• An observer wears a Ruth Bader Ginsburg t-shirt outside the Supreme Court during a session in Washington, DC, USA. Andrew Gombert / EPA
    An observer wears a Ruth Bader Ginsburg t-shirt outside the Supreme Court during a session in Washington, DC, USA. Andrew Gombert / EPA
  • Emilio Bonifacio of the Atlanta Braves, centre left, is tagged out by New York Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud, centre right, during their baseball game. John Bazemore / AP Photo
    Emilio Bonifacio of the Atlanta Braves, centre left, is tagged out by New York Mets catcher Travis d’Arnaud, centre right, during their baseball game. John Bazemore / AP Photo
  • A bus carries commuters as it travels over Waterloo Bridge in London, Britain. Toby Melville / Reuters
    A bus carries commuters as it travels over Waterloo Bridge in London, Britain. Toby Melville / Reuters
  • A young woman wades into the shallow waters of the Brombach Lake near Pleinfeld, Bavaria state, Germany, as the sun sets. Daniel Karmann / EPA
    A young woman wades into the shallow waters of the Brombach Lake near Pleinfeld, Bavaria state, Germany, as the sun sets. Daniel Karmann / EPA
  • A villager, donning capes mostly of dried banana leaves and covered in mud, attends a mass during the ‘Taong Putik’ or ‘mud people’ festival in an annual ritual to venerate their patron saint, John the Baptist at Bibiclat, Aliaga township, Nueva Ecija province in northern Philippines. Bullit Marquez / AP Photo
    A villager, donning capes mostly of dried banana leaves and covered in mud, attends a mass during the ‘Taong Putik’ or ‘mud people’ festival in an annual ritual to venerate their patron saint, John the Baptist at Bibiclat, Aliaga township, Nueva Ecija province in northern Philippines. Bullit Marquez / AP Photo
  • Brewster Guin gets bucked off of Social Call during the second performance of the West of the Pecos Rodeo at the Buck Jackson Arena in Pecos, Texas USA. Edyta Blaszczyk / Odessa American / AP
    Brewster Guin gets bucked off of Social Call during the second performance of the West of the Pecos Rodeo at the Buck Jackson Arena in Pecos, Texas USA. Edyta Blaszczyk / Odessa American / AP
  • A man in costume rides a horse to the Born Square during Saint John’s Eve celebrations in Ciutadella, Menorca, Balearic Islands. David Arquimbau / EPA
    A man in costume rides a horse to the Born Square during Saint John’s Eve celebrations in Ciutadella, Menorca, Balearic Islands. David Arquimbau / EPA

World in focus – best photos for June 24, 2016


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

Desert Warrior

Starring: Anthony Mackie, Aiysha Hart, Ben Kingsley

Director: Rupert Wyatt

Rating: 3/5

World Cricket League Division 2

In Windhoek, Namibia - Top two teams qualify for the World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe, which starts on March 4.

UAE fixtures

Thursday February 8, v Kenya; Friday February 9, v Canada; Sunday February 11, v Nepal; Monday February 12, v Oman; Wednesday February 14, v Namibia; Thursday February 15, final

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Arabian Gulf League fixtures:

Friday:

  • Emirates v Hatta, 5.15pm
  • Al Wahda v Al Dhafra, 5.25pm
  • Al Ain v Shabab Al Ahli Dubai, 8.15pm

Saturday:

  • Dibba v Ajman, 5.15pm
  • Sharjah v Al Wasl, 5.20pm
  • Al Jazira v Al Nasr, 8.15pm