Today's best photos: from morning prayers in Moscow to protests at the Ashes

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Muslims attend morning prayers to celebrate Eid al-Adha near the Moscow Cathedral Mosque in Moscow, Russia, 28 June 2023. Eid al-Adha is the holiest of the two Muslims holidays celebrated each year, it marks the yearly Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) to visit Mecca in Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam. Muslims slaughter a sacrificial animal in memory of a biblical story about prophet Abraham readiness to sacrifice his own son after a command from god in a dream. After an animal has been sacrificed the meat is usually split into three parts, one for the family, one for friends and relatives, and one for the poor and needy. EPA / MAXIM SHIPENKOV

A man reacts as rescuers and volunteers work to extricate people from under the rubble after a Russian missile strike hit a restaurant in Kramatorsk, eastern Ukraine. AFP

Filipino Muslims attend Eid Al Adha prayers at a mosque in Marikina, near Manila. Reuters

Bangladeshi Muslims take their seats on the deck of an overcrowded ferry as they leave Dhaka to celebrate Eid Al Adha with their families. Reuters

A man looks into the glass-walled cage of a Bengal Tiger at the national zoological garden in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AP

Sweden's Mikael Ymer eyes the ball as he returns it to Netherlands' Botic Van De Zandschulp during their round of 32 tennis match at the Rothesay Eastbourne International tennis tournament in southern England. AFP

Muslim worshippers gather at the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City during Eid Al Adha morning prayers. AFP

A vehicle burns during a protest in Nanterre, west of Paris, after police killed a teenager who refused to stop for a traffic check in the city. AFP

A boy swims through flood waters after heavy rain in Yangon, Myanmar. AFP

Chinese firefighters take part in a chemical leakage drill in Huaian, Jiangsu. AFP

Players of the French women's 3X3 basketball team take part in exhibition match at the top of the Pic du Midi in La Mongie. AFP

Muslim worshippers gather for morning Eid Al Adha prayers at the municipal stadium in Syria's rebel-held city of Idlib. AFP

Supporters of the President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, gather in Freetown to celebrate his re-election. AFP

Power-generating turbines at wind park in Bevillers, France. Reuters

Just Stop Oil protester stopped by security after invading pitch to throw orange powder during Ashes match at Lord's cricket ground in London. AFP

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