• Women who fled the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, and were previously internally displaced, carry water at a refugee camp in Borota, Chad. Reuters
    Women who fled the conflict in Sudan's Darfur region, and were previously internally displaced, carry water at a refugee camp in Borota, Chad. Reuters
  • Sparks fly in front of the Milky Way. Ganesh Bagal / Shutterstock
    Sparks fly in front of the Milky Way. Ganesh Bagal / Shutterstock
  • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan walks out of a voting booth at a polling station in Istanbul, during the country's parliamentary and presidential elections. EPA
    Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan walks out of a voting booth at a polling station in Istanbul, during the country's parliamentary and presidential elections. EPA
  • Children play near choppy waters on Shahpori island, Bangladesh, hours before Cyclone Mocha made landfall. AFP
    Children play near choppy waters on Shahpori island, Bangladesh, hours before Cyclone Mocha made landfall. AFP
  • A poster for the 76th Cannes Film Festival featuring a photograph of actress Catherine Deneuve, on the facade of the Palais des Festivals, in Cannes south-eastern France. AFP
    A poster for the 76th Cannes Film Festival featuring a photograph of actress Catherine Deneuve, on the facade of the Palais des Festivals, in Cannes south-eastern France. AFP
  • A lightning bolt lights up the sky during a storm as migrants wait to be processed by immigration officials, after they crossed the border into Texas from Mexico. AP
    A lightning bolt lights up the sky during a storm as migrants wait to be processed by immigration officials, after they crossed the border into Texas from Mexico. AP
  • Bobi, the world's oldest dog on record, looks on during his birthday party, after turning 31, in the rural village of Conqueiros, central Portugal. EPA
    Bobi, the world's oldest dog on record, looks on during his birthday party, after turning 31, in the rural village of Conqueiros, central Portugal. EPA
  • Policemen hold candles during the annual vigil to honour law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty, in Washington. AP
    Policemen hold candles during the annual vigil to honour law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty, in Washington. AP
  • A woman sits amid the rubble of her house at Nusseirat refugee camp in Gaza, which was damaged during days of deadly fighting between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group. AFP
    A woman sits amid the rubble of her house at Nusseirat refugee camp in Gaza, which was damaged during days of deadly fighting between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group. AFP
  • Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy listen to the national anthems during a welcoming ceremony for the Ukrainian leader, in Berlin. AFP
    Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy listen to the national anthems during a welcoming ceremony for the Ukrainian leader, in Berlin. AFP
  • Manchester City footballer Erling Haaland during warm-up before a match. Reuters
    Manchester City footballer Erling Haaland during warm-up before a match. Reuters

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Today's best photos: from Sudanese refugees in Chad to Haaland warming up

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

May 14, 2023

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