• A worker cleans a wall at the Jaffna Fort, a fort built by the Portuguese in 1618, in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Reuters
    A worker cleans a wall at the Jaffna Fort, a fort built by the Portuguese in 1618, in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Reuters
  • England's Ben Stokes celebrates hitting the winning runs on the fourth day of the third Ashes cricket Test match between England and Australia at Headingley in Leeds. AFP
    England's Ben Stokes celebrates hitting the winning runs on the fourth day of the third Ashes cricket Test match between England and Australia at Headingley in Leeds. AFP
  • A horse rider competes during the traditional Duhner Wattrennen mudflat race in Cuxhaven, northern Germany. AFP
    A horse rider competes during the traditional Duhner Wattrennen mudflat race in Cuxhaven, northern Germany. AFP
  • Dancers and mariachis from different parts of the world participate in the XXVI International Meeting of Mariachi and Charreria, in the streets of Guadalajara, Mexico. EPA
    Dancers and mariachis from different parts of the world participate in the XXVI International Meeting of Mariachi and Charreria, in the streets of Guadalajara, Mexico. EPA
  • In this aerial image, A fire burns in a section of the Amazon rain forest in Porto Velho, Brazil. Getty
    In this aerial image, A fire burns in a section of the Amazon rain forest in Porto Velho, Brazil. Getty
  • A model participates in the 2019 Daegu International Bodypainting Festival in South Korea. Getty
    A model participates in the 2019 Daegu International Bodypainting Festival in South Korea. Getty
  • Brazilian surfer Yago Dora competes on the first day of the 2019 Tahiti Pro at Teahupoo. AFP
    Brazilian surfer Yago Dora competes on the first day of the 2019 Tahiti Pro at Teahupoo. AFP
  • World leaders and guests pose for a family picture with the Biarritz lighthouse in the background on the second day of the annual G7 summit in France. AFP
    World leaders and guests pose for a family picture with the Biarritz lighthouse in the background on the second day of the annual G7 summit in France. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for August 26, 2019

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

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