Today's best photos: from the Mohammed bin Rashid Library to a waxing gibbous moon

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

The Mohammed bin Rashid Library in Al Jaddaf, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Buddhists offer flowers and incense sticks on Poson full moon day at the Kelaniya temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA

A man uses his hands to propel a raft full of migrants across the Rio Grande river from Mexico into the US. Reuters

A person walks over the Vjosa River in Brataj, Albania. Reuters

Hundreds of Peruvian fans gather in Lima to watch the play-off between Peru and Australia for a place in the World Cup. Getty Images

Girls perform at a camp at Jwala Devi Saraswati Vidya Mandir Inter College in Allahabad, India. AFP

Heavy rain floods fields and buildings in Rongan in China's southern Guangxi region. AFP

Grooms wait for the start of a mass marriage ceremony in Kabul. AFP

A waxing gibbous moon 98 per cent full rises near the Nubble Light in York, Maine. AP Photo

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