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  • A Buddhist monk receives alms from devotees during the Buddhist Visak Bochea at Praseth Leu pagoda in northwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
    A Buddhist monk receives alms from devotees during the Buddhist Visak Bochea at Praseth Leu pagoda in northwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, May 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
  • A general view of people gathering ahead of Chad President-elect General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno's inauguration at the Palace of Arts and Culture in N'Djamena on May 23, 2024. (Photo by Joris Bolomey / AFP)
    A general view of people gathering ahead of Chad President-elect General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno's inauguration at the Palace of Arts and Culture in N'Djamena on May 23, 2024. (Photo by Joris Bolomey / AFP)
  • A displaced Palestinian woman, who fled her house due to Israel's military offensive, washes clothes at a tent camp, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip May 23, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
    A displaced Palestinian woman, who fled her house due to Israel's military offensive, washes clothes at a tent camp, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip May 23, 2024. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
  • KOBE, JAPAN - MAY 23: Vanessa Low of Australia competes in the Women's Long Jump T63 final during day seven of the World Para Athletics Championships Kobe at Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium on May 23, 2024 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)
    KOBE, JAPAN - MAY 23: Vanessa Low of Australia competes in the Women's Long Jump T63 final during day seven of the World Para Athletics Championships Kobe at Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium on May 23, 2024 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)
  • TOPSHOT - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te (C) watches a demonstration on the US-made Stinger air-defence system during a visit to inspect military troops in Taoyuan on May 23, 2024. Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te said he will "stand on the front line" to defend Taiwan, speaking on May 23 as China held war games around the self-ruled island days after he was sworn into office. (Photo by Sam Yeh / AFP)
    TOPSHOT - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te (C) watches a demonstration on the US-made Stinger air-defence system during a visit to inspect military troops in Taoyuan on May 23, 2024. Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te said he will "stand on the front line" to defend Taiwan, speaking on May 23 as China held war games around the self-ruled island days after he was sworn into office. (Photo by Sam Yeh / AFP)
  • A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows the coffin of late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi during a funeral procession in the eastern city of Birjand on May 23, 2024. President Ebrahim Raisi and seven members of his entourage, including foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, were killed in a helicopter crash on a fog-shrouded mountainside in Iran on May 19. (Photo by Iranian Presidency / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / IRANIAN PRESIDENCY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ===
    A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency shows the coffin of late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi during a funeral procession in the eastern city of Birjand on May 23, 2024. President Ebrahim Raisi and seven members of his entourage, including foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, were killed in a helicopter crash on a fog-shrouded mountainside in Iran on May 19. (Photo by Iranian Presidency / AFP) / === RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / HO / IRANIAN PRESIDENCY" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS ===
  • Angela Merkel, former Chancellor, right, and Gerhard Schröder, former Chancellor, center, take part in the state ceremony to mark "75 years of the Basic Law" at the forum between the Bundestag and the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Thursday May 23, 2024. The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany was promulgated on May 23, 1949 and came into force the following day. The anniversary will be celebrated with a three-day democracy festival from 24 to 26 May 2024 in Berlin's government district. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)
    Angela Merkel, former Chancellor, right, and Gerhard Schröder, former Chancellor, center, take part in the state ceremony to mark "75 years of the Basic Law" at the forum between the Bundestag and the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Thursday May 23, 2024. The Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany was promulgated on May 23, 1949 and came into force the following day. The anniversary will be celebrated with a three-day democracy festival from 24 to 26 May 2024 in Berlin's government district. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)

Today's best photos: From a star nursery to ex-chancellors in Berlin

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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May 28, 2024

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Updated: May 28, 2024, 5:42 AM