From a freediving record to tornado damage in Alabama - today's best photos

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

Japanese actress Momoko Kikuchi runs with the Olympic torch during a ceremony at Shinobugaoka Stadium in Fukushima on the second day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games relay. AFP

A Turkey vulture is seen against the backdrop of the waxing gibbous moon in Panama City. AFP

Residents look at damage to homes after a tornado hit the city of Birmingham, Alabama. Governor Kay Ivey issued an emergency declaration as weather forecasts said that more twisters were likely to be on their way. AP

Farmers play cricket on a deserted motorway at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border in Ghaziabad, India, during a 12-hour strike against farm laws. Reuters

Frenchman Arthur Guerin-Boeri, 36, trains after setting a CMAS world record for freediving under ice with wetsuit, no flippers and no gloves for a distance of 120 metres in three minutes in a lake at Heinola in Finland. AFP

A musical propaganda group performs at the site of a 10,000 flat development in the Songsin and Songhwa area of Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. AFP

Members of a presidential guard at the Parthenon temple on top of the Acropolis in Athens after the Greek flag was raised to mark the 200th anniversary of the war of independence. Reuters

Models wait backstage before the Heaven Gaia autumn/winter 2021 collection show by Xiong Ying during China Fashion Week in Beijing, China. Reuters

The Imperial Green Jade Memorial Seal for the Hongxi period of China's Yongle Empress Wen during the Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644), is displayed during an auction preview in Hong Kong. Three seals for up for auction and are separately expected to fetch between $16.1million to $23.2m, $10.3m to $12.9m, and $3.2m to $3.9m. AP

A child looks through a fence at a shelter set up in a community centre in Arauquita, Colombia, on the border with Venezuela. Venezuelans are seeking shelter in Colombia after clashes between Venezuela's armed forces and a Colombian group along the shared border. AP

A member of the Australian Defence Force stands on the foreshore on Boigu Island, five kilometres across the Torres Strait from Papua New Guinea. An outbreak of coronavirus in PNG has led to a border closure where PNG villagers and their Torres Strait Islander neighbours were previously free to travel. Emergency medical treatment for PNG villagers is now days away. Getty

Migrants and their supporters set up tents to form a makeshift migrant camp on the Place de la Republique in Paris on a 'Night of Solidarity'. The more than 300 homeless people asked for stable and decent accommodation. EPA

A traditional boat is docked at a fishing port in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. EPA

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