Today's best photos: From apes on horseback to Canadian tulips

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

People in ape costumes on horseback at the Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes premiere, at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. EPA

Flooding next to the Taquari River, during heavy rains in the city of Encantado in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Reuters

A vendor selling used remote controls for home appliances at Nhat Tao market, the largest informal recycling market in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. AP

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado greets supporters during a rally in Maracaibo, in north-west Venezuela. EPA

A pedestrian passes children escaping the heat in Philippines' capital Manila. AFP

Ukrainian servicemen inspect a Vampire drone after a mission over the frontline near Chasiv Yar, in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. AFP

Residents from Lower Delmas neighbourhood in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince flee gang violence. Reuters

Tourists photograph Mount Fuji from a vantage point opposite a convenience store in the Japanese resort town of Fujikawaguchiko. AFP

Rows of tulips at the Harrison Tulip Festival, in Agassiz, British Columbia, western Canada. AP

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