• Japan's Daiya Seto competes in a heat for the men's 200m butterfly event during the swimming competition at the 2019 World Championships in South Korea. AFP
    Japan's Daiya Seto competes in a heat for the men's 200m butterfly event during the swimming competition at the 2019 World Championships in South Korea. AFP
  • Singapore's National Parks Board shows seized ivory are seen at a holding area in Singapore. AFP
    Singapore's National Parks Board shows seized ivory are seen at a holding area in Singapore. AFP
  • An Hindu devotee of Lord Shiva performs with a snake on the bank of the river Ganges during the holy month of Shravan, in Allahabad. AFP
    An Hindu devotee of Lord Shiva performs with a snake on the bank of the river Ganges during the holy month of Shravan, in Allahabad. AFP
  • Action from the FIE World Fencing Championships in Budapest, Hungary. EPA
    Action from the FIE World Fencing Championships in Budapest, Hungary. EPA
  • Thousand of Puerto Ricans participate in the second march demanding the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rossello in San Juan, Puerto Rico. EPA
    Thousand of Puerto Ricans participate in the second march demanding the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rossello in San Juan, Puerto Rico. EPA
  • An athlete competes in the Women's Pole Vault during Day One of the Anniversary Games at the London Stadium in London, England. Getty
    An athlete competes in the Women's Pole Vault during Day One of the Anniversary Games at the London Stadium in London, England. Getty
  • Divers warm up before the Men's High Dive during the Gwangju 2019 FINA World Championships in South Korea. Getty
    Divers warm up before the Men's High Dive during the Gwangju 2019 FINA World Championships in South Korea. Getty
  • A woman cools off at the Trocadero Fountains near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. AFP
    A woman cools off at the Trocadero Fountains near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. AFP
  • People are seen in the streets of Petare neighbourhood after Caracas and other parts of Venezuela were hit by a massive power cut. AFP
    People are seen in the streets of Petare neighbourhood after Caracas and other parts of Venezuela were hit by a massive power cut. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for July 23, 2019

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