Today's best photos: From London Marathon to Lyrid meteor shower

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Some of the 47,000 runners in the London Marathon cross Tower Bridge. AP

Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrates his winning goal in a 3-2 English Premier League victory over relegation battlers Nottingham Forest. EPA

A classic race car kicks up sand at the 'Race The Waves' event on the beach in Bridlington, UK. Reuters

A pedestrian takes shade under an umbrella while crossing the street as temperatures hit a record 45.4°C in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters

A football match held as part of the Indigenous Games in the Tapirema community of Peruibe, Brazil. AP

Kayakers on the Colorado River, flowing south of the Hoover Dam near Boulder, Nevada. The water level in depleted Lake Mead is set to rise 11 metres higher than expected this year thanks to heavy winter snowfall. EPA

Technicians testing materials at a company in Ningbo, in China's eastern Zhejiang province. AFP

A Ukrainian artilleryman on the front line near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, amid the Russian invasion. AFP

People walk through the debris after the SpaceX Starship's successful test lift-off from Boca Chica, Texas. The rocket blew up after a short flight. AFP

Former US vice president Mike Pence attends the Iowa Federation of Republican Women's conference in Jefferson, Iowa. Reuters

Colorado Rockies's Jake Bird pitches during the game against the Philadelphia Phillies, in Philadelphia. AP

A view shows stars and meteor trails in the night sky above the Battle of Didgori memorial complex during the Lyrid meteor shower in Didgori, Georgia, April 22, 2023, in this composite image of 28 separate photographs. REUTERS / Irakli Gedenidze

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