• US president Donald Trump and Melania Trump watch the solar eclipse from the White House in Washington. Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
    US president Donald Trump and Melania Trump watch the solar eclipse from the White House in Washington. Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
  • People smoke fish in Surabaya, in East Java province. Juni Kriswanto / AFP
    People smoke fish in Surabaya, in East Java province. Juni Kriswanto / AFP
  • Armed Forces members patrol, as residents watch, during an operation against organised crime in Manguinhos slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ricardo Moraes / Reuters
    Armed Forces members patrol, as residents watch, during an operation against organised crime in Manguinhos slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ricardo Moraes / Reuters
  • Manchester City's Vincent Kompany fouls Everton's Dominic Calvert-Lewin during a 1-1 draw in the English Premier League. Phil Noble / Reuters
    Manchester City's Vincent Kompany fouls Everton's Dominic Calvert-Lewin during a 1-1 draw in the English Premier League. Phil Noble / Reuters
  • Former Brazil president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a rally in the northeastern city of Lagarto in Sergipe, Brazil. Paulo Whitaker / Reuters
    Former Brazil president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva attends a rally in the northeastern city of Lagarto in Sergipe, Brazil. Paulo Whitaker / Reuters
  • A summer storm is seen approaching at sunset over the Temple of Parthenon atop the ancient Acropolis hill in central Athens. Yannis Behrakis / Reuters
    A summer storm is seen approaching at sunset over the Temple of Parthenon atop the ancient Acropolis hill in central Athens. Yannis Behrakis / Reuters
  • Enthusiasts Tanner Person, right, and Josh Blink, both from Vacaville, California, watch a total solar eclipse while standing atop Carroll Rim Trail at Painted Hills, a unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, near Mitchell, Oregon. Adrees Latif / Reuters
    Enthusiasts Tanner Person, right, and Josh Blink, both from Vacaville, California, watch a total solar eclipse while standing atop Carroll Rim Trail at Painted Hills, a unit of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, near Mitchell, Oregon. Adrees Latif / Reuters
  • A Sikh man performs with a burning camphor tablet on his tongue during celebrations to mark the 413th anniversary of the installation of the Guru Granth Sahib, the religious book of Sikhs, in Amritsar, India. Munish Sharma / Reuters
    A Sikh man performs with a burning camphor tablet on his tongue during celebrations to mark the 413th anniversary of the installation of the Guru Granth Sahib, the religious book of Sikhs, in Amritsar, India. Munish Sharma / Reuters

World in focus - best photos for August 22, 2017


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