• A visitor views "Brick House", a 2019 bronze sculpture by artist Simone Leigh, during a press day at the 59th Venice Art Biennale in Venice on April 19, 2022. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION
    A visitor views "Brick House", a 2019 bronze sculpture by artist Simone Leigh, during a press day at the 59th Venice Art Biennale in Venice on April 19, 2022. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY MENTION OF THE ARTIST UPON PUBLICATION - TO ILLUSTRATE THE EVENT AS SPECIFIED IN THE CAPTION
  • A general view of destroyed structures as a member of the South African Police Service (SAPS) K9 search-and-rescue unit searches for a missing 21-year-old man in KwaNdengezi, west of Durban. AFP
    A general view of destroyed structures as a member of the South African Police Service (SAPS) K9 search-and-rescue unit searches for a missing 21-year-old man in KwaNdengezi, west of Durban. AFP
  • Workers in protective suits prepare to disinfect a residential compound in the Huangpu district of Shanghai, following a coronavirus outbreak. Reuters
    Workers in protective suits prepare to disinfect a residential compound in the Huangpu district of Shanghai, following a coronavirus outbreak. Reuters
  • An agitated Muslim resident asks media to leave after alleging them of distorting facts during the demolition of Muslim-owned shops in New Delhi's north-west Jahangirpuri neighbourhood. AP
    An agitated Muslim resident asks media to leave after alleging them of distorting facts during the demolition of Muslim-owned shops in New Delhi's north-west Jahangirpuri neighbourhood. AP
  • In an aerial view, the Huanghuacheng's Great Wall of China area is seen in the Huairou district in Beijing. Huanghuacheng is the only village with a lakeside by the Great Wall. Getty Images
    In an aerial view, the Huanghuacheng's Great Wall of China area is seen in the Huairou district in Beijing. Huanghuacheng is the only village with a lakeside by the Great Wall. Getty Images
  • Vehicles drive along a road during a severe dust storm in Baghdad. AFP
    Vehicles drive along a road during a severe dust storm in Baghdad. AFP
  • Reporters observe the Geo-Cosmos, the world’s first spherical display made using organic electroluminescent panels showing a high-resolution model of the Earth, during a media preview in Tokyo. AFP
    Reporters observe the Geo-Cosmos, the world’s first spherical display made using organic electroluminescent panels showing a high-resolution model of the Earth, during a media preview in Tokyo. AFP
  • Police and rescue services at the site of a hot-air balloon accident in Elwood, Melbourne. There were no injuries reported, local police said. EPA
    Police and rescue services at the site of a hot-air balloon accident in Elwood, Melbourne. There were no injuries reported, local police said. EPA
  • Austria's Dominic Thiem serves against John Millman of Australia during their first-round match at the Serbia Open tennis tournament in Belgrade. Millman prevailed 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. EPA
    Austria's Dominic Thiem serves against John Millman of Australia during their first-round match at the Serbia Open tennis tournament in Belgrade. Millman prevailed 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. EPA
  • A woman walks past official campaign posters of French presidential election candidates Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National) party, and President Emmanuel Macron, in Paris. Reuters
    A woman walks past official campaign posters of French presidential election candidates Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National) party, and President Emmanuel Macron, in Paris. Reuters
  • Ukrainian interior ministry soldiers collect explosives in a hole to detonate them near a minefield after battles with Russia at the village of Moshchun close to Kyiv. AP
    Ukrainian interior ministry soldiers collect explosives in a hole to detonate them near a minefield after battles with Russia at the village of Moshchun close to Kyiv. AP

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Today's best photos: from Venice Art Biennale to a hot air balloon crash

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

The National

April 20, 2022

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Updated: April 20, 2022, 2:20 PM
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