Today's best photos: from a newborn panda in South Korea to the Tour de France

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

This handout photo taken on July 7, 2023 and provided on July 12 by Everland shows giant panda mother Ai Bao and one of her newly born female twin pandas at Everland Amusement and Animal Park in Yongin. A South Korean zoo has announced the birth of two giant panda twins -- the first to be born in the country -- triggering an outpouring of excitement online. (Photo by Handout / Everland / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Everland" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS == NO ARCHIVE

Workers inspect solar panels at a fishery-complementary photovoltaic power plant in Jiangsu province, China. AFP

A police officer fires tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters in Nairobi, Kenya. AFP

People hold ice lollies shaped like tiles of the Wat Arun temple in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters

Aretha Franklin's granddaughter Grace Franklin, 17, embraces relatives after a Michigan jury's decision in a dispute over the singer's will. AP

Fans try to get autographs from Spain's Carlos Alcaraz at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London. Getty

A man carries a dog as he climbs branches to escape the rising Yamuna river in New Delhi, India. Reuters

Chilean flamingos groom each other at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. AP

The peleton passes a field of sunflowers during the eleventh stage of the Tour de France, to Moulins. AP

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