Best photos of July 5: Labour's win to Mount Ibu erupting

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer shakes hands with his supporters at the Tate Modern in London, Friday, July 5, 2024. Labour Party Starmer says voters "have spoken and they are ready for change" as an exit poll points to landslide win, and is expected to be the next British Prime Minister. (AP Photo / Kin Cheung)

An woman shows she's voted in Iran's presidential election runoff, at a polling station in Qarchak Varamin, south-west of Tehran. AFP

Downtown Los Angeles is illuminated by fireworks to celebrate Independence Day. AFP

Eramine lithium extraction plant at Salar Centenario Ratones in Salta province, north-west Argentina. Lithium is in high demand to supply the electric car industry. AFP

Captive-born reticulated giraffe calf Moana with her mother, at Guadalajara Zoo in Guadalajara, Jalisco state, western Mexico. AFP

A woman strolls in a lavender field in Valensole, southern France. Reuters

Heavy rain has left a temple and pagoda partly submerged on Luoxingdun island, in Poyang Lake, in Jiangxi province, eastern China. Reuters

Destroyed houses in Fontana, in Val Bavona, Maggia Valley, southern Switzerland. Storms last weekend left five people dead in Val Maggia and valleys in Ticino. EPA

A boy accompanies aid for residents of flooded Jamunamukh village, in Hojai district, in India's north-eastern state of Assam. EPA

Hot lava spews from Mount Ibu in North Maluku province, Indonesia. EPA