World in focus - best photos for July 28, 2020

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

A handout picture released by Wasdale Moutain Rescue shows volunteers carrying Daisy, a 55kg St Bernard dog down from Scafell pike, one of England's highest peaks near Grasmere in northwest England. Sixteen rescuers were called out to save a St Bernard dog stranded on an English mountain, in an embarrassing episode for the member of a breed more famed for rescuing stricken humans from the icy dangers of the high Alps. AFP

A family poses with their faces showing through a cardboard cutout depicting Russian Navy officers during the Navy Day celebration in St.Petersburg, Russia. AP Photo

A small child runs on a beach on the banks of the river Danube in Calarasi, southern Romania. AP Photo

People wade through severe floods, caused by heavy rain, affecting the city of Saltillo in the northern state of Coahuila, Mexico. EPA

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden touch the flag-draped casket of the late House Representative John Lewis, as he lies in state at the Capitol in Washington. AP Photo

Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Shohei Ohtani of Japan releases a pitch against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning of the MLB game at the Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California. EPA

Bakarwal nomadic women carries firewood at Doodhpatri, in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. AFP

Children play on a waterlogged alley after heavy monsoon rains in Karachi. AFP

The flag-draped casket of John Lewis is carried by a joint services military honour guard to lie in state in Washington, DC. REUTERS

A skateboarder performs a trick in front of a monument to the Soviet Union founder Vladimir Lenin in Moscow. AFP

This handout satellite image obtained courtesy of Maxar Technologies shows an Iran Mockup Aircraft Carrier in Bandar Abbas. AFP

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