Best photos of July 12: James Anderson's final test to ugliest dog on the red carpet

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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  LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 12: James Anderson of England walks through the guard of honour on his final test appearance ahead of day three of 1st Test Match between England and the West Indies at Lord's Cricket Ground on July 12, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Copley / Getty Images)

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  University students scuffle with police during a protest to demand a merit-based system for civil service jobs, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The demonstrators say the current quota system is rigged in favour of pro-government candidates. AFP

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  A mother feeds her child with a formula of anise, due to the lack of infant formula milk, at a camp for displaced people in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP

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  A girl walks through an opium field in the Argo district of Badakhshan province, north-eastern Afghanistan. AFP

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  US President Joe Biden speaks alongside Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Nato summit in Washington. AFP

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  Endangered animals are depicted in The Wild Couch Party and Friends, a public art sculpture in New York that aims to raise awareness of humans' role in the sixth mass species extinction. Reuters

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  An aerial view of the beach at luxury hotel La Posta Vecchia, near Ladispoli, a 40-minute drive from Rome, Italy. AFP

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  A handler with his horses at the Great Yorkshire Show in Harrogate, northern England. The annual agricultural show attracts around 140,000 visitors over four days. AFP

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  Deadpool & Wolverine stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman pose with Britain's ugliest dog, Peggy, who plays Dogpool in the movie, at a promotional event in Hammersmith, west London. AFP

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  A customer tries out Apple Vision Pro at the Apple Kurfürstendamm store in Berlin, Germany. Getty Images