Today's best photos: from wildfires in Spain to F1 racing in Australia

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

A member of the Honour Guard at a flag-raising ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the liberation of Bucha, near Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters

Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen after taking pole position for the 2023 Formula One Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. AFP

A Galician firefighter during an outbreak of wildfires in Piedrafita, Spain. Reuters

A police officer takes pictures during a rescue operation after the roof of a stairwell in a temple complex collapsed in the city of Indore, India. Reuters

A residential area after heavy rains in Rio Branco, Brazil. Reuters

Men pray in Zagreb's main square, Croatia. Reuters

A mass iftar in the town of Atareb in the rebel-held countryside of Aleppo province, at the end of a fasting day during Ramadan. AFP

Pope Francis blesses a boy after leaving the Gemelli hospital in Rome, where he was treated for bronchitis. AFP

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