World in focus - best photos for July 9, 2020

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

A rainbow is seen over the coastline of Penang, Malaysia. AFP

US President Donald Trump holds a joint declaration he signed with Mexico's President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, US. Reuters

A protestor throws a rock as demonstrators clash with police during an anti-government rally in front of the parliament building in Belgrade, Serbia. Reuters

Protestors face police in Belgrade as clashes erupt over a weekend curfew announced to combat a resurgence of Covid-19 infections, despite Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic saying that the weekend curfew is likely to be scrapped. AFP

The sun rises in Timmendorfer Strand at the Baltic Sea, northern Germany. AP Photo

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany holds a press briefing at the White House in Washington, US. Reuters

An aerial photo shows walkways that lead to a dock inundated by floodwaters from the swollen Yangtze River following seasonal rains in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province. AFP

Workers survey the devastation following days of heavy rain and flooding in the village of Kuma, Kumamoto prefecture, Japan. AFP

Carles Perez of AS Roma competes for the ball with Giuseppe Pezzella of Parma Calcio during the Serie A match between AS Roma and Parma Calcio at Stadio Olimpic in Rome, Italy. Getty Images

A worker pastes portraits of healthcare workers on the facade of the Opera Bastille, Paris. AFP

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