Updated: August 29, 2017, 10:35 AM
World in focus - best photos for August 29, 2017
Take a look at some of the best photos from around the world today
Muslim worshippers visit the Hera cave on the top of Mount Al Nour where the Prophet Muhammad received the first words of the Quran in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Mast Irham / EPA
Palestinians are blocked on one side of the Al Aqsa mosque compound, during the visit of a controversial Israeli MP after a ban on Israeli lawmakers visiting the holy site was lifted for one day. Ahmed Gharabli / AFP Photo
An injured man receives treatment after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. Mohammad Ismail / Reuters
Reka Pupp, in blue, of Hungary and Song Sim Rim of North Korea fight in the women's 52kg category of the Judo World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Tamas Kovacs / MTI via AP
Japanese pedestrians watch the news following a North Korean missile test that passed over Japan. Toshifumi Kitamura / AFP Photo
Rescue boats on flooded street in Houston. David J Phillip / AP Photo
Participants explore the playa as approximately 70,000 people gather for the annual Burning Man festival in Nevada. Jim Urquhart / Reuters
A man uses a bin bag to cover him from the rain while wading through flood waters in east Houston. Adrees Latif / Reuters