• Participants try to reach the prizes during a greased-pole climbing competition held as a part of Independence Day celebrations at Ancol Beach in Jakarta, Indonesia Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Indonesia is celebrating its 77th anniversary of independence from the Dutch colonial rule. (AP Photo / Tatan Syuflana)
    Participants try to reach the prizes during a greased-pole climbing competition held as a part of Independence Day celebrations at Ancol Beach in Jakarta, Indonesia Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022. Indonesia is celebrating its 77th anniversary of independence from the Dutch colonial rule. (AP Photo / Tatan Syuflana)
  • A relative of a young victim holds his image, a flower and a toy at a memorial in Barcelona to mark the fifth anniversary of the 2017 terror attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils that left 16 people dead. AFP
    A relative of a young victim holds his image, a flower and a toy at a memorial in Barcelona to mark the fifth anniversary of the 2017 terror attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils that left 16 people dead. AFP
  • Visitors look at an installation called 'Tell me your Story' by Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota at the 14th edition of the European Nomadic biennale held in Kosovo. AFP
    Visitors look at an installation called 'Tell me your Story' by Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota at the 14th edition of the European Nomadic biennale held in Kosovo. AFP
  • A worker in the mine called Heroes of the Cosmos in Pavlograd city, east Ukraine. AFP
    A worker in the mine called Heroes of the Cosmos in Pavlograd city, east Ukraine. AFP
  • A rusted shopping cart in the Rhine exposed by the low tide in Bonn, Germany. Reuters
    A rusted shopping cart in the Rhine exposed by the low tide in Bonn, Germany. Reuters
  • A coal mine in Pingdingshan, in China's central Henan province. AFP
    A coal mine in Pingdingshan, in China's central Henan province. AFP
  • Solar panels among a Sichuan pepper field in Bijie, in China's southwestern Guizhou province. AFP
    Solar panels among a Sichuan pepper field in Bijie, in China's southwestern Guizhou province. AFP
  • A thunderstorm above the pond of Perols, southern France. AFP
    A thunderstorm above the pond of Perols, southern France. AFP
  • Carolina Marks of the US competes in the Outerknown Tahiti Pro 2022, the Women's WSL Championship Tour, in Teahupo'o, French Polynesia. AFP
    Carolina Marks of the US competes in the Outerknown Tahiti Pro 2022, the Women's WSL Championship Tour, in Teahupo'o, French Polynesia. AFP
  • Migrants wait in a boat during a search and rescue operation by the NGO Proactiva Open Arms Uno rescue boat in the Mediterranean Sea. Reuters
    Migrants wait in a boat during a search and rescue operation by the NGO Proactiva Open Arms Uno rescue boat in the Mediterranean Sea. Reuters
  • A women's rugby match between Red Dragon and Fon Dream Academy in Yaounde, Cameroon. AFP
    A women's rugby match between Red Dragon and Fon Dream Academy in Yaounde, Cameroon. AFP
  • The crowd greets Pope Francis during the weekly general Papal audience in Paolo VI Hall at the Vatican. EPA
    The crowd greets Pope Francis during the weekly general Papal audience in Paolo VI Hall at the Vatican. EPA
  • Taiwanese Air Force personnel perform a combat readiness mission inside the airbase in Hualien, Taiwan. EPA
    Taiwanese Air Force personnel perform a combat readiness mission inside the airbase in Hualien, Taiwan. EPA
  • Invited guests and Nasa employees watch as the Space Launch System rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is rolled out at Merrit Island, Florida. EPA
    Invited guests and Nasa employees watch as the Space Launch System rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is rolled out at Merrit Island, Florida. EPA
  • A young boar walks through Las Planas neighborhood in the Collserola Natural Park in Barcelona, Spain. Reuters
    A young boar walks through Las Planas neighborhood in the Collserola Natural Park in Barcelona, Spain. Reuters

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Today's best photos: from greased pole climbing to a rogue wild boar in Barcelona

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

The National

August 17, 2022

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Updated: August 18, 2022, 4:14 AM
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