• Russia’s Denis Glushakov, top, chips the ball over New Zealand goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic to score the opening goal during the Confederations Cup Group A football match between Russia and New Zealand, at the St Petersburg stadium in St Petersburg, Russia. Ivan Sekretarev / AP Photo
    Russia’s Denis Glushakov, top, chips the ball over New Zealand goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic to score the opening goal during the Confederations Cup Group A football match between Russia and New Zealand, at the St Petersburg stadium in St Petersburg, Russia. Ivan Sekretarev / AP Photo
  • A member of the emergency services works inside the Grenfell apartment tower block in North Kensington, London, after it was gutted by fire. Hannah McKay / Reuters
    A member of the emergency services works inside the Grenfell apartment tower block in North Kensington, London, after it was gutted by fire. Hannah McKay / Reuters
  • Two people add to a chalk painting as a group of people demonstrate in Caracas, Venezuela. The Venezuelan opposition group, Mesa de Unidad Democratica (MUD), makes a religious statement in which they pray for peace and pray for those killed so far in three months of protests that have rocked the country. EPA
    Two people add to a chalk painting as a group of people demonstrate in Caracas, Venezuela. The Venezuelan opposition group, Mesa de Unidad Democratica (MUD), makes a religious statement in which they pray for peace and pray for those killed so far in three months of protests that have rocked the country. EPA
  • Shadows of tourists are cast against the columns of the Cathedral as the sun sets in Pamplona, northern Spain. Alvaro Barrientos / AP Photo
    Shadows of tourists are cast against the columns of the Cathedral as the sun sets in Pamplona, northern Spain. Alvaro Barrientos / AP Photo
  • Two men walk for fun on ropes over Lake Lucerne in Kehrsiten, Switzerland. The weather forecast predicts hot temperatures for the coming days. EPA
    Two men walk for fun on ropes over Lake Lucerne in Kehrsiten, Switzerland. The weather forecast predicts hot temperatures for the coming days. EPA
  • Children sit at a table as they wait for Iftar next to rubble and destroyed houses, which were damaged after air strikes, in Douma, Syria. Mohammed Badra / EPA
    Children sit at a table as they wait for Iftar next to rubble and destroyed houses, which were damaged after air strikes, in Douma, Syria. Mohammed Badra / EPA
  • Firefighters work to put out a forest fire near Bouca, in central Portugal. Rafael Marchante / Reuters
    Firefighters work to put out a forest fire near Bouca, in central Portugal. Rafael Marchante / Reuters
  • Models are seen backstage ahead of the MSGM show during Milan Men’s Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2018 in Milan, Italy. Tristan Fewings / Getty Images
    Models are seen backstage ahead of the MSGM show during Milan Men’s Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2018 in Milan, Italy. Tristan Fewings / Getty Images

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World in focus – best photos for June 18, 2017

Fatima Al Marzouqi

June 18, 2017

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