World in focus - best photos for November 27, 2018

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world today

A sandstorm hits the city of Zhangye in Gansu province, China. Reuters

An aerial view shows the main building of the Moscow State University and the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow. AFP

The MarCo, one of two CubeSats launched and following the InSight, marking the first time this kind of spacecraft has flown into deep space, on display at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. AFP

A picture shows salt pans at the Salinas de Fuencaliente, south of the island of Las Palmas, Las Salinas de Fuencaliente is an exploitation of 35,000 square metres of high quality sea salt near the Teneguia volcano range. AFP

Migratory birds fly around row boats on the Yamuna River on a morning of heavy air pollution in New Delhi. Smog levels spike during winter in Delhi, when air quality often eclipses the World Health Organization's safe levels. Cooler air traps pollutants. AFP

A man uses his mobile phone as he walks amid smog in Tianjin after the city issued a yellow alert for air pollution, China. Reuters

A man is reflected as he makes his way on the Tijuana river as the pedestrian bridge border crossing between the US and Mexico is seen in the background, in Tijuana, Mexico. Reuters

Indian farmers carry their harvested paddy as two men sit under a tree on the outskirts of Guwahati, India. Harvesting of paddy is going on full swing throughout Assam state and will continue till the end of December. EPA

An illegally deforested area of the rainforest. Scientists warn that Brazil's President-elect Jair Bolsonaro could push the Amazon rainforest past its tipping point by loosening environmental protections, with severe consequences for global climate and rainfall. AP

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