• Hot air balloons fly over the city of Igualada during an early flight as part of the European Balloon Festival in Igualada, Spain. The European Balloon Festival has become the most important hot air balloon event in Spain and one of the biggest in Europe. Getty Images
    Hot air balloons fly over the city of Igualada during an early flight as part of the European Balloon Festival in Igualada, Spain. The European Balloon Festival has become the most important hot air balloon event in Spain and one of the biggest in Europe. Getty Images
  • Afghan boys play on the outskirts of Jalalabad city, Afghanistan. Reuters
    Afghan boys play on the outskirts of Jalalabad city, Afghanistan. Reuters
  • Civilians walk past graffiti reading in Arabic "Freedom, Peace, Justice and Civilian" in the Burri district of Khartoum, Sudan. Reuters
    Civilians walk past graffiti reading in Arabic "Freedom, Peace, Justice and Civilian" in the Burri district of Khartoum, Sudan. Reuters
  • Afghan boys read books inside a mobile library bus in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
    Afghan boys read books inside a mobile library bus in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
  • A sculpture of a lion waits to be erected and installed at a tent construction for the upcoming Oktoberfest on the Theresienwiese fair ground in Munich, Germany. EPA
    A sculpture of a lion waits to be erected and installed at a tent construction for the upcoming Oktoberfest on the Theresienwiese fair ground in Munich, Germany. EPA
  • A man rides a bicycle among debris after a storm at Nea Plagia village in Halkidiki region, northern Greece. AP
    A man rides a bicycle among debris after a storm at Nea Plagia village in Halkidiki region, northern Greece. AP
  • Rescue workers at the scene of a train accident near Sadiqabad, Pakistan. At least 10 people were killed and 40 were injured on 11 July, when a passenger train and a goods train collided near Sadiqabad. EPA
    Rescue workers at the scene of a train accident near Sadiqabad, Pakistan. At least 10 people were killed and 40 were injured on 11 July, when a passenger train and a goods train collided near Sadiqabad. EPA
  • A helicopter is used to extinguish a wildfire in Agioi Theodoroi, outside of Corinthe city, Peloponnese, southern Greece, 10 July 2019 EPA
    A helicopter is used to extinguish a wildfire in Agioi Theodoroi, outside of Corinthe city, Peloponnese, southern Greece, 10 July 2019 EPA
  • A Palestinian imam leads prayers inside a protest tent erected during a demonstration against the demolishing of buildings in the Palestinian village of Beit Sahur in the occupied West Bank, as Israeli security forces outside attempt to dismantle the tent. AFP
    A Palestinian imam leads prayers inside a protest tent erected during a demonstration against the demolishing of buildings in the Palestinian village of Beit Sahur in the occupied West Bank, as Israeli security forces outside attempt to dismantle the tent. AFP
  • Attendees take part in a public memorial for Marco Leung, the 35-year-old man who fell to his death weeks ago after hanging a protest banner against an extradition bill, in Hong Kong. AP Photo
    Attendees take part in a public memorial for Marco Leung, the 35-year-old man who fell to his death weeks ago after hanging a protest banner against an extradition bill, in Hong Kong. AP Photo

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World in focus - best photos for July 11, 2019

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

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