A child dressed as Hindu Lord Krishna poses during the festival of Janmashtami in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters
A child dressed as Hindu Lord Krishna poses during the festival of Janmashtami in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters
A poster 'Climate Justice Now' during a mass rally organised by action group 'Unteilbar' (indivisible) in Dresden, Germany. EPA
A poster 'Climate Justice Now' during a mass rally organised by action group 'Unteilbar' (indivisible) in Dresden, Germany. EPA
Footage of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is seen on a giant television screen in Tokyo. AFP
Footage of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is seen on a giant television screen in Tokyo. AFP
Protest banners hang from Lion Rock in Hong Kong, China. Bloomberg
Protest banners hang from Lion Rock in Hong Kong, China. Bloomberg
A mural depicts daily life scenes in the village of Romangordo, in Extremadura, western Spain. EPA
A mural depicts daily life scenes in the village of Romangordo, in Extremadura, western Spain. EPA
Devotees form a human pyramid to break a clay pot containing curd during the Hindu festival of Janmashtami in Mumbai, India. Reuters
Devotees form a human pyramid to break a clay pot containing curd during the Hindu festival of Janmashtami in Mumbai, India. Reuters
Wallowing buffalos cool themselves in a pond on the Hungarian steppe of Hortobagy, Hungary. EPA
Wallowing buffalos cool themselves in a pond on the Hungarian steppe of Hortobagy, Hungary. EPA
A drawing in the sand made by Sam Dougados of the GNO One depicts leaders of the world's seven richest democracies on the beach of Biarritz, southwestern France. AFP
A drawing in the sand made by Sam Dougados of the GNO One depicts leaders of the world's seven richest democracies on the beach of Biarritz, southwestern France. AFP
A young girl looks at a humanoid robot sitting in a box office in Tokyo, Japan. AP Photo
A young girl looks at a humanoid robot sitting in a box office in Tokyo, Japan. AP Photo
A boy jumps in a pond covered with algae at Kirtipur on the outskirts of Kathmandu. AFP
A boy jumps in a pond covered with algae at Kirtipur on the outskirts of Kathmandu. AFP
Fire consumes a field alongside the BR 163 highway in Nova Santa Helena municipality, Mato Grosso State, Brazi. AP Photo
Fire consumes a field alongside the BR 163 highway in Nova Santa Helena municipality, Mato Grosso State, Brazi. AP Photo
The first subway of the day arrives in a station in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany. AP Photo
The first subway of the day arrives in a station in the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany. AP Photo

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World in focus - best photos for August 24, 2019

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