World in focus - best photos for July 4, 2018

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

A Colombia fan inside the stadium before his team's match between England. Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

Migrants aboard the Open Arms aid boat, of Proactiva Open Arms Spanish NGO, rejoice as the ship approaches the port of Barcelona, Spain. Olmo Calvo/AP Photo

Najib Razak, Malaysia's former prime minister, leaves the Kuala Lumpur Courts Complex in Malaysia. Samsul Said/Bloomberg

French firefighters work to put out a blaze in the Malakoff neighbourhood of Nantes after locals rioted following the death of a man who was shot by a police officer. Sebastien Salom Gomis/AFP

A farmer watches Mount Agung spewing ash and smoke in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia. Firdia Lisnawati/AP Photo

Beijing commuters borrow sharing bicycles which have been parked against a billboard depicting a forest. Andy Wong/AP Photo

A boy cools himself down in a public water fountain in Seoul, South Korea, as temperatures peaked during the day. Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo

Beachgoers watch fireworks explode over the ocean as Americans celebrate Independence Day in Pacific Palisades, California. Mike Nelson/EPA

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