Tasmina, 4, adjusts her protective face mask as she waits with her family for a train at a railway station in Karachi, Pakistan. Reuters
Tasmina, 4, adjusts her protective face mask as she waits with her family for a train at a railway station in Karachi, Pakistan. Reuters
An employee talks on the phone at a shop selling Buddha statues in Bangkok on June 10, 2020. AFP
An employee talks on the phone at a shop selling Buddha statues in Bangkok on June 10, 2020. AFP
Smoke billows from bush fires in eastern Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico. AFP
Smoke billows from bush fires in eastern Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico. AFP
Smoke billows from bush fires in eastern Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico. AFP
Smoke billows from bush fires in eastern Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico. AFP
Locals visit the graves of their relatives at the Municipal Cemetery #13 in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico. AFP
Locals visit the graves of their relatives at the Municipal Cemetery #13 in Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico. AFP
Protesters demonstrate against the death of George Floyd at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. AFP
Protesters demonstrate against the death of George Floyd at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC. AFP
Baby turtles released into the ocean in Bali, Indonesia. AP Photo
Baby turtles released into the ocean in Bali, Indonesia. AP Photo
A woman reacts as she is sprayed with disinfectant inside a chamber as a precaution against the new coronavirus outbreak before entering a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia. AP Photo
A woman reacts as she is sprayed with disinfectant inside a chamber as a precaution against the new coronavirus outbreak before entering a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia. AP Photo
Artist Deni Bozic paints the last details on his tribute mural honouring former Los Angeles Lakers basketball star Kobe Bryant on a school building wall in Gradiska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Reuters
Artist Deni Bozic paints the last details on his tribute mural honouring former Los Angeles Lakers basketball star Kobe Bryant on a school building wall in Gradiska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Reuters
People walk through an underpass in central Moscow. AFP
People walk through an underpass in central Moscow. AFP
A woman wearing a face mask picks up a book at a bookstore in Beijing. AFP
A woman wearing a face mask picks up a book at a bookstore in Beijing. AFP

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World in focus - best photos for June 10, 2020

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

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June 10, 2020

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Date Started: September 2018

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