Best photos of February 28: Iftar in Karachi to anime-inspired race in Lima

A volunteer distributes food for iftar in Karachi, Pakistan, on Friday. EPA
Bolivian troops guard the wreckage of a military cargo plane that crashed at El Alto airport on Friday. At least 15 people died and six were injured in the crash. EPA
A rocket trail from Israel's Iron Dome missile defence system over Jerusalem on Saturday, as Iran launched retaliatory strikes. AFP
A tram destroyed in Milan, Italy after it derailed on Friday, killing two people. Reuters
Dutch tennis player Tallon Griekspoor celebrates after winning the men’s singles semi-final match against Russia’s Andrey Rublev at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis tournament on Friday. AFP
Palestinians play a five-a-side football match on a pitch amid the rubble of heavily damaged buildings in the Tel Al Hawa neighbourhood of Gaza city on Friday. EPA
Balendra Shah, a Nepalese rapper-turned-politician and the prime ministerial candidate for the Rastriya Swatantra Party, is surrounded by supporters on motorbikes during an election campaign in Kathmandu on Saturday. Reuters
People wearing anime-inspired costumes participate in a race in Lima, Peru, on Friday. EPA

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February 28, 2026

The National picks the most striking images from around the world