• Arabian antelopes graze in the desert outside Dubai on January 4, 2022. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP)
    Arabian antelopes graze in the desert outside Dubai on January 4, 2022. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP)
  • The face of Diego Maradona peers up from the bottom of a pool in a tribute to the late Argentine footballer near Buenos Aires. AFP
    The face of Diego Maradona peers up from the bottom of a pool in a tribute to the late Argentine footballer near Buenos Aires. AFP
  • A syringe? No, these are sheep and goats in Schneverdingen, Germany, forming the shape of a hypodermic needle about 100 metres long in a campaign to promote Covid-19 vaccinations. AP
    A syringe? No, these are sheep and goats in Schneverdingen, Germany, forming the shape of a hypodermic needle about 100 metres long in a campaign to promote Covid-19 vaccinations. AP
  • The scene of an explosion in an apartment building in Turnhout, Belgium. Two people survived, with the bodies of four other residents found beneath the debris. AFP
    The scene of an explosion in an apartment building in Turnhout, Belgium. Two people survived, with the bodies of four other residents found beneath the debris. AFP
  • Boats on a swan lake in Band-e Amir National Park, Afghanistan. Reuters
    Boats on a swan lake in Band-e Amir National Park, Afghanistan. Reuters
  • A man running along a flooded bike path during the "King Tide" in Mill Valley, California. "King Tides" occur when the Earth, Moon and Sun align in orbit to produce unusually high water levels. AFP
    A man running along a flooded bike path during the "King Tide" in Mill Valley, California. "King Tides" occur when the Earth, Moon and Sun align in orbit to produce unusually high water levels. AFP
  • The Taj Mahal in Agra is shrouded in fog. AFP
    The Taj Mahal in Agra is shrouded in fog. AFP
  • No sign of the White House, just snow coating Washington, DC. AFP
    No sign of the White House, just snow coating Washington, DC. AFP

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Today's best photos: from Burj Khalifa's birthday to a whiteout in Washington DC

'The National' selects the most striking pictures from around the world

The National

January 04, 2022

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Updated: January 04, 2022, 1:31 PM
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