Today's best photos: from flamingoes in Baltimore to a new Chilean constitution

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

Caribbean flamingos interact with each other at the Maryland Zoo during the Association of Zoos and Aquariums Annual Conference, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in Baltimore. (AP Photo / Julio Cortez)

Children reflected in a mirror near their flood-hit home in Charsadda, Pakistan, where officials this week raised concerns over the spread of waterborne diseases as floodwaters began to recede in many parts of the country. AP Photo

Riders on the 192km 12th stage of La Vuelta cycling race between Salobrena in Granada, and Penas Blancas, in Estepona, Spain. EPA

A man points a gun at Argentina's Vice President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, with no shots fired, at the entrance of the politician's home in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Reuters

Flood damage from the Sabinas river caused by heavy rains in Sabinas, Mexico. Reuters

Salt evaporation ponds in Narta lagoon near the city of Vlora, south-west Albania, where some ponds have turned pink because of halobacteriums and microscopic algae. AFP

Fishermen check their nets during 'no fishing Friday' at a port in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. AFP

First-grade pupils at the first lesson of the new school year in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. Ukrainian authorities said 2,199 educational institutions had been damaged by bombing and shelling, with 225 of them completely destroyed. Half of the 23,000 schools surveyed by the education ministry are equipped with bunker facilities necessary to begin classes offline. AFP

Demonstrators at the Pablo Neruda amphitheatre protest against the proposed new constitution in Santiago, Chile. The current Magna Carta was imposed by a military dictatorship 41 years ago. AP Photo

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