• People lie on the grass in the Malieveld to form a message that reads 'help' during a protest in The Hague, to highlight the plight and lack of work in the 'events industry' because of the lockdown. AFP
    People lie on the grass in the Malieveld to form a message that reads 'help' during a protest in The Hague, to highlight the plight and lack of work in the 'events industry' because of the lockdown. AFP
  • Waves crash against the harbour wall during Storm Francis, in Newhaven, England. Getty Images
    Waves crash against the harbour wall during Storm Francis, in Newhaven, England. Getty Images
  • Los Angeles Clippers' Montrezl Harrell, left, dives for the ball against Dallas Mavericks' Antonius Cleveland during the second half of an NBA basketball first round play-off game, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. AP Photo
    Los Angeles Clippers' Montrezl Harrell, left, dives for the ball against Dallas Mavericks' Antonius Cleveland during the second half of an NBA basketball first round play-off game, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. AP Photo
  • A Canadair firefighting plane drops flame retardant over a wildfire in Istres, southeastern France. AFP
    A Canadair firefighting plane drops flame retardant over a wildfire in Istres, southeastern France. AFP
  • Smoke and flare are seen in the sky, as pictured from Houla village near the Lebanese-Israeli border, in southern Lebanon. Reuters
    Smoke and flare are seen in the sky, as pictured from Houla village near the Lebanese-Israeli border, in southern Lebanon. Reuters
  • A protester kicks a smoke canister in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Outrage over the Sunday shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by police spilled into the streets for a third night. AP Photo
    A protester kicks a smoke canister in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Outrage over the Sunday shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, by police spilled into the streets for a third night. AP Photo
  • Andy Murray, of Great Britain, grimaces as he returns a shot during his match with Milos Raonic, of Canada, during the third round at the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament, in New York. AP Photo
    Andy Murray, of Great Britain, grimaces as he returns a shot during his match with Milos Raonic, of Canada, during the third round at the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament, in New York. AP Photo
  • A man shows a picture of Mother Teresa as he waits to receive food packets being distributed by the nuns from the Catholic Order of the Missionaries of Charity after special prayers held at the tomb of Teresa to mark her 110th birth anniversary in Kolkata. AFP
    A man shows a picture of Mother Teresa as he waits to receive food packets being distributed by the nuns from the Catholic Order of the Missionaries of Charity after special prayers held at the tomb of Teresa to mark her 110th birth anniversary in Kolkata. AFP
  • Children sit under the shade of a partially submerged hut as the water level of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers rises, in Allahabad. AFP
    Children sit under the shade of a partially submerged hut as the water level of the Ganges and Yamuna rivers rises, in Allahabad. AFP
  • Members of the Red Ants carry a mattress on their heads during a joint eviction operation between the Red Ants and the South African Police Service (Saps) of people that illegally occupied apartment buildings in Roodepoort, near Johannesburg. AFP
    Members of the Red Ants carry a mattress on their heads during a joint eviction operation between the Red Ants and the South African Police Service (Saps) of people that illegally occupied apartment buildings in Roodepoort, near Johannesburg. AFP
  • Initiator of the Sun-powered stratospheric SolarStratos plane project, Raphael Domjan, is seen landing after a successful World record attempt by jumping with a parachute from a solar-powered plane in Payerne, western Switzerland. AFP
    Initiator of the Sun-powered stratospheric SolarStratos plane project, Raphael Domjan, is seen landing after a successful World record attempt by jumping with a parachute from a solar-powered plane in Payerne, western Switzerland. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for August 26, 2020

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

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