• North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un poses for a photo with Korean People's Army medics during a meeting to recognise their contributions in fighting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Pyongyang, North Korea, August 18, 2022 in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
    North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un poses for a photo with Korean People's Army medics during a meeting to recognise their contributions in fighting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Pyongyang, North Korea, August 18, 2022 in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). KCNA via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
  • Thierno Diallo of Spain competes during a qualifying round in the men's gymnastics competition on day eight of the European Championships in Munich, Germany. Getty
    Thierno Diallo of Spain competes during a qualifying round in the men's gymnastics competition on day eight of the European Championships in Munich, Germany. Getty
  • A Sri Lankan university student clashes with police in Colombo on Thursday. Police used tear gas and water cannon to break up the first protest since the country lifted a state of emergency. AFP
    A Sri Lankan university student clashes with police in Colombo on Thursday. Police used tear gas and water cannon to break up the first protest since the country lifted a state of emergency. AFP
  • Piles of grain aboard the 'Osprey S' vessel during an inspection by a team of officials from Turkey, Ukraine, Russia and the UN, in Istanbul. The ship left the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk on Tuesday carrying 11,500 tonnes of grain. Getty
    Piles of grain aboard the 'Osprey S' vessel during an inspection by a team of officials from Turkey, Ukraine, Russia and the UN, in Istanbul. The ship left the Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk on Tuesday carrying 11,500 tonnes of grain. Getty
  • Firefighters work their way through the rubble of the Culture Palace, which was destroyed by a Russian missile strike, in Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv. AFP
    Firefighters work their way through the rubble of the Culture Palace, which was destroyed by a Russian missile strike, in Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv. AFP
  • 'Apis', an ox of about 2,000 kilograms that was born thanks to a YouTube tutorial in 2016, with its owners, couple Jaime Jorba and Cristina Perez, in Candeleda, Spain. EPA
    'Apis', an ox of about 2,000 kilograms that was born thanks to a YouTube tutorial in 2016, with its owners, couple Jaime Jorba and Cristina Perez, in Candeleda, Spain. EPA
  • A fairgoer looks over prize-winning produce on display at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. AP
    A fairgoer looks over prize-winning produce on display at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. AP

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Today's best photos: from Kim Jong-Un to Iowa State Fair

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

The National

August 19, 2022

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Updated: August 19, 2022, 10:57 AM
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