Today's best photos: From a new Iranian parliament to farmers protesting in Brussels

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Iranian politicians attend the New Iranian parliament inauguration ceremony at the parliament in Tehran. EPA

A Papuan activist puts soil on her face as a symbol of grief during a protest against deforestation by palm oil companies on their indigenous land, outside the Supreme Court in Jakarta. Reuters

Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te puts on a hat received from US representative Michael McCaul during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Taipei. AFP

A man views damage at First Baptist Church in Claremore, Oklahoma after powerful storms left a wide trail of destruction Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. AP

Journalists lay down their equipment as they protest against the latest draft revision of the broadcasting law in Indonesia. AFP

The Giro d'Italia peloton passes the Colosseum during stage 21. Reuters

A woman attends prayers at St Gabriel church in Mekelle, Ethiopia. AFP

Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a refugee camp in Rafah. AFP

A boy wades through a flooded street after heavy rains in Malwana on the outskirts of Colombo. AFP

A handler displays newly born American green Iguanas at the Snake Park in Chennai. AFP

An Egyptian horse owner cares for one of his animals at stables in Giza. AFP

A tractor pulls a trailer filled with plastic cows before a protest by farmers outside of a meeting of EU agriculture ministers in Brussels. AP

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