• Hurricane Dorian's eye taken by NASA astronaut Nick Hague, from aboard the International Space Station (ISS). EPA
    Hurricane Dorian's eye taken by NASA astronaut Nick Hague, from aboard the International Space Station (ISS). EPA
  • A lightning strikes over the Vittorio Emanuele II monument and its equestrian statue in Rome during a thunderstorm. AFP
    A lightning strikes over the Vittorio Emanuele II monument and its equestrian statue in Rome during a thunderstorm. AFP
  • Trailer lights enlighten the Balme path as part of the 170km Mount Blanc Ultra Trail (UTMB) race around the Mont-Blanc crossing France, Italy and Swiss, near Les Contamines Montjoie. AFP
    Trailer lights enlighten the Balme path as part of the 170km Mount Blanc Ultra Trail (UTMB) race around the Mont-Blanc crossing France, Italy and Swiss, near Les Contamines Montjoie. AFP
  • A rider competes during a rodeo event in Monte Negro, south of the Amazon basin, Rondonia state, Brazil. In recent years, Monte Negro has expanded as a key cattle town with a strong cowboy culture. AFP
    A rider competes during a rodeo event in Monte Negro, south of the Amazon basin, Rondonia state, Brazil. In recent years, Monte Negro has expanded as a key cattle town with a strong cowboy culture. AFP
  • Nepalese Hindu women wearing red attire line up to worship Lord Shiva during a heavy rainfall at Pashupatinath temple, Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
    Nepalese Hindu women wearing red attire line up to worship Lord Shiva during a heavy rainfall at Pashupatinath temple, Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
  • A parade-goer walks in the annual West Indian Day Parade in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. AFP
    A parade-goer walks in the annual West Indian Day Parade in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. AFP
  • Protesters face off with police outside the Legislative Council Building after a school boycott rally in Central district in Hong Kong. China. Getty
    Protesters face off with police outside the Legislative Council Building after a school boycott rally in Central district in Hong Kong. China. Getty
  • A boy dressed as the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesha gestures during Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebration in Pushkar. AFP
    A boy dressed as the elephant-headed Hindu deity Ganesha gestures during Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebration in Pushkar. AFP
  • Some of the 145 newly admitted advocates wait inside the Supreme Court to pick-up their 'certificates of practise' at the Supreme Courts of Kenya in the capital Nairobi. AFP
    Some of the 145 newly admitted advocates wait inside the Supreme Court to pick-up their 'certificates of practise' at the Supreme Courts of Kenya in the capital Nairobi. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for September 3, 2019

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

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