Today's best photos: from a rice festival to Ukrainian children decorating

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

A boy plays in the mud in a paddy field during Asar Pandra, or paddy planting day at Bahunbesi, Nuwakot District, 30 miles North from Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, June 30, 2023. Nepalese people celebrate the festival by planting paddy, playing in the mud, singing traditional songs, eating yogurt and beaten rice. (AP Photo / Niranjan Shrestha)

British rapper Central Cee performs during the international hip-hop festival Rolling Loud in Rotterdam, Netherlands. AFP

Guatemalan army personnel take part in a parade during the celebration of Army Day, in Guatemala City. AFP

A general view of the ceremony for the fourth anniversary of the National Guard in Campo Marte, Mexico City. EPA

Colin Zhang competes in the men's 100m breaststroke heats during the Phillips 66 National Championships at Indiana University Natatorium. Getty

A hummingbird hawk-moth collects pollen with its proboscis on the blossom of a red valerian in Ludwigsburg, southern Germany. AFP

Vehicles at the Volkswagen Anchieta factory in Sao Paulo state, Brazil. Bloomberg

Re-enactors fire cannons during the 160th re-enactment of the Battle of Gettysburg, at Daniel Lady Farm in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. AFP

A Palestinian youth climbs stairs at an amusement park on the outskirts of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on the third day of Eid Al Adha. AFP

Liza Pusztai, left, of Hungary in action against Yoana Ilieva of Bulgaria during the women's sabre team bronze medal match between Bulgaria and Hungary at the European Games in Krakow, Poland. EPA

The sun rises behind power lines the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany. AP

American singer Maynard James Keenan, right, and British musician Carina Round, members of the US alternative rock group Puscifer, perform during the Eurockeennes de Belfort rock music festival in Sermamagny, France. AFP

Ukrainian children decorate the shell burned car with colourful handprints for the local 'Museum of Memory' during an art action in Bucha, north of Kyiv. AFP

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