World in focus - best photos for September 27, 2020

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

Pedestrians under umbrellas walk on a crosswalk in heavy rain in Prague, Czech Republic. Reuters

People cross a road in the Central district in Hong Kong. AFP

A police officer passes bouquets of flowers at the custody centre where a British police officer has been shot dead in Croydon, south London. Reuters

An aircraft is seen next to the people on the beach in Sochi as the number of the coronavirus disease cases grows in Russia. Reuters

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (centre behind observation window) watches a diver while visiting the Underwater Operation Unit at a naval base in Kaohsiung. AFP

A protester holds a placard reading "I am a potential victim" in Bamako, during a demonstration against violence against women in Mali, a few days after the arrest of famous kora player Sidiki Diabate for the alleged beating and kidnapping of his girlfriend. AFP

Luis Malagon of Necaxa warms up prior the 12th round match between Pumas UNAM and Necaxa as part of the Torneo Guard1anes 2020 Liga MX at Olimpico Universitario Stadium in Mexico City, Mexico. Getty Images

Players leave the field after a power outage during the seventh inning of a baseball game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles. AP Photo

Cattle herders dressed in traditional Bavarian clothes guide cows down from their summer mountain pasture during the annual end-of-summer cattle drive (Almabtrieb) near Bad Hindelang, Germany. Reuters

A woman falls as police move in to disperse protesters in Trafalgar Square in London, at a 'We Do Not Consent!' mass rally against vaccination and government restrictions designed to fight the spread of the coronavirus, including the wearing of masks and taking tests for the virus. AFP

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