World in focus - best photos for August 15, 2017

A baby orangutan relaxes near its mother Padana at the zoo in Leipzig, Germany. Jens Meyer / AP Photo
People inspect the damage after a mudslide in Regent, Sierra Leone. Ernest Henry / Reuters
Servicemen of the Korean People's Army visit the statues of North Korea's founding president Kim Il-sung and leader Kim Jong-il on the occasion of the 72nd anniversary of Korea's liberation. KCNA via Reuters
Indonesian students take part in an earthquake and tsunami evacuation drill in Bali. Made Nagi / EPA
US Marines take part in parachute drops during their joint exercise with Japan Ground Self Defense Force in Hokkaido, Japan. Toru Hanai / Reuters
Thai workers untangle overhead phone and power lines in Bangkok, Thailand. Narong Sangnak / EPA
A helicopter makes a water drop as a wildfire burns north of Athens, Greece. Giorgos Moutafis / Reuters
Indian youth try to form a human pyramid to break the "Dahi handi," an earthen pot filled with curd hanging above them, as part of celebrations to mark the Janmashtami festival in Mumbai. Rajanish Kakade / Reuters

The National staff

August 15, 2017

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