• A tract of Amazon jungle burns as it is cleared by farmers in Rio Pardo, Rondonia, Brazil. Reuters
    A tract of Amazon jungle burns as it is cleared by farmers in Rio Pardo, Rondonia, Brazil. Reuters
  • The military parade during the celebration of the 209th anniversary of the Independence of Mexico, in Mexico City. EPA
    The military parade during the celebration of the 209th anniversary of the Independence of Mexico, in Mexico City. EPA
  • A photograph taken with a low shutter speed shows a fishing man during a sunny day at the Corniche al-Manara in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
    A photograph taken with a low shutter speed shows a fishing man during a sunny day at the Corniche al-Manara in Beirut, Lebanon. EPA
  • Rescuers and volunteers work to successfully return a killer whale to sea near Mar Chiquita, Argentina. AP Photo
    Rescuers and volunteers work to successfully return a killer whale to sea near Mar Chiquita, Argentina. AP Photo
  • A man cleans a road next to idols of Lord Vishwakarma, the Hindu deity of architecture and machinery, kept on display for sale ahead of the Vishwakarma festival in Kolkata, India. Reuters
    A man cleans a road next to idols of Lord Vishwakarma, the Hindu deity of architecture and machinery, kept on display for sale ahead of the Vishwakarma festival in Kolkata, India. Reuters
  • Doctors and nurses hold their hands up as they sing the Hong Kong protest anthem during a pro-democracy demonstration at Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong, China. Getty Images
    Doctors and nurses hold their hands up as they sing the Hong Kong protest anthem during a pro-democracy demonstration at Prince of Wales Hospital in Hong Kong, China. Getty Images
  • An Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) flies in Loue, northwestern France. AFP
    An Asian hornet (Vespa velutina) flies in Loue, northwestern France. AFP
  • A French farmer sprays glyphosate herbicide "Roundup 720" made by agrochemical giant Monsanto, at the rate of 720 grams per hectare, in Saint Germain-Sur- Sarthe, northwestern France. AFP
    A French farmer sprays glyphosate herbicide "Roundup 720" made by agrochemical giant Monsanto, at the rate of 720 grams per hectare, in Saint Germain-Sur- Sarthe, northwestern France. AFP
  • A young Nepali artist with a painted face looks on before performing in a play based on Hindu mythology at Basantapur Durbar Square on the second to last day of the 'Indra Jatra' Hindu festival in Kathmandu. AFP
    A young Nepali artist with a painted face looks on before performing in a play based on Hindu mythology at Basantapur Durbar Square on the second to last day of the 'Indra Jatra' Hindu festival in Kathmandu. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for September 17, 2019

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

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