Today's best photos: From an underwater sculpture to flooding in Germany

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Coral grows in a sculpture at the MUSZIF underwater museum in Isla Fuerte, Bolivar department, Colombia, on May 22, 2024. In the Colombian Caribbean an underwater museum protects coral reefs threatened by tourism and climate change. (Photo by Luis ACOSTA / AFP)

A rehearsal for D-Day commemorations in Saint-Come-du-Mont, north-western France, the day before the 80th anniversary of the tide turning in the Second World War. AFP

A woman dressed in traditional clothing visits a business district in Beijing. AFP

A man carries recyclable materials as cows and storks pick through the rubbish at a dump on the outskirts of Guwahati, India. AFP

A youth jumps into the Shatt al-Arab river, at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates in southern Iraq, during a heatwave in Basra. AFP

Nigel Farage’s UK general election campaign launch did not go well, as the Reform UK candidate was pelted with a milkshake in Clacton-on-Sea. AFP

Migrants wait for US Border Patrol in Jacumba, California, after crossing over from Mexico. EPA

Fighter jets during testing of Swiss Air force for take-off and landing are seen on a motorway in Switzerland. AFP

A car carrying the coffin of the late Myanmar general turned democracy activist Tin Oo makes its way to a cemetery during his funeral in Yangon. AFP

Singer Cyndi Lauper poses with Cher during her 'handprints' ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

Community members take part in a march in La Paz, Bolivia, to mark the Andean New Year. EPA

Water pours through a flood control gate at the Danube river in Regensburg, Germany. The city has declared a state of emergency. EPA

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