Best photos of August 9: Banksy art theft to flooding in Yemen

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

A covered-face person removes a new artwork by Banksy, depicting a howling wolf painted on a satellite dish that was placed on a shop roof in Peckham, south London, Thursday Aug. 8, 2024. (Jordan Pettitt / PA via AP)

Taylor Swift fans gather in Vienna city centre. Organisers have cancelled three concerts by the US singer in the city over an attack plot. AP

Women take their pets to a free vaccination camp in Ahmedabad, western India, on International Cat Day. AFP

Supporters of Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont recover at Ciutadella Park after facing tear gas from police in Barcelona. Mr Puigdemont returned to Spain briefly to give a speech after seven years of self-imposed exile. Reuters

A poster depicting Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is reflected in a window in the Palestinian camp of Bourj Al Barajneh, in Lebanon. Getty Images

Decorations are displayed at a shop before the Mid-Autumn Festival in Hanoi, Vietnam. AFP

A TV in a barber shop in Dhaka shows Muhammad Yunus being sworn in as Bangladesh's interim head of government. AFP

Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan fights French boxer Billal Bennama at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Dusmatov won gold in the men's 51kg event. Reuters

Candles spell out the message 'freedom and peace' during a vigil for those arrested during protests against the re-election of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. AFP

Yemenis ride donkeys loaded with kindling across a muddy road after floods in the Hodeidah region. AFP