World in focus - best photos for August 16, 2018

Take a look at some of the best photos from around the world in the past 24 hours

A 1,800 square meters flower carpet on the theme 'Guanajuato, cultural pride of Mexico' and made with over 500,000 dahlias and begonias is seen at Brussels' Grand Place, Belgium August 16, 2018. Picture taken with fish eye lens. REUTERS/Yves Herman

A girl poses for a photo on a giant waterlily during an annual leaf-sitting event in Taipei, Taiwan. Reuters

Activists from anti-corruption group Occupy Justice light candles spelling out the word 'Justice' to mark ten months since the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, on a beach in Sliema, Malta. Reuters

Filipino students participate in an earthquake drill in Paranaque, Manila. EPA

A member of Paraguay's Special Forces Cavalry marches with a snake around his neck during a military parade in Asuncion. Reuters

Girls wearing traditional costumes ahead of the 18th Asian Games at Gelora Bung Karno sports complex in Jakarta. Reuters

Thousands of people march demanding the freedom of 'political prisoners', in Managua, Nicaragua. EPA

Kei Nishikori of Japan in action against Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland in the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament in Mason, Ohio. EPA

Basketball action between the Philippines and Kazakhstan during the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. AFP Photo

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