Today's best photos: from Etihad Rail in Fujairah to a German sunset

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

Construction of the Etihad Rail project takes place in Fujairah. Etihad Rail

England's Matthew Lee diving during the Men's 10m Platform preliminary at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Reuters

People get ready on their stand-up paddleboards on the Moyka River during the annual costumed Fontanka festival in St Petersburg, Russia. AP

People release paper lanterns on the Motoyasu River to mark the 77th anniversary of the world's first atomic bomb attack in Hiroshima, Japan. AFP

People enjoy the beach near the site of a fuel depot blast at Cuba's supertanker port of Matanzas. Reuters

A Palestinian boy looks out of a car that was damaged amid Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip. Reuters

The sun rises over the Baltic Sea and a pier with a tea house in Timmendorfer Strand, Germany, Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. (AP Photo / Michael Probst)

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