Today's best photos: from Coldplay to Couture

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Fans cheer as British singer Chris Martin of British band Coldplay performs at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, on July 5, 2023. The concert is part of the Music of the Spheres World Tour. (Photo by Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT

A child walks under a spotlight at Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul. AP

Sculptures at the exhibition Devouring Lovers by Spanish artist Eva Fabregas, at Hamburger Bahnhof Museum in Berlin. EPA

Pitbull, a volunteer of Espanola special force unit, a detachment of Russian football hooligans, at a training field during a session in undisclosed location outside Mariupol, Ukraine. AFP

A man enjoys rain showers during high tide near the seafront in Mumbai. AFP

Members of the South Korean Confederation of Trade Unions perform with traditional masks at a rally against the government's labour policy in Seoul. EPA

San Francisco Giants left fielder Austin Slater makes a running catch against Seattle Mariners at Oracle Park in San Francisco. EPA

Rowers steer down the Nile in Qanater, near Cairo. EPA

A stack of smoke and ash rises from the Ubinas volcano's crater in Moquegua, southern Peru. AFP

Sunlight seen through a fish skeleton at a dry marsh in Chibayish, Dhi Qar province, Iraq. AFP

The Italian Navy ship Amerigo Vespucci's ropes and mats tower into the sky as it is docked in the port of Marseille, the first stop of its world tour. AFP

A model presents a creation by Spanish designer Juana Martin at the Women's Haute-Couture Fall/Winter 2023/24 Fashion Week in Paris. AFP

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