US Vice President Kamala Harris, presidential nominee, addresses the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. AP Photo
A newborn reticulated giraffe makes a public appearance at Artis Zoo in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The calf is the zoo's second reticulated giraffe, an endangered species, and was born on August 16. EPA
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at El Alamein, Egypt, from Israel. AP Photo
Palestinians mourn the dead of Israeli strikes in a gathering at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
A US-built Patriot surface-to-air missile is launched during a live fire exercise at the Chiupeng missile base in Pingtung county, southern Taiwan. AFP
A demonstrator joins a protest against gang violence in the Solino neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. EPA
National Museums senior conservator Dave Crombie inspects John William Waterhouse's Echo And Narcissus from 1903 as it undergoes treatment at the Conservation Centre in Liverpool, northern England. EPA
South Korean soldiers take part in an anti-terrorism drill as part of the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise involving the US and South Korea, in Seoul. AFP
A flooded street after heavy rainfall during monsoon weather in Guwahati, Assam state, India. AFP
A rising supermoon at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California. AP Photo
Best photos of August 20: From a giraffe in Amsterdam to monsoon aftermath in Guwahati - in pictures
