Today's best photos: from Eid Al Adha prayers to Running of the Bulls

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

Palestinians gather to pray in Gaza City, during Eid Al Adha. AFP

Thousands of Muslim pilgrims make their way across the valley of Mina, near Makkah, Saudi Arabia, to perform the 'stoning of the devil' ritual, which marks the start of the Eid Al Adha, as this year's expanded Hajj winds down. AFP

People watch from balconies as revellers take part in the Running of the Bulls event, during the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain. Reuters

Bullfighter Alvaro Lorenzo performs with Fuente Ymbro's fighting bulls in the bullring during the third day of the San Fermin festival. The iconic Spanish festival has resumed in earnest this year after being twice cancelled due to Covid-19. Getty Images

A model walks down the catwalk during the graduate show at the inaugural Northern Fashion Week in Manchester, England. Northern Fashion Week has been created to champion northern England's talent and northern industry, giving new and established designers the opportunity to cultivate industry knowledge and create further positive change. Getty Images

A woman walks past shops in the ancient Moroccan city of Fez. Today, Fez serves as a monument to a highpoint of Islamic civilisation, the 13th and 14th centuries when Muslim rulers governed from Morocco to western China. AFP

Demonstrators react after police fired tear gas to disperse their protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Protesters demanding that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa resign forced their way into his official residence on Saturday, a local television report said, as thousands of people took to the streets in the capital decrying the island nation's worst economic crisis in recent memory. AP

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