World in focus - best photos for September 19, 2020

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

Members of a Los Angeles County Fire crew protect a home from the advancing Bobcat Fire along Cima Mesa Rd in Juniper Hills, California. AP Photo

A visitor takes photos in front of a balloon installation depicting the moon at a riverside park in Seoul. Seoul Seongdong-gu District Office installed a 12-metre balloon and 20 other smaller balloons covered with an image of the lunar surface, to pray for overcoming the Covid-19 pandemic and to deliver messages of hope ahead of the annual Chuseok full moon harvest festival, an official said. AFP

Palestinian Muslim worshippers walk at the al-Aqsa mosque compound in the old city of Jerusalem. As Israel faces a surge in Covid-19 cases, the government has imposed a three-week lockdown starting on the Jewish new year through Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, to avoid large gathering of people during the holiday period. AFP

Pro-democracy activities shout slogans during a protest at Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand. Protesters gathered Saturday in Bangkok for what was expected to be the biggest rally yet in an ongoing campaign calling for a new election and democratic reforms. AP Photo

A Palestinians man plays with his child as the family enjoys a day at the beach of the Mediterranean sea in Gaza City. AP Photo

A participant in traditional costume wears a mask featuring "Covid-19 warriors" as he attends a rehearsal for Garba, a folk dance, ahead of Navratri, a festival during which devotees worship the Hindu goddess Durga and youths dance in traditional costumes, in Ahmedabad, India. Reuters

Mothers carrying their newborn babies queue for a check-up inside the maternity ward of the government-run Dr Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital in Manila, Philippines. Reuters

Benfica's German forward Luca Waldschmidt scores a goal during the Portuguese League football match between Famalicao and Benfica at the Famalicao Municipal Stadium in Vila Nova de Famalicao. AFP

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