• Kuwaiti divers make their way to the main beach during the annual pearl diving festival in Kuwait City on August 17, 2023. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
    Kuwaiti divers make their way to the main beach during the annual pearl diving festival in Kuwait City on August 17, 2023. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
  • A child plays in a fountain in the centre of Ukraine's capital Kyiv. EPA
    A child plays in a fountain in the centre of Ukraine's capital Kyiv. EPA
  • A robot draws a portrait at the World Robot Conference in Beijing. EPA
    A robot draws a portrait at the World Robot Conference in Beijing. EPA
  • Musician and artist Peter Doherty at the Beyond Fame - The Art of the Stars exhibition in Dusseldorf, Germany, where his work is being exhibited. Getty
    Musician and artist Peter Doherty at the Beyond Fame - The Art of the Stars exhibition in Dusseldorf, Germany, where his work is being exhibited. Getty
  • Indian Navy frigate INS Vindhyagiri is launched in the Hooghly River, in Kolkata, north-east India. AP
    Indian Navy frigate INS Vindhyagiri is launched in the Hooghly River, in Kolkata, north-east India. AP
  • Presidential hopeful Christian Zurita, who was named to replace the assassinated Fernando Villavicencio, has his clothing adjusted during his closing campaign rally in Quito, Ecuador. AP
    Presidential hopeful Christian Zurita, who was named to replace the assassinated Fernando Villavicencio, has his clothing adjusted during his closing campaign rally in Quito, Ecuador. AP
  • A dead minke whale washed up on Punta Hermosa beach in Lima, Peru. AP
    A dead minke whale washed up on Punta Hermosa beach in Lima, Peru. AP
  • A satellite image shows wildfires burning in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. AFP
    A satellite image shows wildfires burning in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. AFP
  • An employee of Choucrouterie Meyer Wagner prepares sauerkraut in a giant container in Krautergersheim, eastern France. AFP
    An employee of Choucrouterie Meyer Wagner prepares sauerkraut in a giant container in Krautergersheim, eastern France. AFP
  • A worker rests after working in water for hours harvesting water spinach in Laguna Lake, suburban Manila. AFP
    A worker rests after working in water for hours harvesting water spinach in Laguna Lake, suburban Manila. AFP
  • Wildfires rage at El Rosario, on Tenerife, one of Spain's Canary Islands. Reuters
    Wildfires rage at El Rosario, on Tenerife, one of Spain's Canary Islands. Reuters

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Today's best photos: From Kuwaiti pearl divers to forest fires in Tenerife

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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August 18, 2023

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Updated: August 18, 2023, 12:17 PM