• Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, spews lava during an eruption as seen from Dadap Ngori hamlet in Magelang on May 23, 2023. (Photo by DEVI RAHMAN / AFP)
    Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, spews lava during an eruption as seen from Dadap Ngori hamlet in Magelang on May 23, 2023. (Photo by DEVI RAHMAN / AFP)
  • Double-amputee climber Hari Budha Magar, 43, returns to Kathmandu, Nepal after climbing Mount Everest. EPA
    Double-amputee climber Hari Budha Magar, 43, returns to Kathmandu, Nepal after climbing Mount Everest. EPA
  • Palestinians in the Balata refugee camp near the West Bank town of Nablus inspect a damaged building following an Israeli army raid. AP
    Palestinians in the Balata refugee camp near the West Bank town of Nablus inspect a damaged building following an Israeli army raid. AP
  • Fans watch a Fifa Under-20 World Cup Group F football match between France and South Korea at the Malvinas Argentinas stadium in Mendoza, Argentina. AP
    Fans watch a Fifa Under-20 World Cup Group F football match between France and South Korea at the Malvinas Argentinas stadium in Mendoza, Argentina. AP
  • A surfer jumps into the sea off a pier on the beachfront in Durban, South Africa. EPA
    A surfer jumps into the sea off a pier on the beachfront in Durban, South Africa. EPA
  • SpaceX’s Starship lifts off from the company’s Boca Chica launch pad in Texas on an orbital test mission, in a photo retrieved from a destroyed remote camera on the pad. Reuters
    SpaceX’s Starship lifts off from the company’s Boca Chica launch pad in Texas on an orbital test mission, in a photo retrieved from a destroyed remote camera on the pad. Reuters
  • The US Navy's aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford in the North Sea, off the coast of Denmark. EPA
    The US Navy's aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford in the North Sea, off the coast of Denmark. EPA
  • A street vendor pushes a cart of shoes and slippers in Hanoi. AFP
    A street vendor pushes a cart of shoes and slippers in Hanoi. AFP
  • A Romanian Air Force F-16 fighter jet leads Portuguese Air Force F-16s during Nato's Baltic Air Policing Mission over the Baltic Sea in Lithuanian airspace. AP
    A Romanian Air Force F-16 fighter jet leads Portuguese Air Force F-16s during Nato's Baltic Air Policing Mission over the Baltic Sea in Lithuanian airspace. AP
  • A bright fireball, believed to be a meteor, streaks across the sky over Queensland, Australia. Reuters
    A bright fireball, believed to be a meteor, streaks across the sky over Queensland, Australia. Reuters

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Today's best photos: From an erupting volcano to a heavenly fireball

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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May 23, 2023

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Updated: May 23, 2023, 1:05 PM
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