Today's best photos: from Louis Vuitton show to Morgestraich carnival


  • Members of carnival marching bands in costumes parade through the streets during the 'Morgestraich' carnival parade in Basel, Switzerland. EPA
    Members of carnival marching bands in costumes parade through the streets during the 'Morgestraich' carnival parade in Basel, Switzerland. EPA
  • Sri Lankans mourn the death of revered ceremonial elephant, Nadungamuwa Raja, near Colombo. EPA
    Sri Lankans mourn the death of revered ceremonial elephant, Nadungamuwa Raja, near Colombo. EPA
  • A father cries as he bids farewell to his family at the central train station in Odessa, amid the war in Ukraine. AFP
    A father cries as he bids farewell to his family at the central train station in Odessa, amid the war in Ukraine. AFP
  • Members of South Sudan's women's football team huddle during a friendly match against Sudan at Jebel Awliaa stadium, in Khartoum. AFP
    Members of South Sudan's women's football team huddle during a friendly match against Sudan at Jebel Awliaa stadium, in Khartoum. AFP
  • Models present a creation for the Louis Vuitton Fall-Winter 2022-2023 collection fashion show, as part of the Paris Womenswear Fashion Week. AFP
    Models present a creation for the Louis Vuitton Fall-Winter 2022-2023 collection fashion show, as part of the Paris Womenswear Fashion Week. AFP
  • Demonstrators depart Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, Maryland, during "The People's Convoy" event. The convoy has called on US President Joe Biden to end vaccine and other Covid-19 pandemic mandates. AFP
    Demonstrators depart Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, Maryland, during "The People's Convoy" event. The convoy has called on US President Joe Biden to end vaccine and other Covid-19 pandemic mandates. AFP
  • Botswana's Ross Branch competes during the second stage of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. AFP
    Botswana's Ross Branch competes during the second stage of the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge. AFP
  • Ukrainian paralympic athletes, bronze medallist Anatolii Kovalevskyi, with guide Oleksandr Mukshyn, gold medallist Vitalii Lukianenko, with guide Borys Babar, and silver medallist Dmytro Suiarko, with guide Oleksandr Nikonovych celebrate with their country's flag after competing at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games Para Biathlon, Men's Middle Distance Vision-Impaired event. Reuters
    Ukrainian paralympic athletes, bronze medallist Anatolii Kovalevskyi, with guide Oleksandr Mukshyn, gold medallist Vitalii Lukianenko, with guide Borys Babar, and silver medallist Dmytro Suiarko, with guide Oleksandr Nikonovych celebrate with their country's flag after competing at the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games Para Biathlon, Men's Middle Distance Vision-Impaired event. Reuters
  • A refugee holds her dog as they queue for trains to Poland in Lviv, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Reuters
    A refugee holds her dog as they queue for trains to Poland in Lviv, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Reuters
  • Camels at the Al Wathba Milking Competition of the Sheikh Zayed Festival, in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    Camels at the Al Wathba Milking Competition of the Sheikh Zayed Festival, in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National