Today's best photos: from visitors at the Great Wall of China to the Pope in Hungary

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 29: Visitors climb a staircase on the Great Wall as they visit the popular tourist site on the first day of the May Labour Day holiday on April 29, 2023 in Beijing, China. The holiday, which lasts five days, runs until May 3.(Photo by Kevin Frayer / Getty Images)

Napoli supporters gather before the Serie A against Salernitana, in which the club could win its first Scudetto championship in 33 years. AFP

Supporters clash as infighting breaks out among Raja fans during the CAF Champions League quarter-final match between Raja Casablanca and Al Ahly at the Mohammed V Stadium in Casablanca. AFP

Mount Merapi releases a hot lava flow in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. AFP

Red Bull's Max Verstappen in action in Baku during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Reuters

Boys play football in the Complexo da Penha favela, in Rio de Janeiro. AP

Kayakers paddle along River Drive where sand barriers are protecting Davenport from the rising Mississippi, in Iowa. AP

An Indian army cadet collapses during a passing out parade at Officers Training Academy in Chennai. EPA

Forest officials transport Arikomban, the wild elephant, in Idukki district in India's Kerala state. AFP

US President Joe Biden puts on sunglasses after making a joke about becoming the 'Dark Brandon' persona during the White House Correspondents' dinner in Washington. AP

RB Leipzig's Christopher Nkunku inflates a balloon as he celebrates scoring against Hoffenheim in a Bundesliga match in Leipzig, Germany. AP

Pope Francis watches dancers at the Laszlo Papp Budapest Sports Arena in the Hungarian capital. AP

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