World in focus - best photos for July 9, 2019

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

A boy dives into the sea as a Turkish gulet sails by during the Malta International Arts Festival in Valletta's Grand Harbour, Malta. Reuters

Ireland's Shane Breen riding Clyde V competes during the Longines Paris Eiffel Jumping in Paris. AFP

A Mali fan inside the stadium before the Round of 16 match against Ivory Coast in Cairo Reuters

Temple Priest Siva Sri Arumugam Paskarakurukkal and Hindu devotees celebrate the Makorcavam temple festival at Germany's largest Hindu temple in Hamm, Germany. EPA

A newly born Barbary lion cub faceplants inside its enclosure at Dvur Kralove Zoo in Czech Republic. Reuters

Revellers run with Cebada Gagos's fighting bulls before at Plaza Consistorial during the third day of the San Fermin Running of the Bulls festival in Pamplona, Spain. Getty

Cyclists ride through wheat fields during the third stage of the Tour de France between Binche and Epernay, Belgium. AFP

A visitor takes pictures of beckoning cat figurines at Gotokuji Temple in Tokyo. AP

A Malaysian worker cleans the windows outside a building in Kuala Lumpur. EPA

Palestinian dancers wearing traditional clothes perform a traditional folk dance during Palestine International Festival 2019 in the West Bank city of Jenin. EPA

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