Today's best photos: From India's Janmashtami festival to Greece flooding

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Indian school children, some with their faces painted in blue, and dressed as the Hindu god Lord Krishna take part in the Janmashtami festival celebrations at the Shivaji Shikshan Sanstha - multipurpose technical high school, in Mumbai, India, 05 September 2023. Janmashtami is an annual Hindu festival celebrating the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna. EPA / DIVYAKANT SOLANKI

European Commission President Ursula von Der Leyen attends the opening session during the Africa Climate Summit 2023 at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi. AFP

A healthcare worker is arrested by police after they refused to move while demonstrating with a sit-in during a Labor Day rally gathering hundreds of healthcare workers in front of Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center. EPA

Players participate in “climate cup” a first of its kind “climate-friendly” soccer tournament on the outskirts of Leh, Ladakh, India. AP

Police detain a demonstrator in the surroundings of the Legislature during an act to commemorate 'victims of left-wing terrorism' during the 70s, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. EPA

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz adjusts his black eye patch during the first day of the budget 2024 debate at the parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany. AP

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (C) waits as other leaders take their spots for a family photo session during the opening ceremony of the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA

Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin arrives at the government house before a royal audience ceremony to swear the oath of allegiance in Bangkok, Thailand. REUTERS

Gabon's new strongman General Brice Oligui Nguema (2nd L), who was inaugurated as Gabon's interim President, reviews the troops before the military parade, in Libreville, Gabon. AFP

Palestinians inspect a damaged building following an Israeli army raid, in Nour Shams refugee camp in the northern West Bank. AP

Indian artist Jagjot Singh Rubal gives final touches to an oil painting of US President Joe Biden, at his workshop in Amritsar, New Delhi. AFP

This general view shows a car and houses in a flooded area in Volos in eastern Greece after torrential rains hit the country, already ravaged for weeks by devastating wildfires. AFP

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