Today's best photos: from Bastille Day to a supermoon

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

French elite acrobatic flying team "Patrouille de France" (PAF) release smoke in the colours of the French flag as they perform a fly-over the Louvre Pyramid during the Bastille Day military parade in Paris on July 14, 2022. (Photo by Martin BUREAU / AFP)

A dramatic emergency response drill for rescue teams takes place in New Taipei City. AFP

Boys cool off in a city fountain before sunset in Bucharest. Romania's national weather institute has forecast a heatwave that is spreading throughout Europe and is set to affect the country over the next few days. AP

A tour group stands on a walkway near the top of the Capitol Dome, beneath the 1865 painting by Constantino Brumidi, 'The Apotheosis of Washington', in the US Capitol building, Washington DC. EPA

People dive from a platform on Lake Geneva, near Lausanne, Switzerland. AFP

The drying-out bed and receded water levels at Lindley Wood Reservoir in Otley, northern England. Residential demand for water is high amid a summer heatwave. Getty Images

The diver Sebastian Prajsnar carries the Queen's Baton for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham, in the aquarium at The Deep sea-life attraction as the baton visits Yorkshire on its 25-day tour of England. The opening ceremony is on July 28. AP

An emergency helicopter tackles a raging forest wildfire, which broke out in the Datca district of Mugla, Turkey. AFP

An impressively bright supermoon rises over Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

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