian soldiers captured by Russia. AP
  • A villager on a makeshift raft collects items washed up near Paranaque city, Metro Manila, the Philippines. EPA
    A villager on a makeshift raft collects items washed up near Paranaque city, Metro Manila, the Philippines. EPA
  • Demonstrators in Tripoli protest against the meeting of Najla Al Mangoush, Foreign Minister of Libya’s National Unity Government, and her Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen. EPA
    Demonstrators in Tripoli protest against the meeting of Najla Al Mangoush, Foreign Minister of Libya’s National Unity Government, and her Israeli counterpart Eli Cohen. EPA
  • The Rembrandt van Rijn, a three-masted schooner built in 1924, sails through fog in Scoresby Sound Fjord off Greenland. AFP
    The Rembrandt van Rijn, a three-masted schooner built in 1924, sails through fog in Scoresby Sound Fjord off Greenland. AFP
  • Solidarity with migrants on board the Ocean Viking as they arrive Naples, Italy. EPA
    Solidarity with migrants on board the Ocean Viking as they arrive Naples, Italy. EPA
  • Action from the women's high jump final at the World Athletics Championship in Budapest. Reuters
    Action from the women's high jump final at the World Athletics Championship in Budapest. Reuters
  • First-grade students take part in an initiation ceremony to learn about traditional culture at a primary school in Anlong County, China. AFP
    First-grade students take part in an initiation ceremony to learn about traditional culture at a primary school in Anlong County, China. AFP

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Today's best photos: From a Colombian volcano to a Chinese school

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August 28, 2023

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