Today's best photos: From Gudi Padwa in Mumbai to Storm Kathleen in Cornwall

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Women dressed in traditional oufits ride motorcycles during a procession to mark Gudi Padwa, or the Maharashtrian New Year, in Mumbai, India. AFP

Rain covers protect a court before play at the Monte Carlo Masters tennis tournament. Reuters

Filipino President Ferdinand Marcos Jr (7th from left) marks the Day of Valour, commemorating the fall of Bataan to Japanese troops during the Second World War, at Mount Samat, in Pilar, Philippines. EPA

People queue for water from tanks drawn by donkeys in Port Sudan. AFP

Former subpostmaster Alan Bates at the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry, at Aldwych House in central London. AFP

Sparks are created as molten iron is thrown against cold bricks at the Zhuang Song Festival, also known as San Yue San, in Liuzhou, in south-western China. AFP

A monk walks with Thai soldiers carrying the coffins of two army rangers killed in an attack, during a ceremony at Narathiwat Airport in southern Thailand. AFP

An Iraqi man sells dried fish ahead of Eid Al Fitr, in Basra. AFP

The scene in Bac Ninh province, Vietnam, after six houses collapsed into the Cau river. About 27 people were evacauted to safety, according to local authorities. EPA

Waves crash over the harbour wall in the early morning in St Ives, Cornwall, England, during Storm Kathleen. Getty Images

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