Today's best photos: from a volcano erupting to flying a kite in Dhaka

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

People look at the lava flowing on Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland on Wednesday Aug. 3, 2022, which is located 32 kilometers (20 miles) southwest of the capital of Reykjavik and close to the international Keflavik Airport. Authorities in Iceland say the volcano in the southwest of the country is erupting just eight months after its last eruption officially ended. (AP Photo / Marco Di Marco)

A fan of Brazilian football club Atletico Mineiro enjoys the build-up to the Copa Libertadores quarter-final against Palmeiras in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. AP

West Virginia Democratic senator Joe Manchin takes a call moments before appearing at the Senate Rules and Administration hearing to examine the Electoral Count Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington. EPA

A resident attempts to extinguish a fire after a shack belonging to a man, who was suspected of helping illegal miners in the area, was set on fire by protesters in Kagiso, South Africa. AFP

Protesters respond defiantly to a police announcement aired using loudspeakers, ordering them to vacate the site of months-long anti-government rallies outside the president's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AP

Horse-drawn carriages with customers ride through Central Park on a hot day in New York City. AFP

A lifeguard tower, designed by the architect William Lane, is seen in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. Lane designed five colorful Miami Beach lifeguard towers in 1995 after Hurricane Andrew, and twenty years later he was invited, by the City of Miami Beach, to design other 36 lifeguard towers now spread across the Miami Beach shoreline. EPA

Miami-Dade Police officers participate in a functional active shooter drill at the Hialeah Senior High School in Hialeah, Florida, USA. According to the organizers, the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department conducted a large-scale active shooter/mass casualty functional drill to assess the capabilities of various internal and external district resources, including the Miami-Dade Schools Police Department, local hospitals, local law enforcement agencies, and other critical District Divisions. EPA

Supporters of the Kenya Kwanza Coalition shout slogans at the venue of a political rally attended by the coalition's presidential candidate and Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto at Thika town, in Kiambu, Kenya. Kenyan politicians continue to gear-up their political rallies as Kenya heads to its general elections on 09 August 2022. EPA

Police make way for an elderly woman to pass through while guarding the new coca leaf market during the third day of clashes in La Paz, Bolivia. Anti-government coca farmers are protesting against a parallel coca leaf market in La Paz. AP

Debris washed in by heavy rains and flooding litters a neighbourhood in the city of Murakami, Niigata Prefecture, after heavy rains hit the northern areas of Japan. - Bridges collapsed and rivers burst their banks as heavy rain lashed northern Japan on August 4, with 200,000 residents urged to evacuate as authorities warned of dangerous flooding. AFP

A security guard looks through the smoke at the start of the Leagues Cup friendly football match between USA's Los Angeles FC and Mexico's Club America at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. AFP

A member of the Ukrainian National Guard jumps into a trench at a position near a front line, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine. Reuters

Raccoons are seen inside an enclosure at a local zoo in the course of Ukraine-Russia conflict in the Russian-controlled city of Melitopol in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine. Reuters

Supporters of Iraqi populist leader Muqtada al-Sadr gather during a sit-in at the parliament building, amid political crisis in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters

A wooden sculpture is brought ashore by fishermen of the shrimp cutter Wieringer 22 after they fished it up in the Texelstroom fairway, in Den Oever, Netherlands. It is believed to be a statue that sat on the stern of a 17th century ship. EPA

Relatives await news of the miners trapped after the collapse in a coal mine in the municipality of Sabinas, state of Coahuila, Mexico. At least nine miners have been trapped after a collapse in a coal mine in the municipality of Sabinas, Coahuila, in northern Mexico, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reported on Wednesday. EPA

A girl flies a kite in the afternoon in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters

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