Today's best photos: from an Italian soprano to new Twitter logo

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Italian soprano Anna Pirozzi portrayed as Turandot poses for a backstage portrait before a performance of Giacomo Puccini's opera at the Teatro Real opera house in Madrid, Spain, Friday, July 14, 2023. For the past eight years, Madrid’s Teatro Real opera house has held a week of opera broadcasting shows that have been staged in the theater to towns and cities around Spain for free. The aim is to try to spread interest in the art form among the public and rid it off its elitist tag. This July, the highlight was Giacomo Puccini’s masterpiece, Turandot. (AP Photo / Bernat Armangue)

France's Eugenie Le Sommer (right) celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal in their World Cup match against Brazil at Brisbane Stadium. AFP

An attendant checks the table ahead of the 9th China-France High Level Economic and Financial Dialogue in Beijing, China. EPA

Shiite Muslims attend an Ashura commemoration in Istanbul, Turkey. AFP

A woman wades through floodwaters in Calumpit, Bulacan province, after Typhoon Doksuri lashed the Philippines. AFP

A crow sitting on a TV antenna is silhouetted against the moon in St Petersburg, Russia. AP

Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina clash with ruling Awami League supporters and police in Dhaka. EPA

A long-exposure photo shows Mount Merapi in Indonesia spewing lava onto its slopes during an eruption. AFP

Soldiers use tear gas against demonstrators protesting over a deforestation project during clashes in Ikizkoy, south-western Turkey. AFP

Workers install lighting to an "X" sign on the headquarters of the company formerly known as Twitter, in San Francisco, US. AP

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