• Jennifer, a cargo ship carrying humanitarian aid, is anchored outside the port of Larnaca, Cyrpus, after pausing the mission of delivering supplies for Gaza, following the killing of seven aid workers in an Israeli air strike in Deir Al Balah. Reuters
    Jennifer, a cargo ship carrying humanitarian aid, is anchored outside the port of Larnaca, Cyrpus, after pausing the mission of delivering supplies for Gaza, following the killing of seven aid workers in an Israeli air strike in Deir Al Balah. Reuters
  • Landmines litter the desert, left over from the Iraq-Iran war, at the Shatt Al Arab border region, in Basra, Iraq. Reuters
    Landmines litter the desert, left over from the Iraq-Iran war, at the Shatt Al Arab border region, in Basra, Iraq. Reuters
  • Residents assess the damage to an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Reuters
    Residents assess the damage to an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Reuters
  • An inhabitant of the Chibayesh marshland in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province sails home on his boat to prepare an iftar meal for his family. AFP
    An inhabitant of the Chibayesh marshland in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province sails home on his boat to prepare an iftar meal for his family. AFP
  • Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, formerly South African defence minister and speaker of the National Assembly, appears at Pretoria Magistrate's Court to face charges relating to corruption. Reuters
    Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, formerly South African defence minister and speaker of the National Assembly, appears at Pretoria Magistrate's Court to face charges relating to corruption. Reuters
  • The devastated area surrounding Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza, from where Israeli forces withdrew after a two-week siege, leaving the site in ruins. AFP
    The devastated area surrounding Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza, from where Israeli forces withdrew after a two-week siege, leaving the site in ruins. AFP
  • Flattened trees in Hualien, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east. Nine people were killed and more than 1,000 injured. AFP
    Flattened trees in Hualien, after a major earthquake hit Taiwan's east. Nine people were killed and more than 1,000 injured. AFP
  • Members of the Cuban national Greco-Roman wrestling team stretch during training in Varadero, Cuba. AP
    Members of the Cuban national Greco-Roman wrestling team stretch during training in Varadero, Cuba. AP
  • Supporters of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) celebrate after authorities reversed a decision to revoke the mandate of newly elected mayor Abdullah Zeydan, in Van, eastern Turkey. EPA
    Supporters of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) celebrate after authorities reversed a decision to revoke the mandate of newly elected mayor Abdullah Zeydan, in Van, eastern Turkey. EPA
  • Giant panda Fu Bao arrives at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, China, having been born in South Korea. EPA
    Giant panda Fu Bao arrives at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport, China, having been born in South Korea. EPA
  • Heavy rain falls in the Manhattan borough of New York City. AFP
    Heavy rain falls in the Manhattan borough of New York City. AFP

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Today's best photos: From an aid boat in Cyprus to a storm in Manhattan

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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April 04, 2024

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Updated: April 04, 2024, 8:49 PM