Today's best photos: from the Milky Way to a giant picnic blanket in Switzerland

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

This handout image released by the European Space Agency (ESA) on June 13, 2022, an artistic impression of the Milky Way, and on top of that an overlay showing the location and densities of a young star sample from Gaia’s data release 3 (in yellow-green). The “you are here” sign points towards the Sun. - The Gaia space probe unveiled its latest discoveries on June 13, 2022, in its quest to map the Milky Way in unprecedented detail, surveying nearly two million stars and revealing mysterious "starquakes" which sweep across the fiery giants like vast tsunamis. (Photo by EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / ESA" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Residents watch part of the Sheep Fire wildfire burn through a forest on a hillside near their homes in Wrightwood, California. Reuters

People riding bicycles in Chaoyang district, Beijing. China's capital city announced three rounds of mass testing after a Covid-19 outbreak at a bar after the city eased restrictions. EPA

A worshipper prays at a cathedral in Ouagadougou, the capital city of Burkina Faso. AFP

A student poses for a high school graduation photoshoot, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Chernihiv, Ukraine. Reuters

Security personnel detain an Indian National Congress supporter during a protest in New Delhi. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) summoned Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi to appear in relation to the alleged misappropriation of assets of 'The National Herald' newspaper. EPA

People visiting a night market in Nanjing in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP

A giant picnic blanket covers streets and Klosterhof square during the Bignik art installation initiated by Swiss concept artists Frank and Patrik Riklin, in the old town of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Reuters

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