World in focus - best photos for August 27, 2019

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

Salvaged busts of former US Presidents can be seen at a mulching business in Williamsburg, Virginia. Howard Hankins rescued the giant busts of former US Presidents from the closed Presidents Park after he was commissioned to destroy them. AFP

A Kashmiri man tries to catch fish as he sits on a boat in Srinagar, India. EPA

An Indian artist paints an idol of Hindu elephant-headed god Ganesha to prepare for the forthcoming Ganesha Chaturthi festival. EPA

A mill is seen in the morning mist in Groningen, The Netherlands. EPA

An armadillo, which has been blinded by the heat from a fire walks on the grounds of the Guarani Nation Ecological Conservation Area Nembi Guasu in the Charagua region, Bolivia. Reuters

Oakland Athletics centre fielder Mark Canha makes a leaping catch against the wall against the Kansas City Royals. Reuters

A woman walks along the sea wall on Scarborough sea front as the sun rises on Bank Holiday Monday in northern England. Getty

The Ensemble of Korean People's Army of North Korea performs on the Russia's Army Theatre's stage during the "Spasskaya Tower" international military music festival in Moscow. AFP

Brazilian farmer Helio Lombardo Do Santos and a dog walk through a burnt area of the Amazon rainforest, near Porto Velho, Rondonia state. AFP

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