• Some of the 47,000 runners in the London Marathon cross Tower Bridge. AP
    Some of the 47,000 runners in the London Marathon cross Tower Bridge. AP
  • Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates his winning goal in a 3-2 English Premier League victory over relegation battlers Nottingham Forest. EPA
    Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates his winning goal in a 3-2 English Premier League victory over relegation battlers Nottingham Forest. EPA
  • A classic race car kicks up sand at the 'Race The Waves' event on the beach in Bridlington, UK. Reuters
    A classic race car kicks up sand at the 'Race The Waves' event on the beach in Bridlington, UK. Reuters
  • A pedestrian takes shade under an umbrella while crossing the street as temperatures hit a record 45.4°C in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters
    A pedestrian takes shade under an umbrella while crossing the street as temperatures hit a record 45.4°C in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters
  • A football match held as part of the Indigenous Games in the Tapirema community of Peruibe, Brazil. AP
    A football match held as part of the Indigenous Games in the Tapirema community of Peruibe, Brazil. AP
  • Kayakers on the Colorado River, flowing south of the Hoover Dam near Boulder, Nevada. The water level in depleted Lake Mead is set to rise 11 metres higher than expected this year thanks to heavy winter snowfall. EPA
    Kayakers on the Colorado River, flowing south of the Hoover Dam near Boulder, Nevada. The water level in depleted Lake Mead is set to rise 11 metres higher than expected this year thanks to heavy winter snowfall. EPA
  • Technicians testing materials at a company in Ningbo, in China's eastern Zhejiang province. AFP
    Technicians testing materials at a company in Ningbo, in China's eastern Zhejiang province. AFP
  • A Ukrainian artilleryman on the front line near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, amid the Russian invasion. AFP
    A Ukrainian artilleryman on the front line near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, amid the Russian invasion. AFP
  • People walk through the debris after the SpaceX Starship's successful test lift-off from Boca Chica, Texas. The rocket blew up after a short flight. AFP
    People walk through the debris after the SpaceX Starship's successful test lift-off from Boca Chica, Texas. The rocket blew up after a short flight. AFP
  • Former US vice president Mike Pence attends the Iowa Federation of Republican Women's conference in Jefferson, Iowa. Reuters
    Former US vice president Mike Pence attends the Iowa Federation of Republican Women's conference in Jefferson, Iowa. Reuters
  • Colorado Rockies's Jake Bird pitches during the game against the Philadelphia Phillies, in Philadelphia. AP
    Colorado Rockies's Jake Bird pitches during the game against the Philadelphia Phillies, in Philadelphia. AP
  • A view shows stars and meteor trails in the night sky above the Battle of Didgori memorial complex during the Lyrid meteor shower in Didgori, Georgia, April 22, 2023, in this composite image of 28 separate photographs. REUTERS / Irakli Gedenidze
    A view shows stars and meteor trails in the night sky above the Battle of Didgori memorial complex during the Lyrid meteor shower in Didgori, Georgia, April 22, 2023, in this composite image of 28 separate photographs. REUTERS / Irakli Gedenidze

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Today's best photos: From London Marathon to Lyrid meteor shower

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

April 23, 2023

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Updated: April 23, 2023, 1:00 PM
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