Today's best photos: from World Surf League to sea turtle release

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

American Kelly Slater competes during the men's World Surf League Championship Tour, in French Polynesia. AFP

A young Hindu devotee hangs on to a rope after breaking a dahi-handi (curd-pot) suspended in the air as a human pyramid collapses beneath him during celebrations for the 'Janmashtami' festival, which marks the birth of Hindu deity Krishna, in Mumbai. AFP

Residents fight the flames of a forest fire in the village of Urqueira, Portugal. At least 50 people were evacuated from their homes as a precaution on August 19, because of the fire in the municipality of Ourem. EPA

A Palestinian burns tyres at an Israeli army checkpoint during clashes, in Hebron in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters

Netz, a brown sea turtle with a transmission device, makes her way to the Mediterranean Sea after being released by the Sea Turtle Rescue Centre, in Michmoret, Israel. Five turtles were released back into the wild after months of rehabilitation at the rescue centre after suffering physical trauma, from fishing nets, pollution and underwater explosives. AP

Victor Ruiz of Spain and Emil Blomberg of Sweden compete in the Men's 3,000m Steeplechase Final during the athletics competition on the ninth day of the European Championships in Munich, Germany. Getty Images

A Ferris wheel spins as the Canadian National Exhibition reopens after a two year Covid-19 hiatus, in Toronto. Reuters

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Updated: August 20, 2022, 11:44 AM