• Competitors during the 2017 Tough Mudder South West at the Badminton Estate in Cirencester, England. Naomi Baker / Getty Images
    Competitors during the 2017 Tough Mudder South West at the Badminton Estate in Cirencester, England. Naomi Baker / Getty Images
  • Smoke billows as Iraqi government forces supported by fighters from the Abbas Brigade, which fights under the umbrella of the Shiite popular mobilisation units, advance towards the city of Tal Afar, the main remaining stronghold of ISIL, after the government announced the beginning of an operation to retake it from the extremists. Iraqi forces pounded ISIL in Tal Afar in a new assault just weeks after ousting it from second city Mosul. Mohammed Sawaf / AFP
    Smoke billows as Iraqi government forces supported by fighters from the Abbas Brigade, which fights under the umbrella of the Shiite popular mobilisation units, advance towards the city of Tal Afar, the main remaining stronghold of ISIL, after the government announced the beginning of an operation to retake it from the extremists. Iraqi forces pounded ISIL in Tal Afar in a new assault just weeks after ousting it from second city Mosul. Mohammed Sawaf / AFP
  • The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS John S McCain is seen after a collision in Singapore waters. Ahmad Masood / Reuters
    The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS John S McCain is seen after a collision in Singapore waters. Ahmad Masood / Reuters
  • A woman takes part in an anti-terror drill as a part of the Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise in Goyang, South Korea. Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters
    A woman takes part in an anti-terror drill as a part of the Ulchi Freedom Guardian exercise in Goyang, South Korea. Kim Hong-Ji / Reuters
  • Indonesia's Rifda Irfanaluthfi competes in the team artistic gymnastic balance beam event during the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Kuala Lumpur. Mohd Rasfan / AFP
    Indonesia's Rifda Irfanaluthfi competes in the team artistic gymnastic balance beam event during the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Kuala Lumpur. Mohd Rasfan / AFP
  • Indonesia's Syaiful Rijal competes with Regie Reznan Fabriga of the Philippines (R) during their men's team doubles preliminary round robin sepak takraw match at the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Kuala Lumpur. Adek Berry / AFP
    Indonesia's Syaiful Rijal competes with Regie Reznan Fabriga of the Philippines (R) during their men's team doubles preliminary round robin sepak takraw match at the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Kuala Lumpur. Adek Berry / AFP
  • A woman works in the field in a valley between Zunyi and Maotai town, Guizhou province, China. EPA
    A woman works in the field in a valley between Zunyi and Maotai town, Guizhou province, China. EPA
  • A competitor tries to grab a flag on the 'gostra', a pole covered in lard, as he falls off it during the celebrations for the religious feast of St Julian, patron of the town of St Julian's, Malta. Darrin Zammit Lupi / Reuters
    A competitor tries to grab a flag on the 'gostra', a pole covered in lard, as he falls off it during the celebrations for the religious feast of St Julian, patron of the town of St Julian's, Malta. Darrin Zammit Lupi / Reuters
  • Minnesota United forward Abu Danladi fouls Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei and gets a yellow card during the first half of an MLS football match in Seattle. Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times via AP
    Minnesota United forward Abu Danladi fouls Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei and gets a yellow card during the first half of an MLS football match in Seattle. Bettina Hansen / The Seattle Times via AP
  • Middle school freshmen take part in a military training in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. Reuters
    Middle school freshmen take part in a military training in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China. Reuters

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World in focus - best photos for August 21, 2017

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