Today's best photos: From a Super Moon in England to a waterfall in Brazil

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The 'Full Buck' supermoon rises over St Mary's Lighthouse in Whitley Bay, on the North East coast of England on late Sunday, July 2, 2023. The July supermoon is arriving to its closest point to Earth at 224,895 miles (361,934km) - around 13,959 miles (22,466km) closer than usual. It appears 5. 8 per cent bigger and 12. 8 per cent brighter than an ordinary full moon. (Owen Humphreys / PA via AP)

Trees scorched by the Donnie Creek wildfire line a forest north of Fort St John in Canada. AP Photo

Palestinians run for cover amid clashes during an Israeli military operation in Jenin in the occupied West Bank. AFP

The flag of Turkmenistan sits in front of the State Museum of the State in the capital of Ashgabat. AFP

A firefighter works outside of a building where an explosion and a fire broke out in Tokyo. AFP

A worker removes the logo of the Wagner Group from the windows of the Sea Capital business centre in St Petersburg. EPA

Farmers harvesting watermelons in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP

The Flying Scotsman locomotive crosses the Forth Rail Bridge, as it makes a journey to Aberdeen from Edinburgh. Getty Images

Artists of Italy's Flower Sway Poles perform during the B-FIT in the Street international festival in Bucharest. AP Photo

French tightrope walker Nathan Paulin walks above the Plaza de Catalunya square in Barcelona, as part of the GREC festival. AFP

The pack of riders during the 2nd stage of the Tour de France, in northern Spain. AFP

Hummingbird carer Catia Lattouf de Arida in Mexico City. EPA

Victor Hugo Sosa, mayor of San Pedro Huamelula, Mexico, kisses a caiman called 'La Nina Princesa' before marrying the alligator-like reptile. AFP

Great dusky swifts fly under the Iguazu Falls near the southern Brazilian city of Foz do Iguacu. Reuters

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