• Passengers sit in a ferris wheel as a rainbow appears during sunset after a rainshower in Hong Kong. AFP
    Passengers sit in a ferris wheel as a rainbow appears during sunset after a rainshower in Hong Kong. AFP
  • A man sits on his boat while fishing during sunset at Dal lake in Srinagar. AFP
    A man sits on his boat while fishing during sunset at Dal lake in Srinagar. AFP
  • Protesters gather near a fire at the Invalides esplanade during a demonstration in Paris, as part of a nationwide day of protests to demand better working conditions for health workers. AFP
    Protesters gather near a fire at the Invalides esplanade during a demonstration in Paris, as part of a nationwide day of protests to demand better working conditions for health workers. AFP
  • Polar bear twins Anna and Elsa play with their mother Valeska as they explore the enclosure in the zoo Bremerhaven in Bremerhaven, northern Germany. AFP
    Polar bear twins Anna and Elsa play with their mother Valeska as they explore the enclosure in the zoo Bremerhaven in Bremerhaven, northern Germany. AFP
  • Surfers brave the cold waters at sunrise in Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa. AFP
    Surfers brave the cold waters at sunrise in Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa. AFP
  • People take part in a protest against the death of teenager Guilherme Silva Guedes, 15, who disappeared in Vila Clara, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Reuters
    People take part in a protest against the death of teenager Guilherme Silva Guedes, 15, who disappeared in Vila Clara, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Reuters
  • The destruction of a joint liaison office between South Korea and North Korea in the border town of Kaesong. Reuters
    The destruction of a joint liaison office between South Korea and North Korea in the border town of Kaesong. Reuters
  • US President Donald Trump listens to applause after signing an executive order on police reform during a ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. Reuters
    US President Donald Trump listens to applause after signing an executive order on police reform during a ceremony in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington. Reuters
  • Maria Ressa, editor and CEO of Rappler, leaves a regional trial court after being convicted for cyber libel in Manila, Philippines. Getty Images
    Maria Ressa, editor and CEO of Rappler, leaves a regional trial court after being convicted for cyber libel in Manila, Philippines. Getty Images
  • Fanbo Meng competes during his quarter final match against Gerrit Engemann during a table tennis competition in Dusseldorf, Germany. Getty Images
    Fanbo Meng competes during his quarter final match against Gerrit Engemann during a table tennis competition in Dusseldorf, Germany. Getty Images

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World in focus - best photos for June 17, 2020

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

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