• FILE PHOTO: The eruption of an underwater volcano off Tonga, which triggered a tsunami warning for several South Pacific island nations, is seen in an image from the NOAA GOES-West satellite taken at 05:00 GMT January 15, 2022. CIRA/NOAA/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY/File Photo
    FILE PHOTO: The eruption of an underwater volcano off Tonga, which triggered a tsunami warning for several South Pacific island nations, is seen in an image from the NOAA GOES-West satellite taken at 05:00 GMT January 15, 2022. CIRA/NOAA/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY/File Photo
  • Viengsay Valdes, a Cuban National Ballet prima ballerina, performs 'Giselle' during the Alicia Alonso International Ballet Festival, in Havana, Cuba. Reuters
    Viengsay Valdes, a Cuban National Ballet prima ballerina, performs 'Giselle' during the Alicia Alonso International Ballet Festival, in Havana, Cuba. Reuters
  • The mother and grandmother of Pattanan Mumklang, 4, who was killed in a mass shooting at a day care centre in the town of Uthai Sawan, Thailand, scatter the child's ashes into the sea, in Chonburi province. Reuters
    The mother and grandmother of Pattanan Mumklang, 4, who was killed in a mass shooting at a day care centre in the town of Uthai Sawan, Thailand, scatter the child's ashes into the sea, in Chonburi province. Reuters
  • A boat transports Pirarucu fish to a processing ship, in the San Raimundo settlement lake, in Carauari, Brazil. The giant fish not so long ago nearly vanished. AP
    A boat transports Pirarucu fish to a processing ship, in the San Raimundo settlement lake, in Carauari, Brazil. The giant fish not so long ago nearly vanished. AP
  • Serbia's Novak Djokovic walks out before his round of 16 match against Russia's Karen Khachanov at the ATP Masters 1000, in Paris. Reuters
    Serbia's Novak Djokovic walks out before his round of 16 match against Russia's Karen Khachanov at the ATP Masters 1000, in Paris. Reuters
  • A man swims in a pool at a residential complex, in Bangkok. AFP
    A man swims in a pool at a residential complex, in Bangkok. AFP
  • Members of the elite police take up position on the roof of the Guayas 1 prison during an operative to control a riot in Guayaquil, Ecuador. AFP
    Members of the elite police take up position on the roof of the Guayas 1 prison during an operative to control a riot in Guayaquil, Ecuador. AFP
  • Britain's Alice Kinsella prepares to compete during the floor exercise event of the women's individual all-around final at the World Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool, England. AFP
    Britain's Alice Kinsella prepares to compete during the floor exercise event of the women's individual all-around final at the World Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool, England. AFP
  • Jets of the Italian Air Force's Tricolor Arrows aerobatic unit spread smoke with the colors of the Italian flag as they fly over Rome's Altare della Patria monument as part of celebrations of National Unity and Armed Forces Day, marking the end of the First World War. AFP
    Jets of the Italian Air Force's Tricolor Arrows aerobatic unit spread smoke with the colors of the Italian flag as they fly over Rome's Altare della Patria monument as part of celebrations of National Unity and Armed Forces Day, marking the end of the First World War. AFP
  • Helicopters fly in the distance as the sun sets behind the Statue of Liberty in New York. AFP
    Helicopters fly in the distance as the sun sets behind the Statue of Liberty in New York. AFP

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Today's best photos: from a volcanic eruption to a New York sunset

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

The National

November 04, 2022

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Updated: November 04, 2022, 1:54 PM
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