A three-week old baby is taken ashore from the 'Ocean Viking', a ship carrying 466 migrants, in the Mediterranean Sea. AP
A three-week old baby is taken ashore from the 'Ocean Viking', a ship carrying 466 migrants, in the Mediterranean Sea. AP
A eagle hunter holds his golden eagle at the Salburun festival in Chunkurchak gorge, near Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. AFP
A eagle hunter holds his golden eagle at the Salburun festival in Chunkurchak gorge, near Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. AFP
Displaced people sit on a tractor with their belongings as they leave their flooded homes in Shikarpur, Pakistan. AFP
Displaced people sit on a tractor with their belongings as they leave their flooded homes in Shikarpur, Pakistan. AFP
Serena Williams wins a point against Montenegro's Danka Kovinic in their US Open women's singles first round match in New York. Williams progressed 6-3, 6-3. AFP
Serena Williams wins a point against Montenegro's Danka Kovinic in their US Open women's singles first round match in New York. Williams progressed 6-3, 6-3. AFP
Velu C. M. Sivakanthi, 47, shows the paltry amount of rice her family has at her home at Wanathamulla in Colombo, Sri Lanka. She has to feed a family of four for the week. Reuters
Velu C. M. Sivakanthi, 47, shows the paltry amount of rice her family has at her home at Wanathamulla in Colombo, Sri Lanka. She has to feed a family of four for the week. Reuters
Labourers push a handcart loaded with baskets of fish from a port in Mumbai. AFP
Labourers push a handcart loaded with baskets of fish from a port in Mumbai. AFP
Portraits of Princess Diana adorn the gates of Kensington Palace, west London. This week marks the 25th anniversary of Princess Diana's death in a car crash in Paris. AP
Portraits of Princess Diana adorn the gates of Kensington Palace, west London. This week marks the 25th anniversary of Princess Diana's death in a car crash in Paris. AP
Refuse workers begin a major clear up in Edinburgh after a first wave of strikes ended at 04.59. The workers had been on strike since August 18, resulting in piles of rubbish across the city. Getty Images
Refuse workers begin a major clear up in Edinburgh after a first wave of strikes ended at 04.59. The workers had been on strike since August 18, resulting in piles of rubbish across the city. Getty Images
A bird’s eye view of a jetty at the dried up Edersee lake near Waldeck, western Germany. AFP
A bird’s eye view of a jetty at the dried up Edersee lake near Waldeck, western Germany. AFP
Soldiers on parade for Turkish Armed Forces Day to mark the 100th anniversary of the country's victory against the Greek army in the Dumlupinar Battle of 1922, in Ankara. AFP
Soldiers on parade for Turkish Armed Forces Day to mark the 100th anniversary of the country's victory against the Greek army in the Dumlupinar Battle of 1922, in Ankara. AFP
An Iraqi mourner attends a mass funeral for supporters of Shiite leader Moqtada Al Sadr who were killed during clashes in Baghdad's Green Zone, at a cemetery in the central Iraqi city of Najaf. AFP
An Iraqi mourner attends a mass funeral for supporters of Shiite leader Moqtada Al Sadr who were killed during clashes in Baghdad's Green Zone, at a cemetery in the central Iraqi city of Najaf. AFP
An injured woman escapes after a missile strike in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, where home forces have begun a counter-attack to retake the southern city of Kherson, currently occupied by Russian troops. AFP
An injured woman escapes after a missile strike in Mykolaiv, Ukraine, where home forces have begun a counter-attack to retake the southern city of Kherson, currently occupied by Russian troops. AFP
A Colombian migrant holds his baby daughter after crossing into the US near Yuma, Arizona. AP
A Colombian migrant holds his baby daughter after crossing into the US near Yuma, Arizona. AP
People cool off in a fountain outside Jerusalem's Old City, as the temperature exceeded 40°C. AP
People cool off in a fountain outside Jerusalem's Old City, as the temperature exceeded 40°C. AP
A 13-day-old male giraffe relaxes in the zoo in Opole, south-west Poland. The youngster was named Napoleon, due to its relatively short height — for giraffes. EPA
A 13-day-old male giraffe relaxes in the zoo in Opole, south-west Poland. The youngster was named Napoleon, due to its relatively short height — for giraffes. EPA

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Today's best photos: from a rescued baby to Napoleon the diminutive giraffe

'The National' picks the most striking images from around the world

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August 30, 2022

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