Today's best photos: From a stork at sunrise to an explosion at sunset

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

A stork flies over a meadow in the Taunus region in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, early Friday, May 26, 2023. (AP Photo / Michael Probst)

Fireworks over the sails of the Opera House at the start of the Vivid Sydney festival in Australia. AFP

Two 13-year-olds turned themselves over to police after a blaze gutted a seven-storey heritage building in central Sydney. AFP

Lightning strikes the city of Buenos Aires during a storm. AFP

Luton Town's Oak Stand at their Kenilworth Road stadium. Reuters

French singer Yseult arrives for the 76th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. AFP

A missile explodes in the sky over Kyiv during a Russian missile strike. Reuters

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