• Cleveland Indians catcher Chris Gimenez tags out Boston Red Sox’s Travis Shaw. Ron Schwane / AP Photo
    Cleveland Indians catcher Chris Gimenez tags out Boston Red Sox’s Travis Shaw. Ron Schwane / AP Photo
  • Afghan youths practice their parkour skills in a damaged building in Kabul. Hedayatullah Amid / EPA
    Afghan youths practice their parkour skills in a damaged building in Kabul. Hedayatullah Amid / EPA
  • Two people walk under umbrellas during the evening session of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games athletics events. Bernd Thissen / EPA
    Two people walk under umbrellas during the evening session of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games athletics events. Bernd Thissen / EPA
  • Jung Ho Kang of the Pittsburgh Pirates makes an off balance throw to first base to get Eduardo Nunez. Thearon W Henderson / Getty Images / AFP
    Jung Ho Kang of the Pittsburgh Pirates makes an off balance throw to first base to get Eduardo Nunez. Thearon W Henderson / Getty Images / AFP
  • A festival-goer looks on during the 24th Sziget Festival on Shipyard Island, northern Budapest, Hungary. Zoltan Balogh / EPA
    A festival-goer looks on during the 24th Sziget Festival on Shipyard Island, northern Budapest, Hungary. Zoltan Balogh / EPA
  • Prefabricated homes are seen in flood waters at Southern Heritage Homes in Denham Springs, Louisiana. Brendan Smialowski / AFP Photo
    Prefabricated homes are seen in flood waters at Southern Heritage Homes in Denham Springs, Louisiana. Brendan Smialowski / AFP Photo
  • Passers-by are reflected on the electronic board showing Japan’s stock prices, in Tokyo. Shuji Kajiyama / AP Photo
    Passers-by are reflected on the electronic board showing Japan’s stock prices, in Tokyo. Shuji Kajiyama / AP Photo
  • A pair of twin raccoons dig into icy treats at the Hanwha Aqua Planet in Ilsan, west of Seoul, South Korea. Yonhap / EPA
    A pair of twin raccoons dig into icy treats at the Hanwha Aqua Planet in Ilsan, west of Seoul, South Korea. Yonhap / EPA
  • A paddle boarder on the water near Leasowe at Liverpool Bay in the Irish Sea. Paul Ellis / AFP Photo
    A paddle boarder on the water near Leasowe at Liverpool Bay in the Irish Sea. Paul Ellis / AFP Photo

World in focus — best photos for August 16, 2016


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A look at the best photos from around the world today.