• This handout photograph taken on August 22, 2023 and released by the Pakistan's Inter Service Public Relation (ISPR) shows an army soldier (top) rescueing a student survivor, who was trapped in a cable car following an incident, in Pashto village, northwestern Pakistan. Military helicopters and zipline experts rescued eight people, including six school boys, trapped for hours in a stricken cable car high above a remote Pakistan valley. (Photo by Handout / ISPR / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / PAKISTAN'S INTER SERVICE PUBLIC RELATION (ISPR)" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
    This handout photograph taken on August 22, 2023 and released by the Pakistan's Inter Service Public Relation (ISPR) shows an army soldier (top) rescueing a student survivor, who was trapped in a cable car following an incident, in Pashto village, northwestern Pakistan. Military helicopters and zipline experts rescued eight people, including six school boys, trapped for hours in a stricken cable car high above a remote Pakistan valley. (Photo by Handout / ISPR / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / PAKISTAN'S INTER SERVICE PUBLIC RELATION (ISPR)" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
  • Men compete in the 3,000-metre steeplechase final during day four of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Getty Images
    Men compete in the 3,000-metre steeplechase final during day four of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest. Getty Images
  • Iranian Muslim pilgrims arrive in Basra as they make their way to the central Iraqi shrine city of Karbala. AFP
    Iranian Muslim pilgrims arrive in Basra as they make their way to the central Iraqi shrine city of Karbala. AFP
  • Children in the Dominican Republic play in the rain following Tropical Storm Franklin. EPA
    Children in the Dominican Republic play in the rain following Tropical Storm Franklin. EPA
  • Protesters in Seoul scuffle with police during a rally against the Japanese government's decision to release treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. Getty Images
    Protesters in Seoul scuffle with police during a rally against the Japanese government's decision to release treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. Getty Images
  • A volunteer of 'Empty the Cages' animal rescue team gives water to a goat that was severely injured during a wildfire on the outskirts of Athens. EPA
    A volunteer of 'Empty the Cages' animal rescue team gives water to a goat that was severely injured during a wildfire on the outskirts of Athens. EPA
  • A construction worker looks out of a damaged city council building in Izyum, Ukraine. AP
    A construction worker looks out of a damaged city council building in Izyum, Ukraine. AP
  • David Pariken, 46, of the indigenous Maasai community, roasts meat at the inaugural Maa Cultural Week in Kenya. Reuters
    David Pariken, 46, of the indigenous Maasai community, roasts meat at the inaugural Maa Cultural Week in Kenya. Reuters
  • Construction work gets under way in the area where Chinese company Cosco Shipping is building a port in Chancay, some 80km north of Lima, Peru. AFP
    Construction work gets under way in the area where Chinese company Cosco Shipping is building a port in Chancay, some 80km north of Lima, Peru. AFP
  • Alice Zhakata waits to cast her vote in Kwekwe as Zimbabwe's president seeks a new term. Reuters
    Alice Zhakata waits to cast her vote in Kwekwe as Zimbabwe's president seeks a new term. Reuters

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Today's best photos: From a cable car rescue to elections in Zimbabwe

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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August 24, 2023

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