Muslim pilgrims pray at the Grand Mosque, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, August 16, 2018. (Photo by AP)

A selection of photos shot recently from around the world:

People are seen in the backdrop of the burning pyre of India’s former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee during his cremation in New Delhi, India, August 17, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)

Dancers perform to welcome the 2018 Asian Games torch during the torch relay in Jakarta on August 16, 2018. (Photo by AFP)

The Brussels Flower Carpet, laid out in its entirety, on the Grand Place in Brussels, August 16, 2018. (Photo by AP)

The sun rises behind the New York City skyline and moisture on a humid morning seen from Bayonne, New Jersey, August 17, 2018. (Photo by AP)

A disable Palestinian uses a sling to hurl stones at Israeli troops during a protest demanding the right to return to their homeland at the Israel-Gaza fence, in Gaza August 17, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)

A kilogram of meat is pictured next to 9,500,000 bolivars, its price and the equivalent of 1.45 USD, at a mini-market in Caracas, Venezuela August 16, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)

Ott Tanak (EST) performs during FIA World Rally Championship 2018 in Saarland, Germany on August 17, 2018. (Photo by Reuters)

An Indonesian runner carries the torch during the last torch relay in Jakarta on August 18, 2018, ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games. (Photo by AFP)

Malaysia’s Muhammad Syafiq Ahmad, left, dives to challenge South Korea’s Hwang Hee Chan during the men’s soccer match between South Korea and Malaysia at the 18th Asian Games at Si Jalak Harupat Stadium in Bandung, Indonesia, August 17, 2018. (Photo by AP)

A Humpback whale jumps in the surface of the Pacific Ocean at the Uramba Bahia Malaga National Natural Park in Colombia, on August 12, 2018. (Photo by AFP)