A look at the best photos from around the world today.
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Pope Francis is pictured by the faithful as he arrives to lead the weekly audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican. Max Rossi / Reuters -
A woman releases birds from a cage on the anniversary of a deadly bomb blast at the Erawan shrine in Bangkok, Thailand. Narong Sangnak / EPA -
Cattle huddles together in the water, caused by flooding after the heavy rains in Ascension Parish, in St Amant, south of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Bill Feig / The Advocate via AP -
People sort through water-damaged products outside Jasmine’s Beauty Supply following the floods in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Brendan Smialowski / AFP -
Miners gather during a rally on the fourth anniversary of the Marikana Massacre, where 34 striking miners were killed by police, in Rustenburg, South Africa. The Marikana mine workers were gunned down in 2012 after police were deployed to break up a wildcat strike that had turned violent at the Lonmin-owned platinum mine northwest of Johannesburg. Four years later, nobody has been prosecuted for the shootings, while miners continue to live in dire poverty. Mujahid Safodien / AFP -
A group of construction workers gather Inside the Oculos at the World Trade Center during the grand opening of Westfield’s shopping complex in New York. Kena Betancur / AFP -
A Buddhist monk blesses devotees at a temple during Poya day in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Dinuka Liyanawatte / Reuters -
A house burns on a hill during the Blue Cut wildfire near Cajon Junction, California. According to reports, the fast-moving blaze, out of control and consuming some 15,000 acres, forced the evacuations of some 82,000 people. Eugene Garcia / EPA -
A child holds an umbrella as a woman burns paper money ahead of the Ghost Festival, in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. Stringer / Reuters
World in focus – best photos for August 17, 2016
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