Today's best photos: From beach huts in England to pilgrims in India

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

A man sunbathes in front of a row of beach huts in Walton-on-the-Naze amid temperatures of 30°C in parts of Britain. Getty Images

French Air and Space Force's elite flying team 'Patrouille de France' releases trails of blue, white and red smoke in Versailles. AFP

Palestinians fill water jugs near one of Gaza's few functioning desalination plants in Deir Al Balah. AP

Embers glow at night as the Basin Fire burns in the Sierra National Forest in Fresno County, California. AFP

Commuters cross the street during rainfall in New Delhi. AFP

Firefighters tackle a fire in a rural area of Corumba, Brazil. AFP

A resident pushes a bicycle past a destroyed building after shelling in Toretsk, eastern Donetsk. AFP

Goldfish swim at Obimai tank during an exhibition called 'Summer Art Aquarium 2024' at a department store in Tokyo. AP

The statue of the late Kenyan minister of justice Tom Mboya is adorned with a placard reading 'Reject not Amend' ahead of a planned demonstration against a now-withdrawn tax bill in Nairobi. AFP

Hindu holy men stand in a queue in Jammu, India, to register for the annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine. AP

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