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World in focus - best photos for January 25, 2019

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

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Sudan's former president Omar Al Bashir sits in a cage at the courthouse in Khartoum where he is facing corruption charges on August 19, 2019. Reuters

Bashir appears in court as Sudan strives to move past his legacy

Africa
Bathoul Ahmed from UNHCR tells of the violence Yazidi women were subjected to under Isis' rule of Mosul. Pawan Singh / The National  

Brave women aid workers recognised on World Humanitarian Day

UAE
Elissa has announced to her 13.5 million Twitter followers that her next album will be her last. Photo: Instagram / Elissa 

Lebanese star Elissa to quit music, likening industry to 'mafia'

Music
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 14 when the market fell almost 3 per cent. AFP

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Economy
Private and public housing in Singapore. The country plans to gradually raise its retirement age from 62 to 65. AFP

Where in the world do people retire the earliest?

Economy