Today's best photos: from Colombian elections to US Army parachute team

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

TV viewers watch a broadcast showing results of the first round of the presidential election, in Medellin, Colombia. Reuters

A Blakiston's fish owl flies off with a fish in a forest in Hokkaido, northern Japan. It is the largest owl species in Japan, with a wing-span of 180cm. EPA

A man and his best friend compete in the first European Dog Surfing Championship in Castrillon, northern Spain. EPA

Children play on a destroyed car in a residential area of Mariupol, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. AFP

A house collapsed after landslide caused by heavy rain in Recife, Brazil. Reuters

The "Ros Beiaardommegang" procession, featuring a heroic horse from folklore, in Dendermonde, Belgium. The parade should have taken place in 2020 but was postponed twice because of the Covid-19 pandemic. AFP

Residential and commercial buildings in Manila. Philippines President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr Ros has chosen a new cabinet to try to revive the economy. AFP

German Formula One driver Mick Schumacher crashed out during the Monaco Grand Prix. EPA

Liverpool footballers on an open-top bus parade through the city in north-west England to celebrate winning the League Cup and FA Cup. AFP

Indonesian students in Jakarta attend a ceremony during a visit by the Nottinghamshire Band of the Royal Engineers to celebrate British Queen Elizabeth II's platinum jubilee. AFP

An Indian fruit seller shelters from the rain under a plastic sheet in Jammu. AP

Members of the US Army Golden Knights Parachute team are jumping during the Hyundai Air & Sea Show during the Memorial Day weekend in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, 29 May 2022. The National Salute to America’s Heroes featuring the Hyundai Air & Sea Show is held on 28-29 May as part of the Memorial Day weekend celebrations in Miami Beach. The Golden Knights are one of only three Department of Defense-sanctioned aerial demonstration teams, along with the U. S. Navy Blue Angels and the U. S. Air Force Thunderbirds. EPA / CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH

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