Today's best photos: From a fire in Manila to a climate protest in The Hague

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

A resident retrieves belongings following a fire in a residential district of Las Pinas city, Metro Manila, Philippines. EPA

Smoke rises after what the Iranian media said was an Israeli strike on a building close to the Iranian embassy in Damascus, Syria. Reuters

A woman feeds her baby as they search for an entry point into the US from along the bank of the Rio Grande River in El Paso, Texas, US. Reuters

Visitors ride on boats to view cherry blossoms starting to bloom on Chidorigafuchi Moat in Tokyo, Japan. EPA

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket seen over the Pacific Ocean from Encinitas, California, US. Reuters

A man displays British, Polish and Australian passports next to the bodies of World Central Kitchen workers at Al Aqsa Hospital in Deir Al Balah, Gaza. AFP

A flooded street caused by heavy rain in Montbard, central-eastern France. Heavy rains in recent days have caused extensive flooding in Burgundy. AFP

Mogden sewage treatment works, the third largest in the UK and owned by Thames Water, in west London, Britain. Reuters

The Dali, a massive container ship from Singapore, amid the wreckage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Baltimore port. AP

Director Donald Pols of Milieudefensie speaks to the press before the start of the appeal of the climate case against Shell, in The Hague, The Netherlands. EPA

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Updated: April 02, 2024, 11:26 AM