23 August, 2019: Pics of the day

India's PV Sindhu returns the shuttlecock to Taiwan's Tai Tzu-ying during theirr women's single quarter-final match at the BWF Badminton World Championships at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel on August 23, 2019. (FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP)

Protesters hold hands to form a human chain during a rally to call for political reforms at the Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong, China, on August 23, 2019. (REUTERS/Thomas Peter)

A woman holding a Palestinian flag runs as tear gas fired by Israeli forces during an-anti Israel protest, at the Israel-Gaza border fence in the southern Gaza Strip on August 23, 2019. (REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)

Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP's Valentino Rossi during practice on August 23, 2019 (REUTERS/David Klein)

Devotees perform as they participate in a religious procession on the eve of the Janmashtami festival that marks Hindu god Krishna's birthday, in Allahabad on August 23, 2019. (SANJAY KANOJIA / AFP)

Firemen walk through a burnt field as they combat a fire in the surroundings of Robore in eastern Bolivia, on August 22, 2019. (STR / AFP)

A portrait of German Chancellor Angela Merkel is the first drawing of G-7 leaders drawn into the sand in Biarritz, France Friday, on Aug. 23, 2019. (AP/PTI)