• A statue of Lebanese Christian Maronite monk Saint Charbel, weighing 40 tonnes and measuring 23 metres, being transported on the Jounieh highway to the town of Faraya north east of Beirut. Saint Charbel Makhlouf was a Maronite monk and priest who obtained a wide reputation for holiness during his life and was canonised by the Catholic Church. Patrick Baz / AFP
    A statue of Lebanese Christian Maronite monk Saint Charbel, weighing 40 tonnes and measuring 23 metres, being transported on the Jounieh highway to the town of Faraya north east of Beirut. Saint Charbel Makhlouf was a Maronite monk and priest who obtained a wide reputation for holiness during his life and was canonised by the Catholic Church. Patrick Baz / AFP
  • Runners participate in the annual Color Run in Centennial Park in Sydney. The Color Run is a 5km fun run started in the US in 2012 and is inspired by the traditional Hindu festival Holi, where people throw natural coloured powders as the seasons change from winter to spring. Peter Parks / AFP
    Runners participate in the annual Color Run in Centennial Park in Sydney. The Color Run is a 5km fun run started in the US in 2012 and is inspired by the traditional Hindu festival Holi, where people throw natural coloured powders as the seasons change from winter to spring. Peter Parks / AFP
  • An Indonesian gymnast falls from a pommel horse during his exercise at the SEA Games 2017 in men's Artistic Gymnastics events in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ahmad Yusni / EPA
    An Indonesian gymnast falls from a pommel horse during his exercise at the SEA Games 2017 in men's Artistic Gymnastics events in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Ahmad Yusni / EPA
  • A protester wears a prison uniform and a 'cage' on his head as a statement in support of imprisoned student political activists Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow in Hong Kong. On August 17, the Court of Appeal sentenced Joshua Wong, Alex Chow Yong-kang and Nathan Law Kwun-chung to six, seven and eight months in jail respectively for unlawful assembly on the first day of the Occupy Central Umbrella Movement when they stormed the Civic Square outside the Hong Kong government headquarters on September 2014. Alex Hofford / EPA
    A protester wears a prison uniform and a 'cage' on his head as a statement in support of imprisoned student political activists Joshua Wong, Nathan Law and Alex Chow in Hong Kong. On August 17, the Court of Appeal sentenced Joshua Wong, Alex Chow Yong-kang and Nathan Law Kwun-chung to six, seven and eight months in jail respectively for unlawful assembly on the first day of the Occupy Central Umbrella Movement when they stormed the Civic Square outside the Hong Kong government headquarters on September 2014. Alex Hofford / EPA
  • Festival goers enjoy the concert of Spanish singer Alvaro Soler on the main stage during the Venoge Festival, in Penthalaz, Switzerland. Laurent Gillieron / EPA
    Festival goers enjoy the concert of Spanish singer Alvaro Soler on the main stage during the Venoge Festival, in Penthalaz, Switzerland. Laurent Gillieron / EPA
  • The US Navy Blue Angels perform as they fly over Lake Michigan along downtown Chicago during the Chicago Air and Water show. Kiichiro Sato / AP Photo
    The US Navy Blue Angels perform as they fly over Lake Michigan along downtown Chicago during the Chicago Air and Water show. Kiichiro Sato / AP Photo
  • Workers repair the track near the upturned coaches of the Kalinga-Utkal Express after an accident near Khatauli, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Rescuers using cutting torchers and cranes worked through the night to pull apart 14 coaches of a crowded train that went off the tracks in northern India. Altaf Qadri / AP Photo
    Workers repair the track near the upturned coaches of the Kalinga-Utkal Express after an accident near Khatauli, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Rescuers using cutting torchers and cranes worked through the night to pull apart 14 coaches of a crowded train that went off the tracks in northern India. Altaf Qadri / AP Photo
  • Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky (10) is sacked by Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Olsen Pierre (72) during the second half of a preseason NFL football game in Glendale, Ariz. Ralph Freso / AP Photo
    Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky (10) is sacked by Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Olsen Pierre (72) during the second half of a preseason NFL football game in Glendale, Ariz. Ralph Freso / AP Photo

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World in focus - best photos for August 20, 2017

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