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

A volunteer distributes free food to Muslims to break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan in Karachi, Pakistan, 27 February 2026. Muslims around the world observe the holy month of Ramadan by praying at night and abstaining from food and drink between sunrise and sunset. EPA / SHAHZAIB AKBER
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