Today's best photos: from a Spanish wildfire to sunset in Gaza

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

TOPSHOT - Smoke from a wildfire in Sierra Bermeja mountain range in Malaga is pictured from Benahavis on June 9, 2022. - Around 2,000 people were evacuated overnight as a fire raged through a forested area of southern Spain in an area badly hit by wildfires just nine months ago, rescuers said today. (Photo by JORGE GUERRERO / AFP)

Boston Celtics' Al Horford, centre, lands on Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry's leg, left, while going for a loose ball during a National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals playoff game. EPA

A Buddhist nun falls next to a barricade after inhaling tear gas during a protest outside police headquarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AP Photo

Passengers commute in tour boats passing rice fields along Ngo Dong river in Tam Coc, part of the Hoa Lu limestone mountain range in Vietnam. EPA

The gutted remains of cars lie along a road during heavy fighting at the front line in Severodonetsk, Luhansk region, Ukraine. AP Photo

A street in Srinagar, India after a curfew was imposed due to communal tensions after former Bharatiya Janata Party spokeswoman Nupur Sharma's remarks about the Prophet Mohammed. Her remarks sparked outrage from the Islamic world and a diplomatic furore. AFP

A Ukrainian serviceman keeps his position not far from the Ukrainian town of Chuguiv, in Kharkiv region. AFP

Palestinian children riding their bicycles during sunset in Gaza City. AFP

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Updated: June 10, 2022, 12:33 PM