World in focus - best photos for July 29, 2019

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

Athletes participate in the swimming leg at the Ironman Hamburg during early morning in Hamburg, Germany. Getty

The players are seen on a TV screen during the final of the solo competition at the 2019 Fortnite World Cup inside of Arthur Ashe Stadium, in New York City. AFP

Zookeeper Elise Maurer plays with Nelson, an eight week old Sumatran tiger cub, on his first outing, during International Tiger Day, at Australia Zoo in Beerwah on the Sunshine Coast, Australia. EPA

Vessels during the first day of the traditional 'Skutsjesilen' sailing competition in Grou, The Netherlands. For two weeks, 14 traditional Frisian flat-bottomed boats compete against each other on the lakes of Friesland. EPA

Athletes compete in the women's circuit mountain cycling gold medal final at Morro Solar during the Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. AP

Migrants who crossed illegally into El Paso, Texas, U.S., take a selfie, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, in Mexico. Reuters

Kosovo Security Forces (KSF) new basic training recruits learn camouflage techniques while taking part in tactical exercises during the final weeks of their nine-week basic training in Ferizaj, Kosovo. Getty

A general view during the round 19 AFL match between the Sydney Swans and the Geelong Cats at Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia. Getty

The pack rides through the courtyard of the Louvre museum by the Louvre pyramid designed by Ieoh Ming Pei during the 21st and last stage of the 106th edition of the Tour de France cycling race between Rambouillet and Paris Champs-Elysees, in Paris. AFP

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