Today's best photos: From Lebanon protests to air strikes in Gaza

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Tyres are set on fire in a protest against high street banks in Beirut. AP

The Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge arrives at Falmouth, Cornwall, for inspection. The 222-bedroom, three-storey vessel, will house about 500 migrants when it is in position in Portland Port. PA

Russian servicemen arrive to participate in the Victory Day military parade at Red Square, central Moscow. AFP

Ultra-Orthodox women watch from behind a curtain as men gather round a bonfire in the neighborhood of Mea Shearim during the holy day of Lag Ba'Omer in Jerusalem. EPA

People carry coffins outside the Institute of Legal Medicine after the bodies of victims of a gold mine fire were recovered, in Arequipa, Peru. EPA

Novice monks with newly shaved heads at an event to celebrate the imminent Vesak Day, birthday of Buddha, at Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea. Reuters

What has been described as 'Europe's largest 3D-printed building' is under construction in Heidelberg, Germany. Reuters

Thailand's Patsapong Amsam-ang waits during a break due to heavy rain in the men's pole vault final at the 32nd South-east Asian Games in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. AFP

A red flag is carried at the Soviet Second World War memorial in Treptow Park, Berlin. The unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany on all fronts took place on May 9, 1945. EPA

A woman assesses the damage to her building after an Israeli air strike in Gaza city in the Palestinian Territories. AFP

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