• MUNICH, GERMANY - AUGUST 11: Emma Slevin of Ireland competes in the Balance Beam during the Women's Artistic Gymnastics Subdivision 2 competition on day 1 of the European Championships Munich 2022 at on August 11, 2022 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Hangst / Getty Images)
    MUNICH, GERMANY - AUGUST 11: Emma Slevin of Ireland competes in the Balance Beam during the Women's Artistic Gymnastics Subdivision 2 competition on day 1 of the European Championships Munich 2022 at on August 11, 2022 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Hangst / Getty Images)
  • People cycle past a windmill in Oostzaan, the Netherlands. AP
    People cycle past a windmill in Oostzaan, the Netherlands. AP
  • A woman crosses train tracks in Pokrovsk, Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. AP
    A woman crosses train tracks in Pokrovsk, Donetsk, eastern Ukraine. AP
  • Young Palestinian girls are overcome at the funeral of 11-year-old Layan Al Shaer in Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip. She was killed in recent Israeli air strikes. AP
    Young Palestinian girls are overcome at the funeral of 11-year-old Layan Al Shaer in Khan Younis, the Gaza Strip. She was killed in recent Israeli air strikes. AP
  • Clouds of smoke billow from a forest fire in Linhares da Beira, northern Portugal. EPA
    Clouds of smoke billow from a forest fire in Linhares da Beira, northern Portugal. EPA
  • A man jumps off Blackrock diving boards during a heatwave at Salthill beach, in Galway, Ireland. Reuters
    A man jumps off Blackrock diving boards during a heatwave at Salthill beach, in Galway, Ireland. Reuters
  • Bassam Hussein in a police car in Beirut. He turned himself in after taking staff hostage for several hours in a bank branch in Lebanon's capital. AFP
    Bassam Hussein in a police car in Beirut. He turned himself in after taking staff hostage for several hours in a bank branch in Lebanon's capital. AFP
  • The supermoon rises behind The Shard, in central London. AP
    The supermoon rises behind The Shard, in central London. AP

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Today's best photos: from gymnastics in Munich to a supermoon in London

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

The National

August 12, 2022

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Tree of Hell

Starring: Raed Zeno, Hadi Awada, Dr Mohammad Abdalla

Director: Raed Zeno

Rating: 4/5

Updated: August 12, 2022, 10:27 AM
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