• Members of Russia’s Olympic team wait to receive blessings from the Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill during a religious service at a cathedral in the Kremlin in Moscow. Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP Photo
    Members of Russia’s Olympic team wait to receive blessings from the Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill during a religious service at a cathedral in the Kremlin in Moscow. Kirill Kudryavtsev / AFP Photo
  • Afghan children play with a tyre on the outskirts of Jalalabad. Noorullah Shirzada / AFP Photo
    Afghan children play with a tyre on the outskirts of Jalalabad. Noorullah Shirzada / AFP Photo
  • Jake Evans warms up ahead of a pre-season friendly between Swindon Town and Swansea City at County Ground in Swindon, England. Stu Forster / Getty Images
    Jake Evans warms up ahead of a pre-season friendly between Swindon Town and Swansea City at County Ground in Swindon, England. Stu Forster / Getty Images
  • A construction worker moves a traffic cone in front of artwork by Odeith in Bristol, England. Matt Cardy / Getty Images
    A construction worker moves a traffic cone in front of artwork by Odeith in Bristol, England. Matt Cardy / Getty Images
  • US president Barack Obama and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton wave to delegates after Mr Obama’s speech during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Mark J Terrill / AP Photo
    US president Barack Obama and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton wave to delegates after Mr Obama’s speech during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Mark J Terrill / AP Photo
  • People sow cotton seeds in Korla, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China. Reuters
    People sow cotton seeds in Korla, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China. Reuters
  • Jin Mao employees walk 340 meters above the ground around the newly opened Jin Mao tower skywalk in Shanghai, China. Aly Song / Reuters
    Jin Mao employees walk 340 meters above the ground around the newly opened Jin Mao tower skywalk in Shanghai, China. Aly Song / Reuters
  • A polar bear at the Detroit Zoo enjoys some frozen treats. Mandi Wright / Detroit Free Press via AP
    A polar bear at the Detroit Zoo enjoys some frozen treats. Mandi Wright / Detroit Free Press via AP
  • JB Shuck of the Chicago White Sox is unable to make a catch from a hit by Ben Zobrist 8 of the Chicago Cubs. Jon Durr / Getty Images / AFP
    JB Shuck of the Chicago White Sox is unable to make a catch from a hit by Ben Zobrist 8 of the Chicago Cubs. Jon Durr / Getty Images / AFP
  • A delegate silently protests in the convention hall on the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Justin Lane / EPA
    A delegate silently protests in the convention hall on the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Justin Lane / EPA
  • Wildlife Waystation staff members return Tyson, a tiger, who was evacuated from the sanctuary in the Angeles National Forest in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles because of wildfie. Nick Ut / AP Photo
    Wildlife Waystation staff members return Tyson, a tiger, who was evacuated from the sanctuary in the Angeles National Forest in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles because of wildfie. Nick Ut / AP Photo

World in focus – best photos for July 28, 2016


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