Today's best photos: from a tropical storm in the Philippines to Ramadan in Bangladesh

‘The National’ picks the most striking images from around the world

Coast guard personnel evacuate flooded homes on a makeshift raft in Panitan, Capiz province as heavy rain brought on by a tropical storm inundated parts of the Philippines. AFP

A tugboat pushes a barge full of containers away from the Ever Forward container ship in Pasadena, Maryland, on April 11, 2022, as the cargo ship sits in the Chesapeake Bay after it ran aground near Baltimore. - Container removal began April 9, 2022, as part of the Ever Forward boxship refloat operation in Chesapeake Bay. The process, using barges alongside, will continue in daylight hours throughout this week with four to five containers being offloaded per hour in the complex operation. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

A spent missile from a previous Russian military attack with the damaged Kharkiv Regional State Administration building in the background, as Russia's war on Ukraine continues. Reuters

Despite his desperate lunge, Texas Rangers' Adolis Garcia is caught stealing second base against Colorado Rockies' shortstop Jose Iglesias in Arlington, Texas. The Rockies won 6-4. AP

A young couple pose during a video and photography session at Galata bridge in Istanbul. AP

People decorate a tree with Easter eggs in a kindergarten in Seduva, Lithuania. Reuters

Bangladeshi labourers unload watermelons from a boat at the Buriganga River in Dhaka. The fruit is in season and is filling the city markets. EPA

A vintage American car approaches as a crab tries cross the road in Giron, Cuba. The annual migration causes a hazard to drivers. AP

A Muslim boatman performs an evening prayer after breaking his fast during Ramadan in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters

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