Pictures of the day: August 23, 2017

13 photos from events around the world

A Sikh man with his eyes covered by a cloth breaks watermelons closely placed around performer as they practise Gatkha, a traditional form of martial art, to mark the 413th anniversary of the installation of the Guru Granth Sahib, in Amritsar, India. PHOTO: REUTERS

Bolts of lightening seen in Karachi, Pakistan. PHOTO: ATHAR KHAN/EXPRESS

People gather at an impromptu memorial where a van crashed into pedestrians at Las Ramblas in Barcelona, Spain. PHOTO: REUTERS

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau inspects the honour guard, during a ceremony, marking the 75th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid, at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man rides a model of a dragon during the opening of the world's largest computer games fair Gamescom in Cologne, Germany. PHOTO: REUTERS

Children play soccer as fisherman paints his boat near breakwater at Cilincing area in Jakarta, Indonesia. PHOTO: REUTERS

Shia Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) launch a rocket towards Islamic State militants on the outskirts of Tal Afar, Iraq. PHOTO: REUTERS

A view shows a building painted in the colours of Russia's national flag in Volgograd, the host city for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS

A man sunbathes on concrete slabs in the city of Volgograd, Russia. PHOTO: REUTERS

A summer storm is seen approaching at sunset over the Temple of Parthenon atop the ancient Acropolis hill in central Athens. PHOTO: REUTERS

Photographers take pictures of stars and the Milky Way at Rdum il-Qammieh, outside the village of Mellieha, Malta. PHOTO: REUTERS

Armed Forces members patrol, as residents watch, during an operation against organised crime in Manguinhos slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman dives into the water at a beach in Dinard, northwestern France. PHOTO: AFP

Nathaniel Perez (L) of Philippines competes with compatriot Brennan Wayne Louie (R) in the men's fencing foil individual final of the 29th Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Kuala Lumpur. PHOTO: AFP