Here are today's best and most striking images from around the world, curated by The National
Roadblock near Sweida to a sea turtle seen off Vanuatu
Aid ship to Gaza leaving Abu Dhabi to Bedouin fleeing Sweida
Karbala pilgrimage to camels in Al Ain
Best photos of July 19: Clashes in Sweida to Kurdish wedding
Wildfires in France to drying tomatoes in Tunisia
Best photos of July 17: Syrian Druze in the Golan Heights to an Israeli air strike on Damascus
Best photos of July 14: Afghan refugees returning from Iran to a ram on the Champs Elysees
Paddle boarding festival in Moscow to bull fighting in Spain
Traditional Kathakali dancer in Chennai to wildfire in Syria's Latakia
Drought in Afghanistan to Oasis returning to Manchester
Zuhair Murad at Paris Haute Couture Week to Faya Palaeolandscape in Sharjah
Best photos of July 9: Wildfire in Marseille to Kyiv metro station turned shelter
Best photos of July 8: Wrestling in Edirne to a funeral in Gaza
Running of the bulls in Pamplona to Calgary Stampede
Moon behind Martyrs Bridge in Istanbul to San Fermin festival in Northern Spain
Fourth of July celebrations to Syria's new emblem