A look at the best photos from around the world today.
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A view taken from a helicopter shows Alphajet aircrafts from the French elite acrobatic flying team Patrouille de France (PAF) releasing smoke in the colours of the French national flag as they fly above the rooftops of Paris during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs Elysees. Thomas Samson / AFP -
An installation ‘A wall of life jackets and their stories’ by Andrew Wakeford and Fred George is on display at Johanneskirche in Saarbruecken, Germany. The installation is made of original life jackets found on the beaches of Greece and barbed wire, along with interviews and portraits of those who have fled from the conflict in the Middle East to Europe. The exhibition runs until August 26. Oliver Dietze / EPA -
A dike between two lakes is seen under demolition in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. China Daily via Reuters -
US golfer Harris English plays out of a bunker on the 1st fairway during his first round on the opening day of the 2016 British Open Golf Championship at Royal Troon in Scotland. All eyes were on golf’s so-called ‘Big Four’ as the 145th British Open started in beautiful early morning sunshine at Royal Troon on Scotland’s west coast. Glyn Kirk / AFP -
People visit Myanmar’s landmark Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. Around 89 per cent of the population in Myanmar practice Buddhism, with the rest divided among Christians and Muslims. Ye Aung Thu / AFP -
Television reporters prepare to report from Downing Street in central London as further cabinet appointments by new prime minister Theresa May are expected at the start of her first full day in office. Oli Scarff / AFP -
Young Palestinians take part in a military-style exercise at a summer camp in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, during the youngsters’ summer school vacation. Hundreds of youngsters between the age of 6 and 16 can participate in the summer camp where they receive military as well as religious training. Said Khatib / AFP -
A man washes clothes on the flooded banks of river Ganga after heavy rains in Allahabad, India. Jitendra Prakash / Reuters
World in focus – best photos for July 14, 2016
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