Best photos of November 22: A temple festival in Taiwan to flooding in California

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

A participant dressed one of the Ba Jia Jiang, or guardians of the gods, is purified with firecrackers during a temple festival marking the birthday of Taoist deity Qingshan Wang, or Ling'an Zunwang, in Taipei, Taiwan. AP Photo

A building is reduced to rubble after an Israeli air strike in Beirut's southern Haret Hreik neighbourhood. AFP

Production line workers assemble teddy bears for export at a toy factory in Lianyungang, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. AFP

Pittsburgh Steelers' Chris Boswell kicks a field goal against the Cleveland Browns during their game at a snowy Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland, Ohio, US. Scott Galvin-Imagn Images

A competitor practises during the Budapest Ballet Grand Prix in Hungary. Reuters

Volcanic lava flows across a road near Grindavik, on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland. EPA

McLaren Formula One driver Oscar Piastri, from Australia, is reflected in a window during a practice session for the Las Vegas Grand Prix. AP Photo

A pedestrian wades through a flooded street in Santa Rosa, California, US. AP Photo