• Caribbean flamingos interact with each other at the Maryland Zoo during the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Annual Conference, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo / Julio Cortez)
    Caribbean flamingos interact with each other at the Maryland Zoo during the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Annual Conference, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo / Julio Cortez)
  • Children reflected in a mirror near their flood-hit home in Charsadda, Pakistan, where officials this week raised concerns over the spread of waterborne diseases as floodwaters began to recede in many parts of the country. AP Photo
    Children reflected in a mirror near their flood-hit home in Charsadda, Pakistan, where officials this week raised concerns over the spread of waterborne diseases as floodwaters began to recede in many parts of the country. AP Photo
  • Riders on the 192km 12th stage of La Vuelta cycling race between Salobrena in Granada, and Penas Blancas, in Estepona, Spain. EPA
    Riders on the 192km 12th stage of La Vuelta cycling race between Salobrena in Granada, and Penas Blancas, in Estepona, Spain. EPA
  • A man points a gun at Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, with no shots fired, at the entrance of the politician's home in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Reuters
    A man points a gun at Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, with no shots fired, at the entrance of the politician's home in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Reuters
  • Flood damage from the Sabinas river caused by heavy rains in Sabinas, Mexico. Reuters
    Flood damage from the Sabinas river caused by heavy rains in Sabinas, Mexico. Reuters
  • Salt evaporation ponds in Narta lagoon near the city of Vlora, south-west Albania, where some ponds have turned pink because of halobacteriums and microscopic algae. AFP
    Salt evaporation ponds in Narta lagoon near the city of Vlora, south-west Albania, where some ponds have turned pink because of halobacteriums and microscopic algae. AFP
  • Fishermen check their nets during 'no fishing Friday' at a port in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. AFP
    Fishermen check their nets during 'no fishing Friday' at a port in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. AFP
  • First-grade pupils at the first lesson of the new school year in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. Ukrainian authorities said 2,199 educational institutions had been damaged by bombing and shelling, with 225 of them completely destroyed. Half of the 23,000 schools surveyed by the education ministry are equipped with bunker facilities necessary to begin classes offline. AFP
    First-grade pupils at the first lesson of the new school year in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. Ukrainian authorities said 2,199 educational institutions had been damaged by bombing and shelling, with 225 of them completely destroyed. Half of the 23,000 schools surveyed by the education ministry are equipped with bunker facilities necessary to begin classes offline. AFP
  • Demonstrators at the Pablo Neruda amphitheatre protest against the proposed new constitution in Santiago, Chile. The current Magna Carta was imposed by a military dictatorship 41 years ago. AP Photo
    Demonstrators at the Pablo Neruda amphitheatre protest against the proposed new constitution in Santiago, Chile. The current Magna Carta was imposed by a military dictatorship 41 years ago. AP Photo

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Today's best photos: from flamingoes in Baltimore to a new Chilean constitution

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

The National

September 02, 2022

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Updated: September 02, 2022, 11:28 AM
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