• People pose for photos outside the upside-down house, in Guatavita, near Bogota, on January 29, 2022. - The house was designed by its Austrian owner Fritz Schall. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP)
    People pose for photos outside the upside-down house, in Guatavita, near Bogota, on January 29, 2022. - The house was designed by its Austrian owner Fritz Schall. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP)
  • Ice hockey players practise their skills on a rink they created by clearing snow from the surface of a frozen pond in Illinois, US. The northern states are in the grip of a cold snap that has brought up to 60cm of snow. EPA
    Ice hockey players practise their skills on a rink they created by clearing snow from the surface of a frozen pond in Illinois, US. The northern states are in the grip of a cold snap that has brought up to 60cm of snow. EPA
  • Spain's Rafael Nadal lifts the Australian Open trophy after his victory over Russia's Daniil Medvedev gave him a record 21st Grand Slam title. AFP
    Spain's Rafael Nadal lifts the Australian Open trophy after his victory over Russia's Daniil Medvedev gave him a record 21st Grand Slam title. AFP
  • Nepalese people jog around Taudaha Lake on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on a cold and foggy morning. AP
    Nepalese people jog around Taudaha Lake on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, on a cold and foggy morning. AP
  • Young people play football on a beach as the sun sets in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. AFP
    Young people play football on a beach as the sun sets in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. AFP
  • Ukrainians at an open military training session for civilians in Kiev, Ukraine. A local study found that a third of Ukrainians would be willing to take up arms against a Russian invasion force. EPA
    Ukrainians at an open military training session for civilians in Kiev, Ukraine. A local study found that a third of Ukrainians would be willing to take up arms against a Russian invasion force. EPA

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Today's best photos: from an upside-down house to civilian militia training in Kiev

‘The National’ selects the most striking pictures from around the world

The National

January 31, 2022

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Updated: January 31, 2022, 1:41 PM
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