• The Sun set in alignment with Manhattan streets running east-west, also known as Manhattanhenge. AFP
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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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Today's best photos: from Manhattanhenge to wildfire fighting

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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May 31, 2023

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Updated: May 31, 2023, 3:15 PM