• A woman sitting in front of a poster looks at her mobile phone outside a mall in Beijing. AFP
    A woman sitting in front of a poster looks at her mobile phone outside a mall in Beijing. AFP
  • Participants take part in the Czech Hot Air Balloon Championship near the town of Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic. Reuters
    Participants take part in the Czech Hot Air Balloon Championship near the town of Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic. Reuters
  • A Palestinian demonstrator hurls stones at Israeli troops during a protest where Palestinians demand the right to return to their homeland, at the border fence between Israel and Gaza, east of Gaza City. Reuters
    A Palestinian demonstrator hurls stones at Israeli troops during a protest where Palestinians demand the right to return to their homeland, at the border fence between Israel and Gaza, east of Gaza City. Reuters
  • A man waits to participate in 'Bolas de Fuego' (Balls of Fire) festival in Nejapa, El Salvador. Reuters
    A man waits to participate in 'Bolas de Fuego' (Balls of Fire) festival in Nejapa, El Salvador. Reuters
  • Visitors wait in line in the Capitol Visitors Center to pay their respects to Sen John McCain, R-Ariz., as he lies in state in the Rotunda of the US Capitol. AP
    Visitors wait in line in the Capitol Visitors Center to pay their respects to Sen John McCain, R-Ariz., as he lies in state in the Rotunda of the US Capitol. AP
  • The Karl Marx sculpture is pictured in Chemnitz, Germany, August 31, 2018. Reuters
    The Karl Marx sculpture is pictured in Chemnitz, Germany, August 31, 2018. Reuters
  • A man makes his way along a flooded street with his pig in Taungnu township of Bago region. More than 63,000 people in Bago region were affected after the Swar Chaung dam overflowed. AFP
    A man makes his way along a flooded street with his pig in Taungnu township of Bago region. More than 63,000 people in Bago region were affected after the Swar Chaung dam overflowed. AFP
  • A man holds a homemade mortar during an anti-government protest in Managua. Some three hundred Nicaraguans formed a human chain along the road linking Metrocentro roundabout and the Central American University (UCA) demanding the release of political prisoners. AFP
    A man holds a homemade mortar during an anti-government protest in Managua. Some three hundred Nicaraguans formed a human chain along the road linking Metrocentro roundabout and the Central American University (UCA) demanding the release of political prisoners. AFP
  • A television monitor displays court action as Sofia Kenin, of the United States, serves to Karolina Pliskova, of the Czech Republic, during the third round of the US Open tennis tournament. AP
    A television monitor displays court action as Sofia Kenin, of the United States, serves to Karolina Pliskova, of the Czech Republic, during the third round of the US Open tennis tournament. AP
  • Winfred Mutile Yavi of Bahrain competes in the Women's 3000m steeplechase race during the IAAF Diamond League AG Memorial Van Damme at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium. Getty
    Winfred Mutile Yavi of Bahrain competes in the Women's 3000m steeplechase race during the IAAF Diamond League AG Memorial Van Damme at King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Belgium. Getty
  • Flowers are seen on the casket of the late singer Aretha Franklin as it is laid to rest at her burial at Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit, Michigan, US. Reuters
    Flowers are seen on the casket of the late singer Aretha Franklin as it is laid to rest at her burial at Woodlawn Cemetery in Detroit, Michigan, US. Reuters
  • A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter participates in an air show in Rionegro, Colombia. The Colombian Air Force (FAC) celebrated 30 years of use of Black Hawk helicopters in the country at its air base. EPA
    A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter participates in an air show in Rionegro, Colombia. The Colombian Air Force (FAC) celebrated 30 years of use of Black Hawk helicopters in the country at its air base. EPA
  • A halo around the sun is seen as a spectator takes a picture of the podium at the 2018 Asian Games Triathlon in Indonesia. Reuters
    A halo around the sun is seen as a spectator takes a picture of the podium at the 2018 Asian Games Triathlon in Indonesia. Reuters

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World in focus - best photos for September 1, 2018

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