World in focus - best photos for November 18, 2019

We bring you the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

The UAE Air Force’s aerobatic team, Al Fursan, performs a fly-past at the Dubai Airshow. AFP

People are seen by candles during a reenactment of the 1989 protest march to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Velvet Revolution in Prague. Getty

A general view of wreaths laying on the ground after a wreath laying ceremony at the memorial site 'Neue Wache' (New Guardhouse) to commemorate the national day of mourning for the victims of war and dictatorship, in Berlin, Germany. EPA

A couple stand in a golden sunset in Venice, Italy, just hours after an exceptional 1.5 meter tide receded from nearby St Mark's Square. AP

A policeman in riot gear detains a protester outside of Hong Kong Polytechnic University as police storm the campus in Hong Kong. AP

A picture shows monumental statues of the valley of the Saints in Carnoet, western France. In the village sculptors have created giant four-metre high granite statues of saints and placed them on a feudal mound. AFP

Russian Alexander Samarin performs during the exhibition gala at the Rostelecom Cup 2019 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating in Moscow. AFP

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