A boy plays basketball at sunset in San Pedro, California. AFP
A boy plays basketball at sunset in San Pedro, California. AFP
Soldiers inspect damaged buildings after a wildfire in San Vicente De Leira, Spain. Bloomberg
Soldiers inspect damaged buildings after a wildfire in San Vicente De Leira, Spain. Bloomberg
A demonstrator protesting after US President Donald Trump deployed National Guard troops to Washington and ordered an increase in the presence of federal law enforcement to assist in crime prevention. Reuters
A demonstrator protesting after US President Donald Trump deployed National Guard troops to Washington and ordered an increase in the presence of federal law enforcement to assist in crime prevention. Reuters
Fire retardant is dropped as the so-called Pickett Fire burns near Calistoga, California. AP
Fire retardant is dropped as the so-called Pickett Fire burns near Calistoga, California. AP
A canoeist goes under in a watersport event at Khelo India festival at Dal Lake, in Srinagar, Kashmir. AFP
A canoeist goes under in a watersport event at Khelo India festival at Dal Lake, in Srinagar, Kashmir. AFP
Preparations for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Jammu, India. AP
Preparations for the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Jammu, India. AP
A dancer rehearses for the Hong Kong Ballet’s production of The Butterfly Lovers at the Lincoln Centre in New York. AFP
A dancer rehearses for the Hong Kong Ballet’s production of The Butterfly Lovers at the Lincoln Centre in New York. AFP
Filipinos wade through floodwater in Manila, the Philippines. EPA
Filipinos wade through floodwater in Manila, the Philippines. EPA

Best photos of August 22: Basketball in California to flooding in the Philippines