Today's best photos: from the Commonwealth Games in England to lightning in Japan - in pictures

  • Fireworks explode above the Alexander Stadium during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, central England. AFP
    Fireworks explode above the Alexander Stadium during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, central England. AFP
  • A Palestinian man holds jellyfish at the beach in Gaza city. AFP
    A Palestinian man holds jellyfish at the beach in Gaza city. AFP
  • A man investigates a cave at the Sardona glacier, in Vaettis, Switzerland. AP
    A man investigates a cave at the Sardona glacier, in Vaettis, Switzerland. AP
  • Men sit on wheelbarrows in Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau, as part of an official visit of Emmanuel Macron, the French President. AFP
    Men sit on wheelbarrows in Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau, as part of an official visit of Emmanuel Macron, the French President. AFP
  • Firemen fight a forest blaze in Reboredo, Portugal. EPA
    Firemen fight a forest blaze in Reboredo, Portugal. EPA
  • Flooded streets of Kalba. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Flooded streets of Kalba. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • This long exposure photo shows lightning over the Koto district of Tokyo. AFP
    This long exposure photo shows lightning over the Koto district of Tokyo. AFP