Today's best photos: from Marilyn to Lake Mead

'The National' picks the most striking images from around the world

Staff who will be handling bids over the phone take their places before The Evening Sale of works from The Collection of Thomas and Doris Amman at Christie's Auction House in New York, New York, USA, 09 May 2022. EPA / SARAH YENESEL

A burnt bus near Sri Lanka's former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's official residence, a day after it was torched by protesters in Colombo. AFP

Boxes and crates of fresh fruit stacked at the Mercado Abastecedor do Porto distributors in Porto, Portugal. Global food prices are rising as crop trade is disrupted by the war in Ukraine. Bloomberg

People attend the inauguration ceremony for South Korea's new President Yoon Suk Yeol at the National Assembly in Seoul. President Yoon Suk-yeol took the oath of office on Tuesday, vowing to rebuild the nation on the foundation of a liberal democracy and market economy. Getty Images

Palestinian beekeepers collect honey from hives at an apiary during the annual harvest season in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP

Migrants wait on board the 'Abeille Languedoc' ship after being rescued after their boat broke down in French waters. They were trying to cross the Channel to Britain. AFP

A Ukrainian soldier rests in his room at a front-line field hospital near Popasna, in eastern Ukraine. EPA

Britain's Prince Charles, the Duchess of Cornwall and Prince William follow the Imperial State Crown through the Royal Gallery for the State Opening of Parliament at the Palace of Westminster in London. AP

Russian forces ride past the Arch of Triumph, also known as the Monumental Arch, in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. AFP

A Catholic priest talks to police officers standing guard as Filipinos take part in a protest against election results in Manila. Getty Images

A sunken boat rests on a section of dry lakebed along drought-stricken Lake Mead, in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area of Nevada, US. AFP

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Updated: May 10, 2022, 5:42 PM