• An owl perches on the shoulder of a cafe employee in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. Koji Sasahara / AP Photo
    An owl perches on the shoulder of a cafe employee in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. Koji Sasahara / AP Photo
  • A man rides an Ofo shared bike past a bridge in Beijing, China. Jason Lee / Reuters
    A man rides an Ofo shared bike past a bridge in Beijing, China. Jason Lee / Reuters
  • Aaron Smith of the All Blacks hands a ball to a child during the New Zealand All Blacks Captain's Run at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Phil Walter / Getty Images
    Aaron Smith of the All Blacks hands a ball to a child during the New Zealand All Blacks Captain's Run at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Phil Walter / Getty Images
  • Rohingya refugees gather near the fence in the "no man's land" zone between Myanmar and Bangladesh border. Phyo Hein KYAW / AFP
    Rohingya refugees gather near the fence in the "no man's land" zone between Myanmar and Bangladesh border. Phyo Hein KYAW / AFP
  • South Korea's Yeo Seojeong participates in the women's vault final of the artistic gymnastics event during the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. Peter Parks / AFP
    South Korea's Yeo Seojeong participates in the women's vault final of the artistic gymnastics event during the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. Peter Parks / AFP
  • Female fans of Chinese boy band TFBoys, cover themselves with umbrellas as they wait for the band's evening concert at Workers' stadium in Beijing, China. Roman Pilipey / EPA
    Female fans of Chinese boy band TFBoys, cover themselves with umbrellas as they wait for the band's evening concert at Workers' stadium in Beijing, China. Roman Pilipey / EPA
  • Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and granddaughter Alice leave after his farewell press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. Lukas Coch / EPA
    Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and granddaughter Alice leave after his farewell press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. Lukas Coch / EPA
  • A forest is lit by wildfires near the village of Klausdorf, about 85 kilometres south of Berlin, Germany. Patrick Pleul / dpa via AP
    A forest is lit by wildfires near the village of Klausdorf, about 85 kilometres south of Berlin, Germany. Patrick Pleul / dpa via AP

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World in focus - best photos for August 24, 2018

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