Today's best photos: from North Korea's army parade to Sri Lanka's crisis

'The National' picks the most striking images from around the world

Planes perform an aerial display during a nighttime military parade to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 26, 2022. KCNA via REUTERS  ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA.

People pose for a picture in front of the debris of Russian military machinery destroyed during Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in the village of Rusaniv. Reuters

A woman rides her horse on a small path in Wehrheim near Frankfurt. AP

People walk under a bridge while colourful lotus lanterns are lit along the Cheonggyecheon Stream in central Seoul. EPA

People enjoy a walk in a poppy field in the Ella Valley near Jerusalem. EPA

Workers in protective suits take a break on a Shanghai street after nucleic acid testing during a Covid-19 lockdown. Reuters

A Ukrainian serviceman looks at a Russian ballistic missile's booster stage that fell in a field in Bohodarove, eastern Ukraine. AFP

Sri Lankan police stand guard behind a barricade during a protest in front of the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. EPA

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