Today's best photos: From freestyle in China to a parade in Ethiopia

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey competes in the heats of the women's 50m freestyle at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. AFP

A resident in the city of Volos, central Greece, clears a path to her house after Storm Elias caused floods which swept mud into people's homes. AFP

Palestinian workers gather at the Erez border crossing after Israel reopened it, allowing them to leave the blockaded Gaza Strip following almost two weeks of closure. AFP

The tree at Sycamore Gap, by Hadrian's Wall, in Northumberland, northern England, after it was cut down overnight, prompting a police investigation. PA

Fishermen examine a whale, 15.5 metres long and weighing around 20 tons, washed up on a beach in Colonia, south-west Uruguay. EPA

Ukrainian police look at a crater from a Russian rocket in a residential neighbourhood of Kostiantynivka, in Donetsk. AP

Migrants wait behind razor wire after crossing the Rio Grande as they try to enter the US at Eagle Pass, Texas. Reuters

Emergency workers at the scene of a warehouse explosion near Tashkent airport in Uzbekistan. Reuters

Devotees carry an idol of the Hindu deity Ganesh at a festival in Mumbai, India. Reuters

Orthodox Christians take part in a parade during Meskel celebrations in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. AFP

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