• US Secretary of State Antony Blinken performs the song Rockin' in the Free World, with members of The 1999 band, at a bar in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken performs the song Rockin' in the Free World, with members of The 1999 band, at a bar in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
  • Flooded houses in Porto Alegre, Brazil. After several days of heavy rain, the southern city and other parts of the country are flooded due to the swelling of rivers. Getty Images
    Flooded houses in Porto Alegre, Brazil. After several days of heavy rain, the southern city and other parts of the country are flooded due to the swelling of rivers. Getty Images
  • Britain's Queen Camilla watches as King Charles III unveils an official portrait of himself, by artist Jonathan Yeo, fifth left. AFP
    Britain's Queen Camilla watches as King Charles III unveils an official portrait of himself, by artist Jonathan Yeo, fifth left. AFP
  • A child stands above the crowd with the support of an elaborate rig of hidden metal rods during the Bun Festival parade, in Hong Kong. Reuters
    A child stands above the crowd with the support of an elaborate rig of hidden metal rods during the Bun Festival parade, in Hong Kong. Reuters
  • Farmers sell watermelons at the fruit market in Lahore. AFP
    Farmers sell watermelons at the fruit market in Lahore. AFP
  • Todd Blanche, left, and Emil Bove, right, lawyers for former US president Donald Trump, centre, during his trial at the Manhattan criminal court, in New York. Bloomberg
    Todd Blanche, left, and Emil Bove, right, lawyers for former US president Donald Trump, centre, during his trial at the Manhattan criminal court, in New York. Bloomberg
  • Doves fly past a giant Buddha statue at the Maha Vihara Mojopahit temple in Mojokerto, Indonesia, before the Vesak festival that commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. AFP
    Doves fly past a giant Buddha statue at the Maha Vihara Mojopahit temple in Mojokerto, Indonesia, before the Vesak festival that commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. AFP
  • Cyclists in San Bartolomeo, Italy, during the 11th stage of the 107th Giro d'Italia race. AFP)
    Cyclists in San Bartolomeo, Italy, during the 11th stage of the 107th Giro d'Italia race. AFP)
  • A squatter camp in the high-density suburb of Masiphumelele, extending into a wetland adjacent to Lake Michelle private estate, in Cape Town, South Africa. Reuters
    A squatter camp in the high-density suburb of Masiphumelele, extending into a wetland adjacent to Lake Michelle private estate, in Cape Town, South Africa. Reuters
  • A Sumatran tiger cub, born in February this year, is shown to the media during a naming ceremony at the Tierpark Zoo in Berlin, Germany. Reuters
    A Sumatran tiger cub, born in February this year, is shown to the media during a naming ceremony at the Tierpark Zoo in Berlin, Germany. Reuters
  • Members of the jury, film directors and others on stage as US actress Meryl Streep receives the Honorary Palme d'Or during the opening seremony of the Cannes Film Festival, in France. AFP
    Members of the jury, film directors and others on stage as US actress Meryl Streep receives the Honorary Palme d'Or during the opening seremony of the Cannes Film Festival, in France. AFP

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Today's best photos: From Blinken on guitar in Kyiv to Meryl Streep's Cannes moment

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

May 15, 2024

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Director: Mowaffaq Alobaid 

Stars: Abdulaziz Almadhi, Mohammed Al Akkasi, Ali Al Suhaibani

Rating: 4/5

Updated: May 15, 2024, 12:56 PM