Today's best photos: from a whirling dervish to winds in Netherlands

  • A whirling dervish performs a traditional Sufi dance on a street in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
    A whirling dervish performs a traditional Sufi dance on a street in Istanbul, Turkey. Reuters
  • A 1969 Pontiac GTO climbs Jebel Jais in Ras Al Khaimah during the first leg of the 1000 Miglia Experience UAE Prologue. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    A 1969 Pontiac GTO climbs Jebel Jais in Ras Al Khaimah during the first leg of the 1000 Miglia Experience UAE Prologue. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • People take part in a parade during the traditional carnival market in Lucerne, Switzerland. AP
    People take part in a parade during the traditional carnival market in Lucerne, Switzerland. AP
  • A mural depicting a little girl making origami, made by Spanish artist David Esteban and aimed at denouncing consumerism, decorates a building in Lugones, Spain. EPA
    A mural depicting a little girl making origami, made by Spanish artist David Esteban and aimed at denouncing consumerism, decorates a building in Lugones, Spain. EPA
  • Storks gather over plastic recyclable material at the Tovlan landfill, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP
    Storks gather over plastic recyclable material at the Tovlan landfill, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. AFP
  • A 400-year-old oak tree uprooted by Storm Eunice in Essex, England. AP
    A 400-year-old oak tree uprooted by Storm Eunice in Essex, England. AP
  • The Aiguille du Midi mountain in the French Alps. AFP
    The Aiguille du Midi mountain in the French Alps. AFP
  • People feel the effects of wind from Storm Eunice on a beach in Scheveningen, the Netherlands. EPA
    People feel the effects of wind from Storm Eunice on a beach in Scheveningen, the Netherlands. EPA