Best photos of August 31: Bull run in Spain to power cuts in Venezuela

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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  'Mozos' or bull-runners take part in the bull run at San Sebastian de los Reyes, Spain, 31 August 2024. The fiestas at San Sebastian de los Reyes are known as 'Pamplona Chica' (little Pamplona) and are held every year in August. EPA / RODRIGO JIMENEZ

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  Colourful falcon hoods on display at Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (Adihex). Chris Whiteoak / The National

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  Students wave national flags during the National Day parade in Putrajaya, Malaysia. AP Photo

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  An Extinction Rebellion activist dressed as an oil slick attends a protest in Windsor, near London. Reuters

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  A Spanish search and rescue boat escorts a fishing vessel with 174 migrants on board into La Restinga port on El Hierro, one of Spain's Canary Islands. AFP

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  British rower Gregg Stevenson during day three of the Paris Paralympic Games at Vaires-Sur-Marne Nautical Stadium. Getty Images

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  A woman takes a selfie in a pool of plastic balls at the Blow Up Experience installation, part of an exhibition of inflatable art and technology, in Montevideo, Uruguay. AP Photo

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  Afghan children attend an open-air school in Firozkoh, Ghor province. AFP

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  Bangladesh's Zakir Hasan drops a catch during the second day of the second and last Test cricket match between his team and Pakistan, at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. AFP

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  Houses in the Petare neighbourhood of Caracas, where power was gradually returning after Venezuela was hit by a widespread power cut. AFP