World in focus - best photos for August 1, 2017

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world today.

Anti-government demonstrators attend a vigil in honor of those who have been killed during clashes between security forces and demonstrators in Caracas, Venezuela. Many analysts believe Sunday's vote for a newly elected assembly that will rewrite Venezuela’s constitutionm will catalyze yet more disturbances in a country that has seen four months of street protests in which at least 125 people have died. Ariana Cubillos.

A man jumps holding torches from the Old Bridge in Mostar, Bosnia, during a night show of high diving skills that ended an annual diving competition more than 4.5 centuries old. More than 10,000 spectators converged on the southern Bosnian city at the weekend to watch 41 daring men take a jump from the 27-meter-high historic Old Bridge into the cold, fast-flowing Neretva River below. Amel Emric.

Spectators are engulfed in smoke from torches near the Old Bridge in Mostar, Bosnia, after Mostar's 451st annual diving competition. Amel Emric.

A camera monitor shows Chinese President Xi Jinping speaking during a ceremony to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi issued a tough line on national sovereignty amid multiple territorial disputes with his country's neighbors, saying China will never permit the loss of "any piece" of its land to outsiders. Andy Wong.

India's cricket captain Virat Kohli dives to catch a ball during a training session ahead of their second test cricket match with Sri Lanka in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Eranga Jayawardena.

Fireworks illuminate the sky over Neuhausen at the river Rhine fall, Switzerland. Switzerland celebrates the National Day on 01 August. Ennio Leanza.

Ousted Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra greets supporters as she leaves the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand. Athit Perawongmetha.

People take photo as a child poses at a sports-themed Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) train ahead of Summer Universiade, in Taipei, Taiwan August 1, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Police search for evidence at a block of flats in the Sydney suburb of Lakemba. William West.