Today's best photos: from the world cycling championships to a dog at a polling station

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

Riders cross the Sea Cliff Bridge during the elite men's road race at the world road cycling championships in Wollongong, Australia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. (AP Photo / Rick Rycroft)

An officer falls as police use water cannons to disperse anti-government protests during a demonstration in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP

People displaced by floods set up camp on the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan. EPA

People are evacuated with their belongings as an explosion rocks a bridge over the Oskil River in the frontline city of Kupiansk in Ukraine. AFP

A home buckles under the force of high winds caused by Tropical Storm Fiona in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. AP

La Arana distributor on the Francisco Fajardo highway in Caracas, Venezuela. AP

Russian police detain a woman protesting against the country's partial military mobilisation to assist the invasion of Ukraine in central Moscow. EPA

An Aeropostale Boeing 737 after it overran the runway during landing at night at Montpellier airport. AFP

A dog stands behind a voting booth at a polling station during the snap election in Rome. Reuters

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