Today's best photos: From Ed Davey's paddle boarding fall to cheese rolling

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

British leader of the Liberal Democrats party Ed Davey falls from a paddle board, at Lake Windermere in Windermere, Britain, May 28, 2024. REUTERS / Phil Noble TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Oumar Dieme, 91, a Senegalese rifleman poses for a portrait in Badiana. AFP

Firefighters try to douse a fire in a shop near a landfill site during a heatwave in New Delhi, India. Reuters

Icelandic horses play in a meadow in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, as the sun rises. AP

Protesters clash with Lebanese troops and riot police during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, near the the Egyptian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. AP

Protesters rally against the foreign influence law outside Tbilisi's parliament. AFP

A Cebu Pacific aircraft flies by as a man collects rubbish in Paranaque, Metro Manila. AFP

A tank-themed float prepares to ride in the National Memorial Day parade held by the American Veterans Center in Washington, DC, on Memorial Day. AFP

Legislators from the main opposition Kuomintang party stop balloons protesting 'black box operations' from hitting Parliament Speaker Han Kuo-yu in Taipei. AFP

People compete in the annual Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling competition in Brockworth, Britain. Reuters

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