Photos of July 8: Khan Younis children to Marseille celebrating election results

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Palestinian children walk their dog in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP

Shiite devotees gather at the Al Abbas Shrine in Karbala, Iraq, to remember the Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein. AFP

Iraqi farmer Omar Al Zubaai climbs a palm tree to check the dates before harvest season at his farm in Abu Ghraib, west of Baghdad, Iraq. EPA

Palestinian national flags are flown during a Gaza solidarity march in the city of Tangier, Morocco. AFP

A shepherd and dogs work a herd of sheep near Saint-Etienne-les-Orgues, south-eastern France. AFP

Poppies colour an area of farmland left for rewilding, near Great Massingham in Norfolk, eastern England. Reuters

A corn seller waits for customers during rain showers near the sea front in Mumbai on July 8. AFP

Members of the National Samsung Electronics Union gather during a three-day general strike outside the company's Hwaseong campus in South Korea. AP

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer stands outside Stormont, home to Northern Ireland's devolved government near Belfast, as part of his tour of the UK. Getty Images

People visit Mansu Hill in Pyongyang, North Korea, to pay respects to the statues of former leaders Kim Il Sung, left, and Kim Jong Il on the 30th anniversary of death of Kim Il Sung. AP

Emergency services at the site of Okhmatdyt Children’s Hospital in Kyiv, which was hit by Russian missiles causing at least seven deaths. AP Photo

Celebrations on the streets of the southern French port city of Marseille after the first results of the second round of France's legislative elections put a left-wing coalition in the lead. AFP