Today's best photos: from Manila floods to hot air balloons

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

A child swims in the flood water caused by heavy rains as a passenger bus passes by, in Manila, Philippines, August 6, 2022. REUTERS / Lisa Marie David TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Supporters of Kenya's opposition leader and presidential candidate Raila Odinga, of the Azimio One Kenya Alliance, attend his final campaign rally at a stadium in Nairobi, before the general election on August 9. Reuters

Firefighters battle the flames of a forest fire in the parish of Cures, in Boiro, north-western Spain. EPA

Bandages on the hands of British tennis player Emma Raducanu, during her women's singles match against Ludmilla Samsonova of Russia, at the Citi Open ATP tennis tournament, in Washington. EPA

Macaques run on the roof of an old building in Dharmsala, India. AP

Migrants from Tunisia wait in a wooden boat before they are assisted by crew members of the Spanish NGO Open Arms, in the Mediterranean sea. AP

The headquarters of the regional military administration, destroyed by a Russian attack, in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. AP

A trio of hot air balloons soar across the sky south of Indianola, Iowa during the National Balloon Classic. The Des Moines Register via AP

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Updated: August 06, 2022, 9:50 AM