World in focus - best photos for August 23, 2017

The bolt from a lightning storm hits the spire on top of the One World Trade Center tower in New York City. Julio Cortez / AP Photo
Migrants from Ethiopia and Eritrea queue in line during a food distribution near the former 'jungle' in Calais, France. Pascal Rossignol / Reuters
Firefighters work to put out a forest fire next to the village of Bribir, near the town of Skradin, Croatia. Edin Tuzlak / Reuters
A man holds onto a lamp post against strong wind as Typhoon Hato hits Hong Kong, China. Tyrone Siu / Reuters
President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd while speaking at a rally at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix. Rick Scuteri / AP Photo
A man loses his balance while walking out on a low-lying wharf while large waves caused by Typhoon Hato break along the waterfront in Hong Kong's Lamma Island. Heavy rains and driving winds lashed Hong Kong shutting schools and the stock market and bringing chaos to the city's international airport where hundreds of flights were cancelled. Tengku Bahar / AFP
Chicago Cubs' Javier Baez breaks his bat on a two-run single off Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Wandy Peralta during the seventh inning of a baseball game in Cincinnati. John Minchillo / AP Photo

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