Today's best photos: From a silent protest in Mumbai to the Warsaw Uprising

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Supporters Shiv Sena wearing black masks sit on a silent protest for calling for an end to violence against women in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023. (AP Photo / Rafiq Maqbool)

A rough sleeper's makeshift camp outside a closed shop on Oxford Street, London, at daybreak on Wednesday. A report found that 3,272 people were sleeping rough in the capital. AFP

Residents evacuate their homes after flooding in Zhuozhou in northern China's Hebei province, south of Beijing, on Wednesday. AP Photo

Goalmouth action from the Women's World Cup match between Argentina and Sweden. The match in Hamilton, New Zealand, was won 2-0 by Sweden. AP Photo

Performers from Brainfools Luck Pigeons on Calton Hill in Edinburgh, Scotland on Tuesday, preparing for their show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Getty Images

Members of the Portuguese National Republican Guard in Lisbon during a welcome ceremony as part of the Pope's five-day visit to attend the World Youth Day gathering of young Catholics. AFP

A view of the wheat silos in Beirut destroyed by the huge blast that hit the city's port on August 4, 2020, ahead of the third anniversary of the explosion. EPA

Competitors at the ninth Francophone Games in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Tuesday. AFP

Warsaw residents honour heroes of the Warsaw Uprising during the 79th anniversary of its outbreak. The uprising claimed the lives of about 18,000 insurgents and 180,000 civilians. EPA

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