• Women police officers take selfie pictures during a rehearsal for a Republic Day parade in Amritsar, India. AFP
    Women police officers take selfie pictures during a rehearsal for a Republic Day parade in Amritsar, India. AFP
  • Croatia's Marin Cilic serves during his fourth-round defeat by Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Reuters
    Croatia's Marin Cilic serves during his fourth-round defeat by Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime at the Australian Open in Melbourne. Reuters
  • Delegate Heda Khamoush holds photos of women's rights activists held in Afghanistan during a meeting of Afghan civil society representatives in Oslo, Norway.. EPA
    Delegate Heda Khamoush holds photos of women's rights activists held in Afghanistan during a meeting of Afghan civil society representatives in Oslo, Norway.. EPA
  • Sena Miyake of Japan performs during the Gala Exhibition at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. EPA
    Sena Miyake of Japan performs during the Gala Exhibition at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn, Estonia. EPA
  • Police detain women accused of interfering with authorities during the demolition of buildings illegally built on government properties in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AFP
    Police detain women accused of interfering with authorities during the demolition of buildings illegally built on government properties in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AFP
  • A quote by Turkish Republic founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, that reads 'Happy are they who call themselves a Turk', painted on the Kyrenia mountain range in Turkish-held northern Cyprus, where a snap legislative election was held on Sunday. AFP
    A quote by Turkish Republic founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, that reads 'Happy are they who call themselves a Turk', painted on the Kyrenia mountain range in Turkish-held northern Cyprus, where a snap legislative election was held on Sunday. AFP
  • South Africa's Andile Phehlukwayo in action during the four-run defeat of India in the third One Day International in Cape Town that completed a series whitewash. Reuters
    South Africa's Andile Phehlukwayo in action during the four-run defeat of India in the third One Day International in Cape Town that completed a series whitewash. Reuters
  • Revellers dressed as devils hold torches with firecrackers as they take part in a fire-run during the Sant Antoni festival in Barcelona, Spain. Getty
    Revellers dressed as devils hold torches with firecrackers as they take part in a fire-run during the Sant Antoni festival in Barcelona, Spain. Getty

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Today's best pictures: From police selfies in India to a fiery festival in Spain

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

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RESULTS

6.30pm: Longines Conquest Classic Dh150,000 Maiden 1,200m.
Winner: Halima Hatun, Antonio Fresu (jockey), Ismail Mohammed (trainer).

7.05pm: Longines Gents La Grande Classique Dh155,000 Handicap 1,200m.
Winner: Moosir, Dane O’Neill, Doug Watson.

7.40pm: Longines Equestrian Collection Dh150,000 Maiden 1,600m.
Winner: Mazeed, Richard Mullen, Satish Seemar.

8.15pm: Longines Gents Master Collection Dh175,000 Handicap.
Winner: Thegreatcollection, Pat Dobbs, Doug Watson.

8.50pm: Longines Ladies Master Collection Dh225,000 Conditions 1,600m.
Winner: Cosmo Charlie, Pat Dobbs, Doug Watson.

9.25pm: Longines Ladies La Grande Classique Dh155,000 Handicap 1,600m.
Winner: Secret Trade, Tadhg O’Shea, Ali Rashid Al Raihe.

10pm: Longines Moon Phase Master Collection Dh170,000 Handicap 2,000m.
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