World in focus - best photos for March 13, 2020

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

A rail collision in the Egyptian capital Cairo, where a train crashed into another which was stationary. Over a dozen were injured. AFP

An aerial view of the town of Afis, which has sustained widespread destruction due to heavy fighting and air-strikes by pro-Syrian regime forces, in the northwestern Idlib province. AFP

General view of the 17th hole during the first round of the 2020 edition of The Players Championship golf tournament at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Reuters

Surfers and canoeists ride a Severn Bore surge wave in Newnham, Britain. Reuters

Dancers perform during the final rehearsal of the piece 'remains' by Andrew Schneider and Sasha Waltz and Guests at the Radialsystem in Berlin. EPA

Paul Townend celebrates winning the Ryanair Chaseat Cheltenham Racecourse in Cheltenham, England. Getty Images

A trader has his head in his hand on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. AP Photo

Indian men unload red chillies from a truck at a farm in Shertha village near Ahmedabad, India. AP Photo

Muslims gather for Friday prayer at Istiqlal mosque without the rugs in Jakarta, Indonesia. AP Photo

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