A look at the best photos from around the world today.
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The Italian Air Force aerobatic unit Frecce Tricolori (Tricolor Arrows) spreads smoke with the colours of the Italian flag over the city of Rome on June 2, 2016 as part of the Republic Day ceremony. Tiziana Fabi / AFP
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The Show Wroclaw Multimedia Fountain after the ceremony of Atlantic Council Freedom Award 2016 at the Wroclaw Global Forum 2016 in Wroclaw, Poland. Maciej Kulczynski / EPA
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A Syrian refugee girl holds her younger brother while standing at the doorway of her family’s tent at an informal tented settlement near the Syrian border on the outskirts of Mafraq, Jordan. Muhammed Muheisen / AP photo
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German actress Jana Pallaske and German professional dancer Massimo Sinato (not pictured) perform during the finals of the RTL television programme Let’s Dance, the German version of the TV show Dancing with the Stars, at the Coloneum in Cologne, Germany. Rolf Vennenbernd / EPA
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The face mask ofTampa Bay Rays catcher Hank Conger gets twisted as Minnesota Twins’ Joe Mauer beats the tag to score on a single by Trevor Plouffe in the third inning of a baseball game in Minneapolis. Jim Mone / AP photo
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Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love, centre, reaches for the ball between Golden State Warriors centre Andrew Bogut, left, and forward Draymond Green during the first half of Game 2 of basketball’s NBA Finals in Oakland, California. John G, Mabanglo, European Pressphoto Agency via AP
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Colombian supporters celebrate after their team scored against the USA during the Copa America Centenario football tournament match in Santa Clara, California. Mark Ralston / AFP
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An inhabitant stands by a damaged car at a flooded residential area after heavy rain hit Simbach am Inn, southern Germany. Five persons were found dead in Germany after heavy rains lashed parts of the country, cutting roads, stranding people on rooftops and forcing schools to close their doors. Christof Stache / AFP
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The Italian Air Force aerobatic unit Frecce Tricolori (Tricolor Arrows) spreads smoke with the colours of the Italian flag over the city of Rome on June 2, 2016 as part of the Republic Day ceremony. Tiziana Fabi / AFP
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The Show Wroclaw Multimedia Fountain after the ceremony of Atlantic Council Freedom Award 2016 at the Wroclaw Global Forum 2016 in Wroclaw, Poland. Maciej Kulczynski / EPA
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A Syrian refugee girl holds her younger brother while standing at the doorway of her family’s tent at an informal tented settlement near the Syrian border on the outskirts of Mafraq, Jordan. Muhammed Muheisen / AP photo
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German actress Jana Pallaske and German professional dancer Massimo Sinato (not pictured) perform during the finals of the RTL television programme Let’s Dance, the German version of the TV show Dancing with the Stars, at the Coloneum in Cologne, Germany. Rolf Vennenbernd / EPA
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The face mask ofTampa Bay Rays catcher Hank Conger gets twisted as Minnesota Twins’ Joe Mauer beats the tag to score on a single by Trevor Plouffe in the third inning of a baseball game in Minneapolis. Jim Mone / AP photo
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Cleveland Cavaliers forward Kevin Love, centre, reaches for the ball between Golden State Warriors centre Andrew Bogut, left, and forward Draymond Green during the first half of Game 2 of basketball’s NBA Finals in Oakland, California. John G, Mabanglo, European Pressphoto Agency via AP
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Colombian supporters celebrate after their team scored against the USA during the Copa America Centenario football tournament match in Santa Clara, California. Mark Ralston / AFP
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An inhabitant stands by a damaged car at a flooded residential area after heavy rain hit Simbach am Inn, southern Germany. Five persons were found dead in Germany after heavy rains lashed parts of the country, cutting roads, stranding people on rooftops and forcing schools to close their doors. Christof Stache / AFP
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The Italian Air Force aerobatic unit Frecce Tricolori (Tricolor Arrows) spreads smoke with the colours of the Italian flag over the city of Rome on June 2, 2016 as part of the Republic Day ceremony. Tiziana Fabi / AFP
World in focus — best photos for June 4, 2016
Rob Gurdebeke
04 June, 2016
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