Today’s best photos: from a full house to a balancing act

‘The National’ selects the most striking pictures from around the world

Applause at a conference of North Korea's ruling party. Reuters

Animal keeper Kirilo Trantin comforts an elephant at Kiev Zoo in Ukraine. AP

A replica of the Statue of Liberty in Colmar, eastern France, covered in the national colours of Ukraine. AFP

New Zealand police move in to clear protesters from Parliament grounds in Wellington during demonstrations against Covid-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions. AFP

Icelandic stallions eat hay from a box at a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany. AP

An Atlas V rocket carrying the GOES-T weather satellite takes off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. AFP

Vendors carry their goods at a market in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Reuters

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