• Fireworks explode above the the Alexander Stadium during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, central England, on July 28, 2022. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)
    Fireworks explode above the the Alexander Stadium during the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games, in Birmingham, central England, on July 28, 2022. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / 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

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

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

The National

July 29, 2022

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Updated: July 29, 2022, 11:35 AM
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