Today's best photos: from Manhattanhenge to James Webb

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

The sun sets over Manhattan on 42nd street during "Manhattanhenge" in New York, July 11, 2022. - The Manhattanhenge is an event in which the sunset or sunrise is aligned on the east-west grid of main streets in Manhattan, New York. (Photo by Yuki IWAMURA / AFP)

Alphajets from the French Air Force's Patrouille de France release trails of red, white and blue smoke, the colours of the French flag, over the Arc de Triomphe during a pre-Bastille Day rehearsal on the Champs-Elysees. AFP

People sit on deckchairs on an empty beach in Holyake, Britain. Reuters

A cow moves past a burning car that reportedly caught fire due to an electrical short circuit after it became stuck in a waterlogged road following heavy rains in Ahmedabad, India. Reuters

Buddhists gather around the Shwedagon Pagoda during the Warso Full Moon Festival in Yangon, Myanmar. AFP

Galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. The telescope is designed to peer so far that scientists can get a glimpse of the dawn of the universe, about 13.7 billion years ago. AP

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