• Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 8, 2023 Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova in action during her third round match against Hungary’s Dalma Galfi REUTERS / Andrew Couldridge
    Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 8, 2023 Russia’s Ekaterina Alexandrova in action during her third round match against Hungary’s Dalma Galfi REUTERS / Andrew Couldridge
  • A girl holds the hand of a Leju Robotics humanoid robot at the World AI Conference in Shanghai. Bloomberg
    A girl holds the hand of a Leju Robotics humanoid robot at the World AI Conference in Shanghai. Bloomberg
  • Thrill seekers running with the bulls during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain. AP
    Thrill seekers running with the bulls during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain. AP
  • Apartments in Hong Kong where authorities have relaxed mortgage rules to boost the residential property market. AFP
    Apartments in Hong Kong where authorities have relaxed mortgage rules to boost the residential property market. AFP
  • Birds swim among toxic foam from sewage dumped in the Tiete river in Salto, Brazil. AFP
    Birds swim among toxic foam from sewage dumped in the Tiete river in Salto, Brazil. AFP
  • Ukrainian footballers look out at commuters from an advert at a Kyiv subway station. AP
    Ukrainian footballers look out at commuters from an advert at a Kyiv subway station. AP
  • A Galapagos tortoise in its enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. AP
    A Galapagos tortoise in its enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. AP
  • Portland Trail Blazers' Scoot Henderson, left, and Houston Rockets' Nate Hinton scramble for the ball at an NBA game in Las Vegas. AP
    Portland Trail Blazers' Scoot Henderson, left, and Houston Rockets' Nate Hinton scramble for the ball at an NBA game in Las Vegas. AP
  • An aerial picture shows people at the beach escaping the heat in Kuwait City. AFP
    An aerial picture shows people at the beach escaping the heat in Kuwait City. AFP
  • A commuter's reflection is mirrored back at them on a subway train in New York City. Reuters
    A commuter's reflection is mirrored back at them on a subway train in New York City. Reuters

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Today's best photos: From Wimbledon to the New York subway

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

July 08, 2023

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Updated: July 08, 2023, 12:24 PM