• An Arianespace rocket Ariane 5 ECA (Evolution Cryotechnique type A) flight VA230 taking off from its launch pad at the Guiana Space Centre Spaceport, in Korou, French Guiana. Handout by the French Space agency Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales via EPA
    An Arianespace rocket Ariane 5 ECA (Evolution Cryotechnique type A) flight VA230 taking off from its launch pad at the Guiana Space Centre Spaceport, in Korou, French Guiana. Handout by the French Space agency Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales via EPA
  • A humpback whale breaches off the coast at Clovelly Beach in Sydney, Australia. David Gray / Reuters
    A humpback whale breaches off the coast at Clovelly Beach in Sydney, Australia. David Gray / Reuters
  • Hot air balloons over the London skyline as 46 balloons take to the air as part of the annual Lord Mayor’s Hot Air Balloon Regatta, a charity event in aid of the Lord Mayor’s Fund. Jack Taylor / Getty Images
    Hot air balloons over the London skyline as 46 balloons take to the air as part of the annual Lord Mayor’s Hot Air Balloon Regatta, a charity event in aid of the Lord Mayor’s Fund. Jack Taylor / Getty Images
  • Hungarian fans celebrate after the Uefa Euro 2016 group F preliminary round match between Iceland and Hungary in downtown Budapest, Hungary. Zoltan Balogh / EPA
    Hungarian fans celebrate after the Uefa Euro 2016 group F preliminary round match between Iceland and Hungary in downtown Budapest, Hungary. Zoltan Balogh / EPA
  • Felipe Massa of Brazil drives the 9 Williams Martini Racing Williams FW38 Mercedes PU106C Hybrid turbo during final practice for the European Formula One Grand Prix at Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan. Dan Istitene / Getty Images
    Felipe Massa of Brazil drives the 9 Williams Martini Racing Williams FW38 Mercedes PU106C Hybrid turbo during final practice for the European Formula One Grand Prix at Baku City Circuit in Baku, Azerbaijan. Dan Istitene / Getty Images
  • Protesters hold placards that read: “Our anger went over our own limit” and “Remove all US bases!!” during a protest rally against the presence of US military bases on the southwestern island of Okinawa in Naha, Okinawa, following the rape and murder of a local woman in which a former US marine is a suspect. Koji Harada/Kyodo News via AP
    Protesters hold placards that read: “Our anger went over our own limit” and “Remove all US bases!!” during a protest rally against the presence of US military bases on the southwestern island of Okinawa in Naha, Okinawa, following the rape and murder of a local woman in which a former US marine is a suspect. Koji Harada/Kyodo News via AP
  • Participants practising yoga during a full dress rehearsal ahead of World Yoga Day in Chandigarh, India. Ajay Verma / Reuters
    Participants practising yoga during a full dress rehearsal ahead of World Yoga Day in Chandigarh, India. Ajay Verma / Reuters

World in focus — best photos for June 19, 2016


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