A performer extends his hand to grasp money from the audience, while riding a motorbike with one leg up on the walls of the "Well of Death", at a fair in Karachi, Pakistan April 24, 2023. REUTERS / Akhtar Soomro TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
A performer extends his hand to grasp money from the audience, while riding a motorbike with one leg up on the walls of the "Well of Death", at a fair in Karachi, Pakistan April 24, 2023. REUTERS / Akhtar Soomro TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Soldiers mount their horses as they take part in their Advanced Mounted Gunner Pass Out final assessment in London. AP
Soldiers mount their horses as they take part in their Advanced Mounted Gunner Pass Out final assessment in London. AP
San Biagio island on Lake Garda, near Brescia. Italy’s largest Italian lake is at its lowest level since 1953. EPA
San Biagio island on Lake Garda, near Brescia. Italy’s largest Italian lake is at its lowest level since 1953. EPA
Lightning flashes over Tirana, Albania. Reuters
Lightning flashes over Tirana, Albania. Reuters
Silhouettes of men with hats in the shade at La Maestranza bullring in Seville, as Spain is bracing for an early heatwave. AFP
Silhouettes of men with hats in the shade at La Maestranza bullring in Seville, as Spain is bracing for an early heatwave. AFP
Passengers cling to an overcrowded train in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. AFP
Passengers cling to an overcrowded train in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. AFP
Spiritual leaders wait to visit a mass grave near Malindi, Kenya. The death toll in a case involving a cult that practised starvation has risen to 73, police said. AFP
Spiritual leaders wait to visit a mass grave near Malindi, Kenya. The death toll in a case involving a cult that practised starvation has risen to 73, police said. AFP
Woman wearing traditional Andalusian dresses stand on Plaza de Espana in Seville, where the temperature is rising. AFP
Woman wearing traditional Andalusian dresses stand on Plaza de Espana in Seville, where the temperature is rising. AFP
A boy talks to police officers standing guard as indigenous people protest outside the Congress building in Brasilia. AFP
A boy talks to police officers standing guard as indigenous people protest outside the Congress building in Brasilia. AFP
Connor Canova, of Des Moines, Iowa, holds Georgie at the annual Drake Relays Beautiful Bulldog Contest in his hometown. AP
Connor Canova, of Des Moines, Iowa, holds Georgie at the annual Drake Relays Beautiful Bulldog Contest in his hometown. AP
A herd of Hungarian Grey cattle is driven from its winter habitat to summer pastures in Hortobagy National Park, Hungary. EPA
A herd of Hungarian Grey cattle is driven from its winter habitat to summer pastures in Hortobagy National Park, Hungary. EPA
Hajduk Split fans are buoyant before their club’s Uefa Youth League final against AZ Alkmaar in Geneva. It ended in tears as they lost 5-0. EPA
Hajduk Split fans are buoyant before their club’s Uefa Youth League final against AZ Alkmaar in Geneva. It ended in tears as they lost 5-0. EPA
A haka is performed by cadets on Anzac Day in Auckland, New Zealand. Getty Images
A haka is performed by cadets on Anzac Day in Auckland, New Zealand. Getty Images

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Today's best photos: From 'Wall of Death' in Pakistan to Anzac Day in New Zealand

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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April 25, 2023

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Pharaoh's curse

British aristocrat Lord Carnarvon, who funded the expedition to find the Tutankhamun tomb, died in a Cairo hotel four months after the crypt was opened.
He had been in poor health for many years after a car crash, and a mosquito bite made worse by a shaving cut led to blood poisoning and pneumonia.
Reports at the time said Lord Carnarvon suffered from “pain as the inflammation affected the nasal passages and eyes”.
Decades later, scientists contended he had died of aspergillosis after inhaling spores of the fungus aspergillus in the tomb, which can lie dormant for months. The fact several others who entered were also found dead withiin a short time led to the myth of the curse.

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Farage on Muslim Brotherhood

Nigel Farage told Reform's annual conference that the party will proscribe the Muslim Brotherhood if he becomes Prime Minister.
"We will stop dangerous organisations with links to terrorism operating in our country," he said. "Quite why we've been so gutless about this – both Labour and Conservative – I don't know.
“All across the Middle East, countries have banned and proscribed the Muslim Brotherhood as a dangerous organisation. We will do the very same.”
It is 10 years since a ground-breaking report into the Muslim Brotherhood by Sir John Jenkins.
Among the former diplomat's findings was an assessment that “the use of extreme violence in the pursuit of the perfect Islamic society” has “never been institutionally disowned” by the movement.
The prime minister at the time, David Cameron, who commissioned the report, said membership or association with the Muslim Brotherhood was a "possible indicator of extremism" but it would not be banned.

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Starring: Saja Kilani, Clara Khoury, Motaz Malhees

Director: Kaouther Ben Hania

Rating: 4/5

SQUADS

South Africa:
Faf du Plessis (capt), Hashim Amla, Temba Bavuma, Farhaan Behardien, Quinton de Kock (wkt), AB de Villiers, JP Duminy, Imran Tahir, David Miller, Wayne Parnell, Dane Paterson, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada
Coach: Ottis Gibson

Bangladesh:
Mashrafe Mortaza (capt), Imrul Kayes, Liton Das (wkt), Mahmudullah, Mehidy Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mominul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim (wkt), Mustafizur Rahman, Nasir Hossain, Rubel Hossain, Sabbir Rahman, Shakib Al Hasan, Soumya Sarkar, Tamim Iqbal, Taskin Ahmed.
Coach: Chandika Hathurusingha

Updated: April 25, 2023, 3:28 PM`
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