• The Sydney Opera House is illuminated in Australia. Vivid Sydney is an annual festival of light, music and ideas, celebrating its 12th year in 2022. Getty Images
    The Sydney Opera House is illuminated in Australia. Vivid Sydney is an annual festival of light, music and ideas, celebrating its 12th year in 2022. Getty Images
  • A drone view shows houses covered in ashes in the aftermath of the Mount Bulusan eruption in Sorsogon province, in the Philippines. Reuters
    A drone view shows houses covered in ashes in the aftermath of the Mount Bulusan eruption in Sorsogon province, in the Philippines. Reuters
  • An elderly woman with a cat on her shoulder tries to clear her garden of debris after a missile strike, which killed another elderly woman in the city of Droujkivka in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas. AFP
    An elderly woman with a cat on her shoulder tries to clear her garden of debris after a missile strike, which killed another elderly woman in the city of Droujkivka in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas. AFP
  • People dining at a restaurant in Beijing after the government eased some Covid-19 restrictions. AFP
    People dining at a restaurant in Beijing after the government eased some Covid-19 restrictions. AFP
  • People try to break through a quarantine fence during a protest against a new round of COVID-19 lockdowns in Shanghai, China. EPA
    People try to break through a quarantine fence during a protest against a new round of COVID-19 lockdowns in Shanghai, China. EPA
  • An ATACMS, a surface-to-surface missile, is fired during a joint military exercise by US and South Korean armed forces at an unidentified location in South Korea. Reuters
    An ATACMS, a surface-to-surface missile, is fired during a joint military exercise by US and South Korean armed forces at an unidentified location in South Korea. Reuters
  • A man in front of the apartment building where he lives as it burns after a shelling in Lysychansk, in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas. AFP
    A man in front of the apartment building where he lives as it burns after a shelling in Lysychansk, in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donbas. AFP
  • Pilgrims and people dressed in Second French Empire uniforms take part in the procession of 'Marche Sainte-Rolende,' in Gerpinnes, Belgium. The event is part of about 15 folkloric marches recognised as intangible cultural heritage by Unesco. EPA
    Pilgrims and people dressed in Second French Empire uniforms take part in the procession of 'Marche Sainte-Rolende,' in Gerpinnes, Belgium. The event is part of about 15 folkloric marches recognised as intangible cultural heritage by Unesco. EPA
  • Spanish MotoGP rider Alex Rins, right, of Suzuki Ecstar team, and Japanese Takaaki Nakagami, centre, of LCR Honda Idemtsu, crash on the first bend of the Grand Prix of Catalonia race in Barcelona. EPA
    Spanish MotoGP rider Alex Rins, right, of Suzuki Ecstar team, and Japanese Takaaki Nakagami, centre, of LCR Honda Idemtsu, crash on the first bend of the Grand Prix of Catalonia race in Barcelona. EPA
  • Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince Louis attend the Platinum Jubilee Pageant, marking the end of the celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II, in London. Reuters
    Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, and Prince Louis attend the Platinum Jubilee Pageant, marking the end of the celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II, in London. Reuters
  • An Israeli soldier argues with a demonstrator wrapped in a Palestinian flag during a protest against Israeli settlements in Jordan Valley, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
    An Israeli soldier argues with a demonstrator wrapped in a Palestinian flag during a protest against Israeli settlements in Jordan Valley, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
  • Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Final - Wales v Ukraine - Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, Britain - June 5, 2022 Wales players celebrate after qualifying for the World Cup REUTERS / Rebecca Naden TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
    Soccer Football - FIFA World Cup - UEFA Qualifiers - Final - Wales v Ukraine - Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, Britain - June 5, 2022 Wales players celebrate after qualifying for the World Cup REUTERS / Rebecca Naden TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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Today's best photos: from Vivid Sydney to Wales celebrating World Cup qualification

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

The National

June 06, 2022

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Updated: June 07, 2022, 5:04 AM
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