Best photos of July 20: Coronation of Malaysian king to global IT outage

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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  The 17th King of Malaysia, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, lifts a ceremonial dagger as Queen Raja Zarith Sofiah looks on, during his coronation in Kuala Lumpur. AP

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  Inflating hot-air balloons during the international hot-air balloon festival in Taitung, Taiwan. EPA

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  Formula One Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton arrives at the paddock, before the third practice session for the Hungarian Grand Prix, in Mogyorod near Budapest. EPA

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  Martial arts coach Rahimatul Hasanah, centre, trains youths in self defence on a public badminton court in Jakarta, Indonesia. AP

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  The First Baptist Dallas church's steeple stands as firefighters battle a fire at the church on Friday. AP

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  Migrants wait on a wooden boat, before being rescued by the ship Geo Barents operated by Doctors Without Borders (MSF), in international waters off the coast of Tunisia. Reuters

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  Devotees pour water on a Buddha statue as they visit Shwedagon Pagoda during the full moon day of Waso, a sacred day in the Myanmar lunar calendar that marks the beginning of Buddhist Lent, in Yangon. AFP

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  Cyclists wait for the start of the La Indurain race, in Villava, Spain. EPA

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  A Ukrainian infantryman, drafted during new mobalisation, holds an apple during training near the Donetsk region, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. AFP

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  The folklore music group Misquillahualy, from the Mexican state of Hidalgo, wait for a new flight to Colombia after theirs was cancelled at Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City. Thousands of flights were cancelled and others delayed amid a global technology outage. AP