World in focus - best photos for August 31, 2020

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

A person looks at a mural commemorating National Heroes Day in Manila, Philippines. EPA

An Ecuadorian hillstar hummingbird is seen at the Chakana private reserve, of the Jocotoco Foundation, on the slope of the Antisana Volcano. AFP

A couple holding a Malaysian flag pose for a picture at Independence Square during Independence Day, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Reuters

Pro-democracy students participate in a three-fingers salute marathon during a rally near the Democracy monument in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters

A protester plays a banjo during the nightly protests at a Portland police precinct in Portland, Oregon, USA. AP Photo

A man ties a horse to a pick-up in El Buitron in Huelva as smoke billows from a wildfire. AFP

A reveller puts his hands up in front of riot police at the scene of a suspected illegal rave in Thetford Forest, in Norfolk, Britain. Reuters

People enjoy the reopening of Simon Bolivar park in Bogota, Colombia. AFP

A hot air balloon carrying passengers floats past a rising moon in Cardiff, California, USA. Reuters

This photo released late on August 30 shows Hurricane Laura is pictured off the coast of the Texas-Louisiana border as the International Space Station orbited above the Gulf of Mexico on August 26. AFP

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