• A Chinese military band member is seen playing his trumpet below the Communist Star before a celebration ceremony of the 95th anniversary of Founding the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People (GHOP) in Beijing, China. How Hwee Young / EPA
    A Chinese military band member is seen playing his trumpet below the Communist Star before a celebration ceremony of the 95th anniversary of Founding the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People (GHOP) in Beijing, China. How Hwee Young / EPA
  • Kashmiri Muslim women offer prayers inside a house during Jumat-ul-Vida or the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan outside Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. Danish Ismail / Reuters
    Kashmiri Muslim women offer prayers inside a house during Jumat-ul-Vida or the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan outside Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. Danish Ismail / Reuters
  • PJ Harvey performs at the Roskilde Festival in Roskilde, Denmark. Scanpix Denmark / Mathias Loevgreen Bojesen / Reuters
    PJ Harvey performs at the Roskilde Festival in Roskilde, Denmark. Scanpix Denmark / Mathias Loevgreen Bojesen / Reuters
  • Sahara Force India F1 Team’s German driver Nico Hulkenberg drives during the first practice session of the Formula One Grand Prix of Austria at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. Andrej Isakovic / AFP
    Sahara Force India F1 Team’s German driver Nico Hulkenberg drives during the first practice session of the Formula One Grand Prix of Austria at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. Andrej Isakovic / AFP
  • The vigil at the WWI Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme in France drawing to a close. The memorial is a war memorial to 72,246 missing British Empire servicemen, who died in the Battles of the Somme. EPA / Sgt Rupert Frere Rlc / British Ministry Of Defence / Crown Copyright
    The vigil at the WWI Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme in France drawing to a close. The memorial is a war memorial to 72,246 missing British Empire servicemen, who died in the Battles of the Somme. EPA / Sgt Rupert Frere Rlc / British Ministry Of Defence / Crown Copyright
  • Spectators are led into the ground by security ahead of the start of day four of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England. Jordan Mansfield / Getty Images
    Spectators are led into the ground by security ahead of the start of day four of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England. Jordan Mansfield / Getty Images
  • Bangladeshi passengers try to climb on to the roof of an overcrowded train as they head home ahead of Eid al-Fitr at a railway station in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Hundreds of thousands of people working in Dhaka leave for their hometowns every year to celebrate Eid al-Fitr with their family. AM Ahad / AP photo
    Bangladeshi passengers try to climb on to the roof of an overcrowded train as they head home ahead of Eid al-Fitr at a railway station in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Hundreds of thousands of people working in Dhaka leave for their hometowns every year to celebrate Eid al-Fitr with their family. AM Ahad / AP photo
  • Muslims offer prayers on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Allhabad, India. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar, by fasting from dawn till dusk. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP photo
    Muslims offer prayers on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan in Allhabad, India. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar, by fasting from dawn till dusk. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP photo
  • San Bernardino County Fire Department responded to a vegetation fire along the northbound Interstate 15 off ramp and on ramp on both sides of Palmdale Road Bridge in Victorville, California. David Pardo / The Victor Valley Daily Press via AP
    San Bernardino County Fire Department responded to a vegetation fire along the northbound Interstate 15 off ramp and on ramp on both sides of Palmdale Road Bridge in Victorville, California. David Pardo / The Victor Valley Daily Press via AP
  • A Palestinian man and his son from West Bank making their way next to the separated barrier to cross Qalandia checkpoint to attend the last Friday prayer of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Jerusalem. Israeli authority allow free access to Jerusalem for women and children, and limited the age of men over 45. Atef Safadi / EPA
    A Palestinian man and his son from West Bank making their way next to the separated barrier to cross Qalandia checkpoint to attend the last Friday prayer of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan in Jerusalem. Israeli authority allow free access to Jerusalem for women and children, and limited the age of men over 45. Atef Safadi / EPA

World in focus — best photos for July 1, 2016


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A look at the best photos from around the world today.