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World in focus - best photos for July 24, 2017

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world today. 
In this video screen grab, British foreign secretary Boris Johnson, left, performs a hongi, a traditional Maori greeting, with New Zealand's minister for primary industries, Nathan Guy, in Kaikoura, New Zealand on July 24, 2017. TVNZ Pool via AP

Britain's Boris Johnson likens traditional Maori greeting to a head butt in New Zealand

Prime minister Bill English later said he didn't think New Zealanders would be offended by the foreign secretary's comment
A Sri Lankan municipal worker fumigating in Colombo, Sri Lanka during dengue fever eradication work. Australia is contributing funds to help Sri Lanka combat its worst outbreak of dengue fever. Eranga Jayawardena/AP Photo

Australia to help Sri Lanka fight worst-ever dengue outbreak

The number of infections nationwide is already 38 per cent higher than last year, when 55,150 people were diagnosed with dengue and 97 died, according to the health ministry
Polar guides Julie Baum and Tom Sylvester were married at the Rothera Research Station in the British Antarctic Territory last weekend.

British couple tie the knot in first ever Antarctic wedding

The pair made history by marrying in the southernmost continent in the world.

Earthquake of magnitude 6.7 strikes off Papua New Guinea

There were no immediate reports of damage or casualities
A handout photo made available by NASA shows a complete crack (C) through the Larsen C ice shelf in the Antarctica, 12 July 2017. EPA / NASA

Trillion-tonne iceberg breaks off Antarctica

The massive ice cube has a volume twice that of Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes
Theresa May and Malcolm Turnbull speak with a market trader during a visit to the scene of the London Bridge terror attack that left eight dead

Emotional Australian PM visits scene of London terror attack

Leaders discuss counter terrorism and post-Brexit trade deal
The deputy Chinese Foreign Minister Wu Dawei greets Christopher Hill, the US assistant Secretary of State and chief nuclear envoy, ahead of the six-party talks in Beijing.

N Korea disarmament talks to resume

Envoys from six nations are in Beijing for talks on North Korea's nuclear programmes after a nine-month break.
Cardinal George Pell arrives to meet the media, at the Vatican, on Thursday, June 29, 2017. The Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney says Vatican Cardinal George Pell will return to Australia to fight sexual assault charges as soon as possible. Gregorio Borgia / AP

Pope backs Australian cardinal in fight against sex abuse charges

In a strongly supportive statement, the Vatican said Pell's staff would continue his work in his absence and noted the pope's respect for the Australian's "honesty" and "energetic dedication" to his work on Church financial reform.
Australian Cardinal George Pell makes a statement at the Holy See Press Office, Vatican city on June 29, 2017 after being charged with historical sex offences in a case that has rocked the church. Alberto Pizzoli / AFP

Pope backs Australian cardinal in sex abuse case

In a strongly supportive statement, the Vatican said George Pell’s staff would continue his work in his absence and noted the pope’s respect for the Australian’s “honesty” and “energetic dedication” to his work on Church financial reform.