Today's best photos: From Olympic flame's arrival to US tornado

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

French 19th-century three-masted barque Belem arrives at the Vieux-Port, Marseille carrying the Olympic flame. AFP

Pope Francis blesses a child in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Reuters

Mount Ibu spews thick smoke in Indonesia's North Maluku province. AFP

Swimmers at the Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro during a severe heat wave. EPA

Homes destroyed a tornado Oklahoma, US. EPA

A Palestinian woman walks down the stairs of a house hit by an Israeli strike in Rafah, Gaza. Reuters

A giant St George's ribbon at the memorial Savur-Mohyla in Donetsk in Russian-controlled Ukraine at a ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War. REUTERS

A visitor looks at art installation 'Circumstellar Resonator' by Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson at the Singapore Art Museum. EPA

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