• Racers, including eventual winner Ocean Kim (5), leave the gates for the championship race during the "T-Rex World Championship Races" at Emerald Downs, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, in Auburn, Wash. (AP Photo / Lindsey Wasson)
    Racers, including eventual winner Ocean Kim (5), leave the gates for the championship race during the "T-Rex World Championship Races" at Emerald Downs, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, in Auburn, Wash. (AP Photo / Lindsey Wasson)
  • Children cool off as they run through a public fountain in Colmar, eastern France. AFP
    Children cool off as they run through a public fountain in Colmar, eastern France. AFP
  • A plane sprays water as it flies over Dialekto village near Kavala, northern Greece. AFP
    A plane sprays water as it flies over Dialekto village near Kavala, northern Greece. AFP
  • A pedestrian bridge with a screen showing stock exchange data, in Shanghai. EPA
    A pedestrian bridge with a screen showing stock exchange data, in Shanghai. EPA
  • A Japanese man in a dog suit speaks during an interview in Tokyo. EPA
    A Japanese man in a dog suit speaks during an interview in Tokyo. EPA
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in an F-16 fighter jet. AP
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in an F-16 fighter jet. AP
  • A surfer observes a moment of silence during the Iwasawa Surfing Games at Iwasawa beach, Fukushima. Getty Images
    A surfer observes a moment of silence during the Iwasawa Surfing Games at Iwasawa beach, Fukushima. Getty Images
  • Pat Manzuik and her husband Trevor use a paddleboat to get back to their home they were evacuated from due to the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire, in Scotch Creek, Canada. AP
    Pat Manzuik and her husband Trevor use a paddleboat to get back to their home they were evacuated from due to the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire, in Scotch Creek, Canada. AP
  • Followers of the Stowdart Sect of the Zion Church of God, sing and dance during a service in Mbare in Harare. AFP
    Followers of the Stowdart Sect of the Zion Church of God, sing and dance during a service in Mbare in Harare. AFP
  • Salma Paralluelo lies on the ground with her medal at the end of the Women's World Cup final between Spain and England. AP
    Salma Paralluelo lies on the ground with her medal at the end of the Women's World Cup final between Spain and England. AP

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Today's best photos: from a T-rex race to a World Cup win

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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August 21, 2023

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