Today's best photos: From protests in Texas to a volcano in Indonesia

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

A state trooper pepper-sprays pro-Palestinian protesters after police vehicles were blocked at the University of Texas in Austin. Reuters

Members of social organisations demonstrate outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires. AFP

A woman searches through rubbish for valuables in Cap-Haitien, Haiti. Reuters

The evening draws in at Syiah Kuala beach in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. EPA

The church spire of the submerged village of Graun protrudes from Reschensee lake, most of which has been drained for construction work on a new alpine road near Resia, Italy. Getty Images

A US Olympic team member training on a kiteboard in Hyeres, southern France. Kiteboarding is making its Olympic debut at Paris 2024. AP

The aftermath of torrential rain and flash flooding in the village of Kamuchiri, near Mai Mahiu, Kenya. AFP

Mount Ruang volcano erupting in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. AFP

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