World in focus - best photos for August 16, 2017

People check the remains of the home of a Palestinian in the West Bank village of Kobar, near Ramallah. Israeli authorities demolished his home after he was accused of killing three Jewish settlers. Abbas Momani / AFP Photo
A Palestinian woman gestures as she asks for a travel permit to cross into Egypt through the Rafah border crossing. Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters
Firefighters tackle a blaze in Al Balad, Jeddah's old town in Saudi Arabia. Photo by The General Directorate of Saudi Civil Defense via AP
Workers clean a building, as Malaysia's Petronas Twin Towers. Mohd Rafsan / AFP Photo
epa06146760 A young woman dives in the Verzasca river in the Valle Verzasca, Ticino canton, Switzerland, 15 August 2017 (issued 16 August 2017). Numerous people enjoyed the warm weather and refreshing temperatures of the Verzasca river's waters on this mid-August summer day. EPA/PABLO GIANINAZZI
A member of the militia attends a rally against U.S. President Donald Trump in Caracas, Venezuela, August 14, 2017. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
Thousands of fans have congregated at the Meditation Garden where Elvis is buried at Graceland, Tennessee. AFP
People wearing protective suits hold hands as they cross a river after a mudslide in the mountain town of Regent, Sierra Leone August 15, 2017 in this still image taken from a video. via Reuters TV TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

The National staff

August 16, 2017

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