Today's best photos: From Greece's new government to cooling off in Washington DC

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The members of Greece's new government take the oath during a swearing in ceremony at the Presidential palace, in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Greece's center-right leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis cabinet has been sworn in as his New Democracy party had 40. 55%, more than twice the opposition Syriza party's 17. 84% on Sunday's elections. (AP Photo / Thanassis Stavrakis)

Sacrificial goats are pictured at a livestock market ahead of Eid al-Adha in Hyderabad. AFP

Tents housing pilgrims in Mina, near Makkah during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. AFP

A man sleeps on the street in Kathmandu despite the announcement of the monsoon season in Nepal. EPA

A blacksmith sharpens knives at a workshop ahead of the Eid al-Adha in Karachi. AFP

Pilgrims pray during Hajj. More than two million pilgrims are expected to head to Mount Arafat near Makkah for the second day of Hajj. Reuters

The construction site for the future restaurant Botta is pictured at the Glacier 3000 resort, in the Swiss Alps at an altitude of 3,000 metres. EPA

Farmers working at a rice field in Haian, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP

Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat talks to journalists after accompanying newly elected House of Representatives members to Parliament in Bangkok. AFP

A man paints a mural on a wall ahead of Eid al-Adha at the Shati camp for Palestinian refugees in Gaza city. AFP

Members of the Military Police of Public Order present bullets, magazines and weapons after the Honduras Armed Forces took over the control of the prisons nationwide. Reuters

Workers wash sheep in the river ahead of Eid-Al-Adha in Srinagar. EPA

An abandoned mine shaft where 31 illegal miners are thought to have died due to a suspected methane gas leak, near Welkom, South Africa. Reuters

The most mortgaged place in Britain - Data from the Financial Conduct Authority shows residents in Enfield have the biggest mortgages relative to their income in the UK. Getty Images

A young boy plays in the water fountain at Yards Park in Washington DC during a heatwave. AFP

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