World in focus - best photos for July 12, 2020

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

A woman has her hair curled using special equipment at a beauty salon in Bangkok, Thailand. AFP

A woman cries at a graveyard, ahead of a mass funeral in Potocari near Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Reuters

A child plays in the water of the Arthur J. Will Memorial Fountain in front of City Hall as a heatwave strikes in Los Angeles, California, USA. EPA

Pope Francis delivers the Angelus prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. AP Photo

Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo controls the ball during the Italian Serie A football match Juventus Turin vs Atalanta Bergamo at the Juventus stadium in Turin. AFP

People stand next to a voting booth during the second round of the presidential election at a polling station in Warsaw, Poland. Reuters

People ride skateboards and scooters in St Kilda, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. EPA

Enrico Di Nitto of Italy in action during day four of the Austrian Open at Diamond Country Club in Atzenbrugg, Austria. Getty Images

Empty stands prior to English Premier League soccer match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Everton at the Molineux Stadium in Wolverhampton, Britain. EPA

The Comet C/2020 or "Neowise" is seen in the sky behind St Mark's Tower, a 17th century coastal fortification near the village of Bahar ic-Caghaq, Malta. Reuters

An aerial view of visitors staying out of the water at Sokcho Beach in Sokcho, South Korea, after swimming was banned due to strong waves. EPA

A member of the Council in Defense of the Indigenous Rights of Boriken, dressed in Taino clothing, participates of a march through Old San Juan in San Juan, Puerto Rico. AFP

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