Best photos of February 24: German election results to Ukraine war anniversary

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

epaselect Heidi Reichinnek (C), top candidate for the Left Party (Die Linke), co-leaders Jan van Aken (C-R) and Ines Schwerdtner (C-L), react with party members to initial results during the party election event in Berlin, Germany, 23 February 2025. About 60 million Germans were eligible to vote in the elections for a new federal parliament, the 20th Bundestag. EPA / RONALD WITTEK

A view of destruction and roofless houses in Jarjanaz, eastern Idlib, two months after the fall of the Syrian regime, which had ordered the practice of tearing off roofs to steal iron. EPA

The main cast members of Shogun accept the award for outstanding performance by an ensemble in a drama series at the annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. AP

A Palestinian woman heads back to her family having bought bread from a bakery in Gaza city. AP

Models walk the runway at the Simone Rocha show during London Fashion Week at Goldsmiths' Hall in the UK capital. Getty Images

European leaders and officials stand in respect of those killed during a ceremony to mark the third anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at Independence Square, Kyiv. AFP

Cars move towards the Brandenburg Gate as the sun sets in Berlin. AP

A white-eye bird perches on a blossoming plum tree at Yushima Tenmangu shrine, Tokyo. AFP

A soldier who lost a leg in combat in eastern Ukraine in 2015 is pictured with a howitzer in the country's Kharkiv region, as the war with Russia rumbles on. AP