A look at the best photos from around the world today.
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Women react during the funeral of a victim of the failed July 15 coup attempt in Istanbul. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to purge the “virus” within state bodies, during a speech at the funeral of victims killed during the coup bid he blames on his enemy Fethullah Gulen. Gurcan Ozturk / AFP -
A drug user raises his ink smeared hand after he surrendered to local government officials to take part in a government campaign against drugs in Tanauan Batangas, south of Manila, Philippines. Erik De Castro / Reuters -
View of part of Brazilian artist Eduardo Kobra’s huge mural representing the five continents, at the Olympic Boulevard, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Christophe Simon / AFP -
Artists of the French pyrotechnic company “Groupe F” perform during the show “A fleur de peau” (On edge) at the Venaria Reale Palace, in Venaria, near Turin. Marco Bertorello / AFP -
People wave Turkish flags in front of an electronic billboard displaying the face of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a rally on the streets of Kizilay Square in reaction to the failed military coup in Ankara, Turkey. Chris McGrath / Getty Images -
People watch the flooded Jinsha River at a sightseeing platform of Tiger Leaping Gorge, in Diqing, Yunnan Province, China. Reuters / Stringer -
SpaceX Falcon 9 launches from Cape Canaveral, as seen from Woodside park in Viera, Florida. Tim Shortt / Florida Today via AP -
People light candles during the second day of the International Cantoya Festival in Patzcuaro, Michoacan State, Mexico. Enrique Castro / AFP -
JB Mauney, from North Carolina, comes off Checkered Flag during the bullriding rodeo semifinal action at the Calgary Stampede in Calgary, Alberta. Jeff McIntosh / The Canadian Press via AP -
A Nepalese Hindu priest waits for devotees at the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu. According to the Nepali calendar, Shravan is considered the holiest month of the year with each Monday of the month known as Shravan Somvar, when worshippers offer prayers for a happy and prosperous life. Prakash Mathema / AFP -
Dancers of Pre-Hispanic traditional dances get ready to set a Guinness Record of “The biggest Ceremonial Dance of the world”, near the Teotihuacan archaeological site, Mexico. Mario Vazquez / AFP
World in focus – best photos for July 18, 2016
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