• Dogs wait to be fed after they were left behind when everyone was evacuated from Jakhau port, before the arrival of cyclone Biparjoy in the western state of Gujarat, in Jakhau, India, June 14, 2023. REUTERS / Francis Mascarenhas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
    Dogs wait to be fed after they were left behind when everyone was evacuated from Jakhau port, before the arrival of cyclone Biparjoy in the western state of Gujarat, in Jakhau, India, June 14, 2023. REUTERS / Francis Mascarenhas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
  • A window at Byblos Bank in Beirut is smashed as protesters demand the release of depositors' savings amid the economic crisis in Lebanon. AP
    A window at Byblos Bank in Beirut is smashed as protesters demand the release of depositors' savings amid the economic crisis in Lebanon. AP
  • A South Korean military helicopter fires flares during a drill with US forces, an event held to mark the 70th anniversary of the alliance between the countries. EPA
    A South Korean military helicopter fires flares during a drill with US forces, an event held to mark the 70th anniversary of the alliance between the countries. EPA
  • Smoke rises from Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, after Israel blew up a house that belonged to a jailed Palestinian man linked to an attack that killed an Israeli soldier. AFP
    Smoke rises from Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, after Israel blew up a house that belonged to a jailed Palestinian man linked to an attack that killed an Israeli soldier. AFP
  • Palestinian fishermen work at the port in Gaza city. AFP
    Palestinian fishermen work at the port in Gaza city. AFP
  • Migrants rest in a shelter after being rescued off from a capsized boat off the coast of Greece. At least 79 died in the incident. Reuters
    Migrants rest in a shelter after being rescued off from a capsized boat off the coast of Greece. At least 79 died in the incident. Reuters
  • A surfer rides a wave of the Eisbach river in the English Garden park in Munich, Germany. EPA
    A surfer rides a wave of the Eisbach river in the English Garden park in Munich, Germany. EPA
  • People gather near an excavation site in Lima, Peru, where experts discovered a mummy, believed to be from between 1,500 and 1,000 BC. Reuters
    People gather near an excavation site in Lima, Peru, where experts discovered a mummy, believed to be from between 1,500 and 1,000 BC. Reuters
  • German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier stands on a wind turbine in the northern municipality of Holtsee. AFP
    German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier stands on a wind turbine in the northern municipality of Holtsee. AFP
  • A Colombian soldier trains a dog in tracking and trailing in Bogota. AFP
    A Colombian soldier trains a dog in tracking and trailing in Bogota. AFP
  • Norway's King Harald V stumbles as he and Queen Sonja are received by Denmark's Queen Margrethe II at the Port of Copenhagen, Denmark. Reuters
    Norway's King Harald V stumbles as he and Queen Sonja are received by Denmark's Queen Margrethe II at the Port of Copenhagen, Denmark. Reuters
  • Patients wait for bandages to be removed from their eyes after having operations at a cataract camp in Basantapur, Nepal. AFP
    Patients wait for bandages to be removed from their eyes after having operations at a cataract camp in Basantapur, Nepal. AFP
  • A butterfly lands on the face of a primary school pupil in British Columbia, Canada. AP
    A butterfly lands on the face of a primary school pupil in British Columbia, Canada. AP

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Today's best photos: from dogs left behind to face a cyclone to a butterfly close up

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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June 15, 2023

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