• A free-diver swims near a big jellyfish off the coast of Lebanon's northern city of Batroun. AFP
    A free-diver swims near a big jellyfish off the coast of Lebanon's northern city of Batroun. AFP
  • Extreme horse skijoring at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota. Reuters
    Extreme horse skijoring at Canterbury Park in Shakopee, Minnesota. Reuters
  • A tree which has emerged due to drought at the Lindoso reservoir, in north-western Spain. Large sections of Spain are experiencing extreme or prolonged drought, with rainfall this winter only a third of the average in recent years. AP Photo
    A tree which has emerged due to drought at the Lindoso reservoir, in north-western Spain. Large sections of Spain are experiencing extreme or prolonged drought, with rainfall this winter only a third of the average in recent years. AP Photo
  • A person attends a protest organised by the 'Netherlands in the Resistance' action group in The Hague against the government's coronavirus policy. EPA
    A person attends a protest organised by the 'Netherlands in the Resistance' action group in The Hague against the government's coronavirus policy. EPA
  • Anastasiya Andryianava of Belarus in action during training for the women's freestyle skiing at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Reuters
    Anastasiya Andryianava of Belarus in action during training for the women's freestyle skiing at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Reuters
  • A female protester holding a pan tries to cross a police barricade during a demonstration against high bills and economic troubles in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
    A female protester holding a pan tries to cross a police barricade during a demonstration against high bills and economic troubles in Istanbul, Turkey. EPA
  • Ukraine's the Motherland Monument in Kiev. In addition to the more than 100,000 ground troops that US officials say Russia has assembled along Ukraine's eastern and southern borders, the Russians have deployed missile, air, naval and special operations forces. AP Photo
    Ukraine's the Motherland Monument in Kiev. In addition to the more than 100,000 ground troops that US officials say Russia has assembled along Ukraine's eastern and southern borders, the Russians have deployed missile, air, naval and special operations forces. AP Photo
  • Couples take part in a mass wedding ceremony a day before Valentine's Day in Quezon city in the Philippines. The Philippines has eased restrictions this month as daily cases of Covid-19 gradually drop. Getty Images
    Couples take part in a mass wedding ceremony a day before Valentine's Day in Quezon city in the Philippines. The Philippines has eased restrictions this month as daily cases of Covid-19 gradually drop. Getty Images

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Today's best photos: from a giant jellyfish in Lebanon to a mass Valentine's Day wedding

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

The National

February 14, 2022

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Wednesday's best photos: from horseback riding in Abu Dhabi to starlings over Zaragoza

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