Today's best photos: From family meeting at Mexican border to Met Gala red carpet

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

A member of the Orduno Castro family, who lives in North Carolina and cannot cross into Mexico, kisses her niece during a family meeting at the border fence that separates Mexico and the US, near Mexicali, Mexico. Reuters

Flooded streets in the Sao Jao district of Porto Alegre, Brazil, where rescuers were searching for survivors. AFP

The rubble of a building under construction that collapsed in George, South Africa, where several workers are thought to be trapped. Reuters

Mosaics on the ceiling of the ancient Orthodox church, now converted as the Kariye Mosque, in Istanbul. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan opened the mosque for worship, four years after he ordered its transformation. AFP

Supporters of Israel interrupt a pro-Palestine protest, on the campus of the University of Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. EPA

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shows his finger marked with indelible ink, after casting his ballot during the third phase of national elections, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Bloomberg

People attend the annual Jack In The Green parade and festival in Hastings, Britain. Reuters

Vietnamese celebrate the 70th anniversary of the 1954 Dien Bien Phu victory over French colonial forces, at a stadium in Dien Bien Phu city. AFP

Rubbish blocks a river's flow, causing nearby residential areas to be flooded, in Depok, Indonesia. AFP

Palestinians inspect the damage around the Derby family house struck during Israeli bombardment of Rafah's Tal Al Sultan district, in Gaza. AFP

A model arrives at the red carpet for the 2024 Met Gala, the annual benefit for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, in New York. EPA

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