Today's best photos: From a shelter in Port au Prince to child labour in Aleppo

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

A camp for displaced people at the Gymnasium Vincent sports centre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. More than 1,120 people, half of them minors, live in poverty at the centre, which is behind the former official residence of the country's president. EPA

The coffin of Tep Vong, the leader of Cambodia's Buddhist community, sits on a golden dragon float during a funeral procession before his cremation in Phnom Penh. AFP

A boy plays with an inflatable tube on a flooded street in Colombo's Biyagama district. Sri Lanka closed schools on Monday as heavy rains triggered floods and mudslides that killed at least 10 and left six missing. AP

People play with a ball during a blockage of a motorway in Le Perthus, Spain, near the border with France, as farmers demand better conditions before European elections. Reuters

Mexico's president-elect Claudia Sheinbaum addresses her supporters in Mexico City after winning the election. Reuters

A banner reading 'Keir Starmer: Will Labour Stop Arming Israel?' is hung over the side of Westminster Bridge, in front of the Palace of Westminster, home to the houses of Parliament, in London. AFP

Fans await the arrival of Taylor Swift in Decines-Charpieu, eastern France. AFP

Banpo Rainbow Bridge over Han river in Seoul, South Korea. Bloomberg

A boy sips a cup of tea during a break at a factory in Al Bab, on the outskirts of Aleppo. Thousands of vulnerable children in Syria are being forced to take up work due to the devastating effects of a civil war that began in 2011. AFP

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Updated: June 03, 2024, 10:20 AM