Today's best photos: from Manhattanhenge to wildfire fighting

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The Sun set in alignment with Manhattan streets running east-west, also known as Manhattanhenge. AFP

An employee at a factory in Lianyungang, in Jiangsu province. AFP

People hold a giant Serbian flag during a protest in the town of Zvecan in northern Kosovo. AP Photo

Tourists visit the Colosseum ahead of the busy summer season for much of Europe. Reuters

A stork starts off its nest in the Taunus region near Frankfurt. AP

Slovakian President Zuzana Caputova and French President Emmanuel Macron at a meeting at Grassalkovich Palace. EPA

Weapons before they which were destroyed by members of the National Police after being seized in Panama. EPA

Mourners attend the funeral of a spiritual leader of ultra-Orthodox Judaism in the Israeli city of Bnei Brak. AFP

US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks to the media as political leaders scramble to push through legislation to suspend the national debt limit. AFP

A man rides his bicycle through a flooded neighborhood in Les Cayes. AFP

Bonding time as the animals play at the Udawalawe elephant transit home. AFP

Pope Francis pets a dog after the weekly general audience in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Reuters

Colombian Air Force gather to fight a wildfire at the home to a great variety of flora and fauna species. AFP/ Colombian Air Force

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