Today's best photos: From bungee jumping in Beirut to falconry in Kyrgyzstan

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

A man bungee jumping from a crane at Martyrs Square in Beirut. AFP

A mural by French painter Antonin Katre on a facade of the 'Pyramid' tower which was built in Abidjan in the 1970s and has fallen into disuse. Reuters

Momix dancers perform a scene from 'Light Reigns' during a performance at Queens Theatre in New York. AFP

The pack of cyclists during the men's elite race of the Liege-Bastogne-Liege one-day event. AFP

Icelandic stallions at a stud farm in Wehrheim, near Frankfurt. AFP

Festivalgoers attend the Coachella Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California. AP

A muddy Atlantic Puffin on the island of Skomer, off the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales. Reuters

A woman takes pictures of the public art installation titled Inside Out: Habour and the City, by the French artist JR, at Harbour City, Hong Kong. Reuters

The Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, over Lake Ellesmere on the outskirts of Christchurch. AFP

Police remove asphalt next to the hand of a climate activist who glued his hand to the road in Berlin. AP

A Kyrgiz hunter spins a lure for a falcon during the Salburun hunting festival in the village of Bokonbayevo, near Lake Issyk-Kul, some 300 km from Bishkek, on April 23, 2023. (Photo by VYACHESLAV OSELEDKO / AFP)

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