Today's best photos: From a copper mine in Serbia to elephants in Biyagama

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

A destroyed house near an open-pit copper mine, run by a subsidiary of China's Zijin Mining, near Krivelj, Serbia. Reuters

Vehicles are recovered from the Al Maktoum Airport turn on the 311 road in Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National

Flood water remains two days after heavy rain fell in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

People swim in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. AFP

People try Huawei's latest Pura 70 series phone at a store in Shanghai. AFP

Ukrainian Lt Col Serhiy Verbytsky examines the remains of his SU-24M aircraft on the outskirts of Izyum, Kharkiv. AFP

Sunrise at Mount Vesuvius from the island of Capri which is hosting the G7 Foreign Affairs meeting. AFP

Sri Lankan elephants are transported on a truck in Biyagama. AFP

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