Today's best photos: from an asylum seeker in Rwanda to celebrating priests

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

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  South Sudanese asylum seeker Nyalada Gatkuoth Jany, who tried to cross the Mediterranean Sea four times and went into prison in Libya, has her hair cut at Gashora Emergency Transit Centre in Gashora, Rwanda. AFP

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  A young Syrian boy works at a car repair shop in the town of Jandaris, in the countryside of the north-western city of Afrin in the rebel-held part of Aleppo province, a day before the annual World Day Against Child Labour. AFP

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  Palestinian bride Rabiha Al Rajby and groom Mohyeldin Nasrallah start their wedding ceremony from the ruins of Al Rajby's home in the east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Silwan. Israeli authorities demolished the building, displacing its 35 residents, last month, saying it was built without municipal permit as part of the wider struggle between the city and Palestinian residents. AP

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  Demonstrators march across the Brooklyn Bridge during the "March for Our Lives" rally in Brooklyn, New York. Protesters are demonstrating across the US for tighter firearms laws to curb devastating gun violence plaguing the country. AFP

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  Alfa Romeo's Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu steers his car during the qualifying session for the Formula One Azerbaijan Grand Prix at the Baku City Circuit. AFP

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  Spectators wait in line at a concession stand before the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes horse race, at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. AP

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  An aerial view of beachgoers gathering along the Mediterranean seashore in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip as students start their summer vacation. AFP

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  Labourers sort cotton sacks at a factory in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Kandahar Chamber of Commerce said there are 22 cotton-processing factories in Kandahar Industrial Park, which produces about 2,000 tonnes of cotton for export. EPA

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  A newly ordained priest is thrown in the air in celebration in front of Milan's gothic cathedral, Italy, Saturday, June 11, 2022. (Ermes Beltrami / LaPresse via AP)

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