More galleries of The National:
From a US aircraft carrier bomb test to an ISS space walk - Monday's best pictures
From rowing in Croatian lakes to celebrating Juneteenth in Texas - Sunday's best pictures
From a Peruvian bridge being repaired to a giant clock in Kiev - Saturday's best pictures
From Coldplay's Chris Martin to anti-Taliban milita fire - Friday's best pictures
From a car driving on water in Egypt to a space rocket launch in China - Thursday's best pictures
From lemurs in Chile to a launch pad in China - Wednesday's best pictures