• A ship sails on the Neva River in central St Petersburg during the “Scarlet Sails,” a romantic holiday with laser show to honour high schools graduates. Olga Maltseva / AFP Photo
    A ship sails on the Neva River in central St Petersburg during the “Scarlet Sails,” a romantic holiday with laser show to honour high schools graduates. Olga Maltseva / AFP Photo
  • Children in Beijing enjoy playing in the foam at a Bubble Show event. Ng Han Guan / AP Photo
    Children in Beijing enjoy playing in the foam at a Bubble Show event. Ng Han Guan / AP Photo
  • A security steward tackles a pitch invader in the fifth inning of a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and St Louis Cardinals in Seattle. Elaine Thompson / AP Photo
    A security steward tackles a pitch invader in the fifth inning of a baseball game between the Seattle Mariners and St Louis Cardinals in Seattle. Elaine Thompson / AP Photo
  • People relax after a yoga session in Hanoi, Vietnam. Hau Dinh / AP Photo
    People relax after a yoga session in Hanoi, Vietnam. Hau Dinh / AP Photo
  • The charred aftermath of the ‘Erskine Fire’ north-east of Bakersfield, California. Frederic J Brown / AFP Photo
    The charred aftermath of the ‘Erskine Fire’ north-east of Bakersfield, California. Frederic J Brown / AFP Photo
  • A ballerina from Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre performs during the 65th Granada International Festival of Music and Dance at The Palacio de Generalife in Granada, Spain. Pepe Torres / EPA
    A ballerina from Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre performs during the 65th Granada International Festival of Music and Dance at The Palacio de Generalife in Granada, Spain. Pepe Torres / EPA
  • Judges watch Sam Mikulak on the high bar during the US men’s Olympic gymnastics trials in St Louis. Jeff Roberson / AP Phoyo
    Judges watch Sam Mikulak on the high bar during the US men’s Olympic gymnastics trials in St Louis. Jeff Roberson / AP Phoyo
  • Jason Wurtz of Encino holds his prize-winning dog, SweePee Rambo, a 17-year-old Chinese Crested Chihuahua, during the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma. Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat via AP
    Jason Wurtz of Encino holds his prize-winning dog, SweePee Rambo, a 17-year-old Chinese Crested Chihuahua, during the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma. Alvin Jornada / The Press Democrat via AP
  • A Palestinian youth plays with fireworks in alley at the Jebaliya refugee camp, Gaza Strip. Adel Hana / AP Photo
    A Palestinian youth plays with fireworks in alley at the Jebaliya refugee camp, Gaza Strip. Adel Hana / AP Photo

World in focus — best photos for June 26, 2016


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A look at the best photos from around the world today.