• A young boy watches a polar bear at the Mulhouse zoo, eastern France. AFP
    A young boy watches a polar bear at the Mulhouse zoo, eastern France. AFP
  • An aerial view of Syrians gathering for a demonstration by the ruins of a building that was hit in prior bombardment and adorned with a giant flag of the Syrian opposition, in the town of Ariha in the rebel-held northwestern Idlib province. AFP
    An aerial view of Syrians gathering for a demonstration by the ruins of a building that was hit in prior bombardment and adorned with a giant flag of the Syrian opposition, in the town of Ariha in the rebel-held northwestern Idlib province. AFP
  • Lightning is seen as US President Donald Trump arrives aboard Air Force One from New Hampshire at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Reuters
    Lightning is seen as US President Donald Trump arrives aboard Air Force One from New Hampshire at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Reuters
  • A bystander kicks an armoured vehicle during clashes with Turkish police during the funeral of Turkish lawyer Ebru Timtik in the Gazi District of Istanbul. A Turkish lawyer seeking a fair trial after being charged with membership of a terrorist organisation has died in an Istanbul hospital on the 238th day of her hunger strike. AFP
    A bystander kicks an armoured vehicle during clashes with Turkish police during the funeral of Turkish lawyer Ebru Timtik in the Gazi District of Istanbul. A Turkish lawyer seeking a fair trial after being charged with membership of a terrorist organisation has died in an Istanbul hospital on the 238th day of her hunger strike. AFP
  • Relatives and mourners carry the coffin of Turkish lawyer Ebru Timtik during her funeral in the Gazi District of Istanbul. AFP
    Relatives and mourners carry the coffin of Turkish lawyer Ebru Timtik during her funeral in the Gazi District of Istanbul. AFP
  • A woman sits in an auto-rickshaw at flooded area after heavy monsoon rains triggered floods in Pakistan's port city of Karachi. AFP
    A woman sits in an auto-rickshaw at flooded area after heavy monsoon rains triggered floods in Pakistan's port city of Karachi. AFP
  • People stand next to the collapsed roof of a house after heavy monsoon rains in Amritsar. AFP
    People stand next to the collapsed roof of a house after heavy monsoon rains in Amritsar. AFP
  • Dustin Johnson and his caddy walk to the second tee as clouds come into the course during the second round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Illinois. AP Photo
    Dustin Johnson and his caddy walk to the second tee as clouds come into the course during the second round of the BMW Championship golf tournament at Olympia Fields Country Club in Olympia Fields, Illinois. AP Photo
  • Married couple Julio Mora Tapia, 110, and Waldramina Quinteros, 104, both retired teachers, pose for a photo at their home in Quito, Ecuador. The couple is recognised by the Guinness World Records as the oldest married couple in the world, because of their combined ages. They have been married for 79 years. AP Photo
    Married couple Julio Mora Tapia, 110, and Waldramina Quinteros, 104, both retired teachers, pose for a photo at their home in Quito, Ecuador. The couple is recognised by the Guinness World Records as the oldest married couple in the world, because of their combined ages. They have been married for 79 years. AP Photo
  • Anti-Trump protesters rally on Thursday night in Washington. AP Photo
    Anti-Trump protesters rally on Thursday night in Washington. AP Photo
  • US President Donald Trump speaks in front of Air Force One at the edge of an airplane hanger during a campaign stop in Londonderry, New Hampshire, USA. EPA
    US President Donald Trump speaks in front of Air Force One at the edge of an airplane hanger during a campaign stop in Londonderry, New Hampshire, USA. EPA

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World in focus - best photos for August 29, 2020

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