Today's best photos: from mini tapirs to a hat of prickly pears

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

The 101 mini tapir art installation by Malaysian artist Nicholas Lim, at Publika, in Kuala Lumpur, to raise awareness of the endangered species. EPA

Tatjana Schoenmaker of Team South Africa competes in the Women's 100m Breaststroke Final, at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Getty Images

Aircraft of the Egyptian Air Force's 'Silver Stars' aerobatic team perform during the Pyramids Air Show above the Great Pyramid of Khufu, the Pyramid of Khafre and the Pyramid of Menkaure, on the south-western outskirts of Cairo. AFP

The opening ceremony of an extraordinary session of the Diet, Japan's parliament, in Tokyo. The session is the first following the July 10 upper house election. AFP

A Ukrainian MSLR BM-21 'Grad' shoots toward Russian positions at the front line in the Kharkiv region. AP

Chioma Onyekwere of Team Nigeria competes during the Women's Discus Throw Final at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Getty Images

An Indonesian soldier participates in a joint military drill in Baturaja, Indonesia. Indonesia, US, Australia, Japan and Singapore staged a joint military drill to tighten relationships between the countries amid rising tensions in the region. EPA

Vendors set up their produce to sell in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. AP

Women clash with police in front of the Greek parliament following reports of another femicide in the country, raising the number of women killed by their husbands or boyfriends in the last seven months to 15. AFP

A large pink, speckled galaxy resembling a wheel with a small, inner oval, with two smaller spiral galaxies about the same size to the left, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. NASA

A girl at a camp for Syrians displaced by conflict near the northern city of Raqa. AFP

Children play at a scrap metal collection point in Hopley, a settlement about 15 kilometres west of Zimbabwe's capital, Harare. Reuters

A woman is rescued from flooding by the crew of a US Army National Guard Blackhawk helicopter in eastern Kentucky. Reuters

The cargo vessel 'Razoni' - carrying 26,000 tonnes of maize bound for Lebanon from Odesa in Ukraine - sails along the Bosphorus Strait after being officially inspected. AFP

Pope Francis leaves at the end of weekly general audience at the Vatican. AP

A worker sings while carrying prickly pears on his head as their production is on the rise due to low water consumption and ability to withstand extreme temperatures, according to farmers, at a farm in Al Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, August 2, 2022. REUTERS / Mohamed Abd El Ghany TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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