Today's best photos: From sailing in Tahiti to Pokemon World Championships

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

This aerial photograph shows a sailing boat anchored at Phaeton bay as the sun rises over the eastern part of the island of Tahiti, French Polynesia, on August 10, 2023. (Photo by Martin BUREAU / AFP)

Japan's Maika Hamano and Aoba Fujino look dejected after being knocked out of Women's World Cup by Sweden. Reuters

Abida Siraj, 75, who was born in India, moved to Pakistan after marriage and then to Dubai, embraces her son Khalid who was born in the emirate. Antonie Robertson / The National

The annual Bristol International Balloon Fiesta in south-west England. Reuters

Melwin Lycke Holm of Sweden clears the high jump bar at the European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem. Getty Images

Tall ships participate in the 32nd Hanse Sail maritime festival in Rostock-Warnemuende, Germany. EPA

Forest officials place flowers on a wild elephant that died after being hit by a speeding train in Kurkria, Guwahati, India. AP

People wearing Donald Trump T-shirts are reflected in a window as Mike Pence gives an interview at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Reuters

Destruction in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii. AFP

A youth backflips into the Mediterranean on the French Riviera city of Nice. AFP

The Pokemon World Championships in Yokohama, Japan. Getty Images

Yemeni beekeeper Muhammad Mutahar checks hives at his bee farm on the roof of his house in Sanaa. EPA

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