• The Great Salt Lake is shown in the background of the earthwork Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, on northeastern shore of the Great Salt Lake near Rozel Point in Utah. Last year the Great Salt Lake matched a 170-year record low and kept dropping, hitting a new low of 4,190. 2 feet (1,277. 2 meters) in October. (AP Photo / Rick Bowmer)
    The Great Salt Lake is shown in the background of the earthwork Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, on northeastern shore of the Great Salt Lake near Rozel Point in Utah. Last year the Great Salt Lake matched a 170-year record low and kept dropping, hitting a new low of 4,190. 2 feet (1,277. 2 meters) in October. (AP Photo / Rick Bowmer)
  • Police detain Indian Youth Congress activists in a protest against alleged surveillance operations using Israeli-built Pegasus spyware, in New Delhi. AFP
    Police detain Indian Youth Congress activists in a protest against alleged surveillance operations using Israeli-built Pegasus spyware, in New Delhi. AFP
  • Strong waves break in Saint-Benoit, on the east of the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, heralding the arrival of tropical cyclone Batsirai. The storm has already left at least 7,500 homes in nearby Mauritius without power, after trees fell on to electricity lines. AFP
    Strong waves break in Saint-Benoit, on the east of the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion, heralding the arrival of tropical cyclone Batsirai. The storm has already left at least 7,500 homes in nearby Mauritius without power, after trees fell on to electricity lines. AFP
  • A residential building is reflected in the windows of the business centre in central Moscow. EPA
    A residential building is reflected in the windows of the business centre in central Moscow. EPA
  • A jockey strives to control his horse in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. AFP
    A jockey strives to control his horse in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. AFP
  • A car driving through a snow-covered landscape near Debrecen, Hungary. EPA
    A car driving through a snow-covered landscape near Debrecen, Hungary. EPA
  • Celtic fans light flares in the stands at Celtic Park, Glasgow, during their derby with city rivals Rangers, which the home side won 3-0 to go top of the league in Scotland. PA
    Celtic fans light flares in the stands at Celtic Park, Glasgow, during their derby with city rivals Rangers, which the home side won 3-0 to go top of the league in Scotland. PA
  • New York Police officers salute outside St. Patrick's Cathedral after a funeral service for officer Wilbert Mora, who was gunned down while answering a call for help in Harlem. Mora was shot along with his colleague Jason Rivera while responding to a call about a domestic argument in an apartment. AP Photo
    New York Police officers salute outside St. Patrick's Cathedral after a funeral service for officer Wilbert Mora, who was gunned down while answering a call for help in Harlem. Mora was shot along with his colleague Jason Rivera while responding to a call about a domestic argument in an apartment. AP Photo
  • Supporters of Brazilian football club Palmeiras surround a bus taking its players to the airport in Sao Paulo, from where they will fly to Abu Dhabi to play in the FIFA Club World Cup. AFP
    Supporters of Brazilian football club Palmeiras surround a bus taking its players to the airport in Sao Paulo, from where they will fly to Abu Dhabi to play in the FIFA Club World Cup. AFP

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Today's best photos: from a Great Salt Lake spiral to Palmeiras fans

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

The National

February 03, 2022

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Updated: February 03, 2022, 1:29 PM
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