• A child dressed as Hindu Lord Krishna poses during the festival of Janmashtami in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters
    A child dressed as Hindu Lord Krishna poses during the festival of Janmashtami in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters
  • A poster 'Climate Justice Now' during a mass rally organised by action group 'Unteilbar' (indivisible) in Dresden, Germany. EPA
    A poster 'Climate Justice Now' during a mass rally organised by action group 'Unteilbar' (indivisible) in Dresden, Germany. EPA
  • Footage of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is seen on a giant television screen in Tokyo. AFP
    Footage of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is seen on a giant television screen in Tokyo. AFP
  • Protest banners hang from Lion Rock in Hong Kong, China. Bloomberg
    Protest banners hang from Lion Rock in Hong Kong, China. Bloomberg
  • A mural depicts daily life scenes in the village of Romangordo, in Extremadura, western Spain. EPA
    A mural depicts daily life scenes in the village of Romangordo, in Extremadura, western Spain. EPA
  • Devotees form a human pyramid to break a clay pot containing curd during the Hindu festival of Janmashtami in Mumbai, India. Reuters
    Devotees form a human pyramid to break a clay pot containing curd during the Hindu festival of Janmashtami in Mumbai, India. Reuters
  • Wallowing buffalos cool themselves in a pond on the Hungarian steppe of Hortobagy, Hungary. EPA
    Wallowing buffalos cool themselves in a pond on the Hungarian steppe of Hortobagy, Hungary. EPA
  • A drawing in the sand made by Sam Dougados of the GNO One depicts leaders of the world's seven richest democracies on the beach of Biarritz, southwestern France. AFP
    A drawing in the sand made by Sam Dougados of the GNO One depicts leaders of the world's seven richest democracies on the beach of Biarritz, southwestern France. AFP
  • A young girl looks at a humanoid robot sitting in a box office in Tokyo, Japan. AP Photo
    A young girl looks at a humanoid robot sitting in a box office in Tokyo, Japan. AP Photo
  • A boy jumps in a pond covered with algae at Kirtipur on the outskirts of Kathmandu. AFP
    A boy jumps in a pond covered with algae at Kirtipur on the outskirts of Kathmandu. AFP
  • Fire consumes a field alongside the BR 163 highway in Nova Santa Helena municipality, Mato Grosso State, Brazi. AP Photo
    Fire consumes a field alongside the BR 163 highway in Nova Santa Helena municipality, Mato Grosso State, Brazi. AP Photo
  • The first subway of the day arrives in a station in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany. AP Photo
    The first subway of the day arrives in a station in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany. AP Photo

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World in focus - best photos for August 24, 2019

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

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August 24, 2019

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