• Yemenis climb the columns of an archaeological site, called the throne of Bilqis, in the eastern province of Marib. Yahya Arhab / EPA
    Yemenis climb the columns of an archaeological site, called the throne of Bilqis, in the eastern province of Marib. Yahya Arhab / EPA
  • A woman lights a candle during a religious service marking the Day of the Virgin Mary at Sioni Cathedral in Tbilisi, Georgia. David Mdzinarishvili / Reuters
    A woman lights a candle during a religious service marking the Day of the Virgin Mary at Sioni Cathedral in Tbilisi, Georgia. David Mdzinarishvili / Reuters
  • Firefighters instruct children evacuating a school bus during a fire drill at a kindergarten in Cangzhou, Hebei province, China. Reuters
    Firefighters instruct children evacuating a school bus during a fire drill at a kindergarten in Cangzhou, Hebei province, China. Reuters
  • The new Northern Spire bridge spanning the River Wear on the day that it opens for its first pedestrians in Sunderland, England. Ian Forsyth / Getty Images
    The new Northern Spire bridge spanning the River Wear on the day that it opens for its first pedestrians in Sunderland, England. Ian Forsyth / Getty Images
  • A West African dwarf crocodile hatches from its egg at the Planet Exotica zoological and botanical garden in Royan, southwestern France. Mehdi Fedouach / AFP
    A West African dwarf crocodile hatches from its egg at the Planet Exotica zoological and botanical garden in Royan, southwestern France. Mehdi Fedouach / AFP
  • People release white balloons at the end of a march in tribute to French eight-year-old schoolgirl Maelys, who was abducted at a wedding and murdered a year ago in Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin, France. Romain Lafabregue / AFP
    People release white balloons at the end of a march in tribute to French eight-year-old schoolgirl Maelys, who was abducted at a wedding and murdered a year ago in Le Pont-de-Beauvoisin, France. Romain Lafabregue / AFP
  • An eruption from the Pacaya volcano is seen from San Vicente Pacaya in Guatemala. Estebain Biba / EPA
    An eruption from the Pacaya volcano is seen from San Vicente Pacaya in Guatemala. Estebain Biba / EPA
  • Agata Bykovskaia of Kyrgyzstan performing during the individual Ribbon final of the Rhythmic Gymnastics events at the Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. Wu Hong / EPA
    Agata Bykovskaia of Kyrgyzstan performing during the individual Ribbon final of the Rhythmic Gymnastics events at the Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. Wu Hong / EPA
  • An image taken by a drone shows archaeologists working on the excavation of a 15th-century boat in Czersk near the Vistula river, Poland. Leszek Szymanski / EPA
    An image taken by a drone shows archaeologists working on the excavation of a 15th-century boat in Czersk near the Vistula river, Poland. Leszek Szymanski / EPA
  • A young boy reacts while looking at jellyfish swimming in a tank at Shinagawa Aquarium in Tokyo, Japan. Franck Robichon / EPA
    A young boy reacts while looking at jellyfish swimming in a tank at Shinagawa Aquarium in Tokyo, Japan. Franck Robichon / EPA
  • A view of an electric storm in Acapulco, Mexico. David Guzman / EPA
    A view of an electric storm in Acapulco, Mexico. David Guzman / EPA
  • Xue Chaohua, Guo Ling, Qin Chenlu and Shen Pingan of China compete in the Cycling Track Men's Team Pursuit at the Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. Lintao Zhang / Getty Images
    Xue Chaohua, Guo Ling, Qin Chenlu and Shen Pingan of China compete in the Cycling Track Men's Team Pursuit at the Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. Lintao Zhang / Getty Images

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World in focus - best photos for August 28, 2018

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