KOBE, JAPAN - MAY 21: Walid Ktila of Tunisia and Mohamad Othman of the United Arab Emirates lead in the Men's 100m T34 finalduring day five of the World Para Athletics Championships Kobe at Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium on May 21, 2024 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai / Getty Images)Kyila
People see off Japan's new whaling mothership, the Kangei Maru, as it is launched at a ceremony in Shimonoseki port, Yamaguchi. AFP
People attend a funeral ceremony for the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan province, Iran. Reuters
French actor Vincent Cassel, left, and Canadian director David Cronenberg arrive for the screening of The Apprentice at the Cannes Film Festival, southern France. AFP
Votes are counted as ruling Democratic Progressive Party politicians raise their fists during a ballot for parliamentary reform in Taipei, Taiwan. AFP
Maximilian Eder, a former army colonel, arrives in court accused of masterminding a conspiracy theory-driven plot to attack the German Parliament and topple the government. AFP
Police clash with protesters outside a courthouse in Kalamata, south-western Greece, where nine Egyptian men face trial, accused of causing a shipwreck that killed hundreds of migrants. AP
Tourists board an Australian military plane as part of an evacuation process in Noumea, New Caledonia, where rioting has spread. AP

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Today's best photos: From Para athletics in Kobe to evacuations in New Caledonia

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Stephen Nelmes

May 21, 2024

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