• A hotel with its exterior featuring Chinese deities Fu, Lu and Shou, which symbolize happiness, prosperity and longevity, is seen in Langfang, Hebei province, China. Reuters
    A hotel with its exterior featuring Chinese deities Fu, Lu and Shou, which symbolize happiness, prosperity and longevity, is seen in Langfang, Hebei province, China. Reuters
  • A security personnel stands guard as economic representatives from Japan arrive to attend a group photo with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Jason Lee / EPA
    A security personnel stands guard as economic representatives from Japan arrive to attend a group photo with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Jason Lee / EPA
  • Friends and relatives of a supporter of the opposition in Kenya killed, allegedly at the hands of police react as they look at the body in Nairobi. Dai Kurokawa / EPA
    Friends and relatives of a supporter of the opposition in Kenya killed, allegedly at the hands of police react as they look at the body in Nairobi. Dai Kurokawa / EPA
  • Members of the Marine Band wait for deputy secretary of defense Patrick Shanahan and acting minister of national defense of Afghanistan lieutenant general Tariq Shah Bahrami to participate in an honour cordon outside the Pentagon in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski / AFP Photo
    Members of the Marine Band wait for deputy secretary of defense Patrick Shanahan and acting minister of national defense of Afghanistan lieutenant general Tariq Shah Bahrami to participate in an honour cordon outside the Pentagon in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski / AFP Photo
  • Lucia Haslauer and Beatrice Kramm pose with the award for the Short-Form Series at the 45th International Emmy awards gala in New York City. Don Emmert / AFP Photo
    Lucia Haslauer and Beatrice Kramm pose with the award for the Short-Form Series at the 45th International Emmy awards gala in New York City. Don Emmert / AFP Photo
  • A man gets a haircut on a street in Beijing. Nicolas Asfouri / AFP Photo
    A man gets a haircut on a street in Beijing. Nicolas Asfouri / AFP Photo
  • Russian president Vladimir Putin hugs Syrian president Bashar Assad in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. Mikhail Klimentyev, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP
    Russian president Vladimir Putin hugs Syrian president Bashar Assad in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia. Mikhail Klimentyev, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP
  • The Knicks' Enes Kanter of Turkey and the Clippers' Blake Griffin battle for a rebound during the first half of the NBA game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Justin Lane / EPA
    The Knicks' Enes Kanter of Turkey and the Clippers' Blake Griffin battle for a rebound during the first half of the NBA game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Justin Lane / EPA

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World in focus - best photos for November 21, 2017

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

Jason Von Berg
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November 21, 2017

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  • Goalkeeper: Heurelho Gomes (Watford) – Made a superb double save from Marko Arnautovic to help get Watford back to winning ways after three straight defeats. Clive Rose / Getty Images
    Goalkeeper: Heurelho Gomes (Watford) – Made a superb double save from Marko Arnautovic to help get Watford back to winning ways after three straight defeats. Clive Rose / Getty Images
  • Right-back: Matthew Lowton (Burnley) – Won his duel with Renato Sanches and, apart from threatening to score an own goal, was excellent in both defence and attack. Mark Runnacles / Getty Images
    Right-back: Matthew Lowton (Burnley) – Won his duel with Renato Sanches and, apart from threatening to score an own goal, was excellent in both defence and attack. Mark Runnacles / Getty Images
  • Centre-back: Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) – Made an impact at both ends of the pitch. Added solidity at the back and scored with a superb header in the North London derby. David Klein / Reuters
    Centre-back: Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) – Made an impact at both ends of the pitch. Added solidity at the back and scored with a superb header in the North London derby. David Klein / Reuters
  • Centre-back: Nathan Ake (Bournemouth) – Ensured that, despite being down to 10 men for half the game, Bournemouth kept a clean sheet as they beat Huddersfield 4-0. John Sibley / Reuters
    Centre-back: Nathan Ake (Bournemouth) – Ensured that, despite being down to 10 men for half the game, Bournemouth kept a clean sheet as they beat Huddersfield 4-0. John Sibley / Reuters
  • Left-back: Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) – The most prolific left-back in the league added another important goal as he helped Chelsea thrash West Bromwich Albion 4-0. Stu Forster / Getty Images
    Left-back: Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) – The most prolific left-back in the league added another important goal as he helped Chelsea thrash West Bromwich Albion 4-0. Stu Forster / Getty Images
  • Right midfield: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – The Egyptian took his second successive brace in classy fashion to defeat Southampton and become the Premier League’s top scorer. Jan Kruger / Getty Images
    Right midfield: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – The Egyptian took his second successive brace in classy fashion to defeat Southampton and become the Premier League’s top scorer. Jan Kruger / Getty Images
  • Centre midfield: Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City) – Scored a superb goal with his lesser, and left, foot, to cap another excellent performance as City made it 16 straight wins. Michael Regan / Getty Images
    Centre midfield: Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City) – Scored a superb goal with his lesser, and left, foot, to cap another excellent performance as City made it 16 straight wins. Michael Regan / Getty Images
  • Centre midfield: Paul Pogba (Manchester United) – Made a terrific comeback and showed how much United missed him with a goal and an assist against Newcastle. Alex Livesey / Getty Images
    Centre midfield: Paul Pogba (Manchester United) – Made a terrific comeback and showed how much United missed him with a goal and an assist against Newcastle. Alex Livesey / Getty Images
  • Left midfield: Eden Hazard (Chelsea) – At his outstanding best as he eviscerated West Brom. The Belgian scored twice and his shot led to Alvaro Morata’s opener. Peter Nicholls / Reuters
    Left midfield: Eden Hazard (Chelsea) – At his outstanding best as he eviscerated West Brom. The Belgian scored twice and his shot led to Alvaro Morata’s opener. Peter Nicholls / Reuters
  • Striker: Callum Wilson (Bournemouth) – The forward put his bad luck with injuries behind him to score a hat-trick in a hammering of Huddersfield. Bryn Lennon / Getty Images
    Striker: Callum Wilson (Bournemouth) – The forward put his bad luck with injuries behind him to score a hat-trick in a hammering of Huddersfield. Bryn Lennon / Getty Images
  • Striker: Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) – Ended a six-month wait for a league goal at the Emirates Stadium on a day when he terrorised Tottenham in a derby triumph. David Klein / Reuters
    Striker: Alexis Sanchez (Arsenal) – Ended a six-month wait for a league goal at the Emirates Stadium on a day when he terrorised Tottenham in a derby triumph. David Klein / Reuters
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