World in focus - best photos for August 14, 2019

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

This photo shows an android robot at Kodaiji temple in Kyoto. The 400-year-old temple in Japan is attempting to hot-wire interest in Buddhism with a robotic priest. AFP

Artists of the Tbilisi Opera and Ballet theatre perform during dress rehearsal of the spectacle 'Un Ballo Maschera' in Tbilisi, Georgia. EPA

This aerial photo shows a view of the Sutong Bridge in Nantong in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP

Firefighters try to put out a forest fire in Makrimalli village, on the island of Evia, northeast of Athens. AP

Students display their hands painted the colours of the Indian national flag as they take part in Independence Day celebrations at Saint Francis Girls High School in Secunderabad, the twin city of Hyderabad. AFP

Children play basketball during a special summer vacation classes in a local school in Port-au-Prince. AFP

Fans cheer during a concert at the Sziget (Island) Festival on Shipyard Island, Northern Budapest, Hungary. EPA

Pakistantis wave Pakistan's national flag and Kashmir's flag in Karachi on Pakistan's Independence Day. Reuters

People look at lava erupting from the Piton de la Fournaise or the Peak of the Furnace flowing down the east-south-east face on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion. AFP

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