• People play a Sunday league amateur football match on a parched grass pitch during a heatwave, at Hackney Marshes, in London, Britain, August 14, 2022. REUTERS / Toby Melville TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
    People play a Sunday league amateur football match on a parched grass pitch during a heatwave, at Hackney Marshes, in London, Britain, August 14, 2022. REUTERS / Toby Melville TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
  • The Tretten Bridge over the River Laagen collapsed in Gudbrandsdalen, Norway. AP
    The Tretten Bridge over the River Laagen collapsed in Gudbrandsdalen, Norway. AP
  • Birds fly above Lake Tuzkol in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Reuters
    Birds fly above Lake Tuzkol in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Reuters
  • A child before attending prayers in Nairobi, Kenya. Reuters
    A child before attending prayers in Nairobi, Kenya. Reuters
  • Police use water cannon to disperse Ultra Orthodox Jewish protesters in a neighbourhood in Jerusalem. EPA
    Police use water cannon to disperse Ultra Orthodox Jewish protesters in a neighbourhood in Jerusalem. EPA
  • Wounded Ukrainian soldiers Yury (L) and Vasyl pet a horse during their course of therapy near the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. EPA
    Wounded Ukrainian soldiers Yury (L) and Vasyl pet a horse during their course of therapy near the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. EPA
  • Sunset after rain at the bay of Villefranche-sur-Mer, France AFP
    Sunset after rain at the bay of Villefranche-sur-Mer, France AFP
  • Hikers climb the steep slope of Mount Fuji in Japan. AFP
    Hikers climb the steep slope of Mount Fuji in Japan. AFP
  • Russian rockets fired from the Belgorod region reach Kharkiv in Ukraine. AP
    Russian rockets fired from the Belgorod region reach Kharkiv in Ukraine. AP
  • A thunder lightning storm over Blackrock diving tower at Salthill beach brings torrential rain after a heatwave, in Galway, Ireland. Reuters
    A thunder lightning storm over Blackrock diving tower at Salthill beach brings torrential rain after a heatwave, in Galway, Ireland. Reuters
  • Powder is thrown on to participants in the Colour Run event in Jurmala, Latvia. Reuters
    Powder is thrown on to participants in the Colour Run event in Jurmala, Latvia. Reuters
  • A hole in a shattered window of a bus after an incident in Jerusalem. Reuters
    A hole in a shattered window of a bus after an incident in Jerusalem. Reuters
  • Taliban fighters hold weapons as they mark the first anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan. AFP
    Taliban fighters hold weapons as they mark the first anniversary of their return to power in Afghanistan. AFP
  • Torches are lit during the Torchlight Marian procession in Lourdes, southern France. AFP
    Torches are lit during the Torchlight Marian procession in Lourdes, southern France. AFP
  • Locals watch television at an electronics shop as they wait for the results of Kenya's general election in Kisumu. AFP
    Locals watch television at an electronics shop as they wait for the results of Kenya's general election in Kisumu. AFP

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Today's best photos: from Hackney Marshes drought to Kenyans awaiting election outcome

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

The National

August 15, 2022

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What: Brazil v South Korea
When: Tonight, 5.30pm
Where: Mohamed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi
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