Today's best photos: From Songkran in Thailand to bodybuilding in Melbourne

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Los Angeles Dodgers' Teoscar Hernández celebrates as he is hit by sunflower seeds thrown by Mookie Betts after hitting a two-run home run during the third inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres on Friday, April 12, in Los Angeles. AP

Remains of the Abu Khadra mosque in the Remal neighbourhood after it was destroyed by the Israeli army in October 2023, during the invasion of Gaza city. EPA

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks to camera on April 12 during the National Action Network Convention held in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington. EPA

A picture of Michael Jackson is painted on the back of a bus in Yopougon, a district of Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The King of Pop was crowned the real king of a village that he visited during a tour of the Ivory Coast in 1992. EPA

A Thai soldier guards as lightning strikes at the Second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge in the Thai-Myanmar border Mae Sot district, Tak province, Thailand. EPA

Thais offer food to Buddhist monks during the morning alms at Sanam Luang Royal Ground in Bangkok, Thailand, as a religious merit-making rite to mark the Thai traditional New Year known as 'Songkran'. EPA

Sophie Dwyer of the Giants warms up ahead of the round one Super Netball match between Giants Netball and West Coast Fever at Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images

Competitors pose during the Melbourne Bodybuilding Championships at the Kingston Art Centre. Getty Images

Afro-descendants known as Garifunas confront the military during a demonstration in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, to demand compliance with three international rulings in favor of three Garifuna communities. EPA

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