From a flexing octopus to the end of a rainbow in Munich - today's best pictures

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

A day octopus, also known as the big blue octopus, at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California. AFP

Sunrise in Kuwait City on May 28, 2021. AFP

American singer H.E.R arrives for the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Reuters

The Manhattan skyline as seen from a park in New Jersey. AFP

Santos Laguna player Eduar Preciado, right, challenges for the ball with Jose Rivero of Cruz Azul during the first leg of a Mexican Clausura final tie at the TSM Corona stadium in Torreon, Coahuila state, Mexico. Crus Azul won the match 1-0. AFP

Syrians celebrate in the streets of the capital Damascus, a day after an election that is set to give Bashar Al Assad a fourth term as president. It was the second presidential vote in Syria since the start of a civil war in 2011 in which more than 388,000 people have been killed. AFP

Hong Kong activist Figo Chan is taken to the District Court to receive sentencing for his role in an unauthorised assembly on China's National Day on October 1, 2019. AFP

People watch the sunset in Moscow, Russia. Reuters

A rainbow appears at motorway 9 near Munich, Germany. AP

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From a monk cleaning a giant Buddha to a gibbon invading a mini city - today's best pictures