• A boy runs across a patch of the parched bed of the Yamuna River during the heatwave in New Delhi. AFP
    A boy runs across a patch of the parched bed of the Yamuna River during the heatwave in New Delhi. AFP
  • Sergey and Olesya Pochinok and their four children in a park in Zaporizhzhia after they fled the Azovstal steel plant in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol after weeks trapped under heavy fire. AFP
    Sergey and Olesya Pochinok and their four children in a park in Zaporizhzhia after they fled the Azovstal steel plant in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol after weeks trapped under heavy fire. AFP
  • Worshippers take part in Eid prayers in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem. AP
    Worshippers take part in Eid prayers in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City of Jerusalem. AP
  • People sleep on the Yamuna river bed under a bridge on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, May 2, 2022. REUTERS / Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
    People sleep on the Yamuna river bed under a bridge on a hot summer day in New Delhi, India, May 2, 2022. REUTERS / Adnan Abidi TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
  • A girl holds a Spongebob Squarepants balloon as women offer Eid prayers on Parangkusumo beach in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Getty
    A girl holds a Spongebob Squarepants balloon as women offer Eid prayers on Parangkusumo beach in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Getty
  • A Sikh rows a boat at the sacred pool of Amritsar's Golden Temple on the anniversary of the birth of Guru Angad Dev Ji, the second guru of Sikhs. AFP
    A Sikh rows a boat at the sacred pool of Amritsar's Golden Temple on the anniversary of the birth of Guru Angad Dev Ji, the second guru of Sikhs. AFP
  • A Ukrainian soldier tries to pet a white stork in the town of Barvinkove, in the Kharkiv region. Reuters
    A Ukrainian soldier tries to pet a white stork in the town of Barvinkove, in the Kharkiv region. Reuters
  • The aftermath of a blaze that destroyed houses, killed several people and left more than a hundred people homeless in Quezon city, Philippines. AP
    The aftermath of a blaze that destroyed houses, killed several people and left more than a hundred people homeless in Quezon city, Philippines. AP
  • Worshippers attend prayers on the first day of Eid in Ambon, Indonesia. Reuters
    Worshippers attend prayers on the first day of Eid in Ambon, Indonesia. Reuters
  • Fans with smoke flares gather outside the Goodison Park football stadium in Liverpool, England, for the Premier League match between Everton and Chelsea. AP
    Fans with smoke flares gather outside the Goodison Park football stadium in Liverpool, England, for the Premier League match between Everton and Chelsea. AP
  • Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke tries to keep the ball in play against the Golden State Warriors, in Memphis, Tennessee. AP
    Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke tries to keep the ball in play against the Golden State Warriors, in Memphis, Tennessee. AP
  • A police guard watches worshippers attending Eid morning prayers outside Central Sobornaya Mosque in Moscow, Russia. EPA
    A police guard watches worshippers attending Eid morning prayers outside Central Sobornaya Mosque in Moscow, Russia. EPA
  • A giant balloon containing 6,000 cubic meters of helium floats over Vajdahunyad Castle and Heroes' Square in Budapest, Hungary. AFP
    A giant balloon containing 6,000 cubic meters of helium floats over Vajdahunyad Castle and Heroes' Square in Budapest, Hungary. AFP

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Today's best photos: from a heatwave in India to Hungary's latest tourist attraction

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The National

May 02, 2022

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