Today's best photos: from bathing elephants in India to an industrial fire in Azerbaijan

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

Indian elephants Aleksander and Taru bathe at the Orientarium in Lodz, Poland. EPA

A Muslim woman with a child heads home after offering prayers on the last Friday of Ramadan at Jama Masjid in the old quarters of Delhi, India. Reuters

A Romanian woman passes by an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin, part of an anti-war art exhibition, in King's Square, near the Russian Federation's embassy compound, in Bucharest, Romania. EPA

A Syrian youth swims in the Euphrates River in the northern city of Raqa. AFP

People walk across a rain-soaked car park after a baseball game between the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees in Kansas City, Missouri. AP Photo

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets troops who had taken part in the military parade to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army. Reuters

A fire rages at the Industrial Park Azersun in the town of Sumgait, Azerbaijan. Reuters

The Chase Field reflects off the glass of the press box windows during the Arizona Diamondbacks game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Phoenix, Arizona. Reuters

Muslim devotees attend the last Friday prayers of Ramadan at the Data Darbar mosque in Lahore, Pakistan. AFP

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