• The abandoned cargo ship MV Alta 'ghost ship' is pictured stuck on rocks near the village of Ballycotton south-east of Cork in Southern Ireland. AFP
    The abandoned cargo ship MV Alta 'ghost ship' is pictured stuck on rocks near the village of Ballycotton south-east of Cork in Southern Ireland. AFP
  • Celeste performs at the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena in London, Britain. Reuters
    Celeste performs at the Brit Awards at the O2 Arena in London, Britain. Reuters
  • A worker sweeps the floor of the Tanjung Priok station in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
    A worker sweeps the floor of the Tanjung Priok station in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
  • Members of the security forces are seen in action during a protest against Chile's government in Valparaiso, Chile. Reuters
    Members of the security forces are seen in action during a protest against Chile's government in Valparaiso, Chile. Reuters
  • Passengers look out from the cruise ship Diamond Princess at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo. Reuters
    Passengers look out from the cruise ship Diamond Princess at Daikoku Pier Cruise Terminal in Yokohama, south of Tokyo. Reuters
  • Buddhist monks boarding a boat in Hkamti township in Myanmar's Sagaing region. AFP
    Buddhist monks boarding a boat in Hkamti township in Myanmar's Sagaing region. AFP
  • Team Australia's F50 catamaran is lowered into the water for a training session ahead of round one of the SailGP in Sydney, Australia. EPA
    Team Australia's F50 catamaran is lowered into the water for a training session ahead of round one of the SailGP in Sydney, Australia. EPA
  • Residents walk past a mural painted on a building at a slum clearance board residential community in Chennai. AFP
    Residents walk past a mural painted on a building at a slum clearance board residential community in Chennai. AFP
  • Displaced people flee the scene of an attack allegedly perpetrated by the rebel group Allied Democratic Forces in the Halungupa village near Beni. AFP
    Displaced people flee the scene of an attack allegedly perpetrated by the rebel group Allied Democratic Forces in the Halungupa village near Beni. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for February 19, 2020

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

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February 19, 2020

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