Best photos of September 22: Elections in Sri Lanka to flooding in Japan

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Police commandos stand guard outside a ballot counting center in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo / Eranga Jayawardane)

The submarine 'Saga', a vision imagined by former oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, in a shed of l'Estaque, in Marseille. AFP

A member of the Police Music Band jumps over the welcome mat before the arrival of Kenya's President William Ruto at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. AP

Israeli police extinguish a fire set by demonstrators during an anti-government protest calling for action to secure the release of Israeli hostages. AFP

Internally displaced Palestinians next to the bodies of relatives killed in an Israeli air strike in the Zaytoun area of Gaza city. EPA

A man walks past a house that was hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon in Moreshet, Israel. Getty Images

A military vehicle moves in a street outside the building that is home to Al Jazeera office, in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters

Anthony Joshua gets knocked down by Daniel Dubois in the IBF World Heavyweight Title at Wembley Stadium. Reuters

Participants compete in the Ice Warrior Challenge at the indoor Ski Dubai complex in Dubai. AP

A man pushes his bicycle along a muddy pavement after heavy rain in Wajima city of Ishikawa prefecture. AFP