• People play on a beach at sunset in Banda Aceh on July 4, 2023. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)
    People play on a beach at sunset in Banda Aceh on July 4, 2023. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)
  • People gather to watch Independence Day fireworks on South Beach, Miami, Florida. AFP
    People gather to watch Independence Day fireworks on South Beach, Miami, Florida. AFP
  • Guests pose for a photo ahead of the thanksgiving service for King Charles III in Edinburgh. PA
    Guests pose for a photo ahead of the thanksgiving service for King Charles III in Edinburgh. PA
  • Children sit in a wrecked apartment in Jenin after Israeli forces withdrew from the West Bank city. AFP
    Children sit in a wrecked apartment in Jenin after Israeli forces withdrew from the West Bank city. AFP
  • Algerian scouts wave national flags during a parade in Algiers ahead of the country's Independence Day. EPA
    Algerian scouts wave national flags during a parade in Algiers ahead of the country's Independence Day. EPA
  • Spectators cheer Tour de France riders during stage 4 of the race, from Dax to Nogaro. Reuters
    Spectators cheer Tour de France riders during stage 4 of the race, from Dax to Nogaro. Reuters
  • Storks fly over a burning field near the town of Snihurivka, in the Mykolaiv region of Ukraine. AFP
    Storks fly over a burning field near the town of Snihurivka, in the Mykolaiv region of Ukraine. AFP
  • A landslide caused by heavy rain blocks an expressway in Gunwi, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. EPA
    A landslide caused by heavy rain blocks an expressway in Gunwi, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. EPA
  • South African firefighters dance during a break in Alberta, Canada, where they are battling wildfires. AP Photo
    South African firefighters dance during a break in Alberta, Canada, where they are battling wildfires. AP Photo
  • Two players reach for the ball during the Men's Volleyball Nations League in Pasay City, the Philippines. AFP
    Two players reach for the ball during the Men's Volleyball Nations League in Pasay City, the Philippines. AFP
  • Workers paint a merry-go-round at Marina Beach, in Chennai, India. EPA
    Workers paint a merry-go-round at Marina Beach, in Chennai, India. EPA
  • Hundreds of wheelchairs symbolising the fate of long-Covid patients stand outside the German parliament in Berlin. EPA
    Hundreds of wheelchairs symbolising the fate of long-Covid patients stand outside the German parliament in Berlin. EPA

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Today's best photos: from sunset in Indonesia to fireworks in Miami

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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July 05, 2023

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