• A Ukrainian serviceman walks past the vertical tail fin of a Russian Su-34 bomber lying in a damaged building in Kharkiv, Ukraine. AP
    A Ukrainian serviceman walks past the vertical tail fin of a Russian Su-34 bomber lying in a damaged building in Kharkiv, Ukraine. AP
  • Cherry Blossom trees near the US Capitol in Washington, DC. The 2022 National Cherry Blossom Festival is scheduled to run from March 20 to April 17. EPA
    Cherry Blossom trees near the US Capitol in Washington, DC. The 2022 National Cherry Blossom Festival is scheduled to run from March 20 to April 17. EPA
  • A police cavalry unit tries to disperse ultra-Orthodox Jews blocking a main road during a protest against mandatory military service, near Bnei Brak in Israel. EPA
    A police cavalry unit tries to disperse ultra-Orthodox Jews blocking a main road during a protest against mandatory military service, near Bnei Brak in Israel. EPA
  • Peter Malnati, right, of the US, watches his son Hatcher hit from a bunker on the 13th hole during a practice round for The Players Championship golf tournament in Florida. The tournament runs from March 10 through March 13. EPA
    Peter Malnati, right, of the US, watches his son Hatcher hit from a bunker on the 13th hole during a practice round for The Players Championship golf tournament in Florida. The tournament runs from March 10 through March 13. EPA
  • Scenes of damage caused by flooding in South Lismore, New South Wales, Australia. Lismore has been among the areas devastated by the floods. Four people have died, hundreds have been displaced and thousands of homes and businesses have been destroyed. EPA
    Scenes of damage caused by flooding in South Lismore, New South Wales, Australia. Lismore has been among the areas devastated by the floods. Four people have died, hundreds have been displaced and thousands of homes and businesses have been destroyed. EPA
  • Homes are covered by volcanic ash spewed from the Volcano of Fire, in Panimache, Guatemala. The National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology said in a statement that the volcano's activity began to diminish early on Tuesday. AP
    Homes are covered by volcanic ash spewed from the Volcano of Fire, in Panimache, Guatemala. The National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology said in a statement that the volcano's activity began to diminish early on Tuesday. AP
  • People shelter from fireworks before the traditional "torito" (little bull) made of paper, wood and fireworks during celebrations of San Juan de Dios in Tultepec on the outskirts of Mexico City, March 8, 2022. (Photo by PEDRO PARDO / AFP)
    People shelter from fireworks before the traditional "torito" (little bull) made of paper, wood and fireworks during celebrations of San Juan de Dios in Tultepec on the outskirts of Mexico City, March 8, 2022. (Photo by PEDRO PARDO / AFP)
  • Labourers work at a brick factory construction site in the Iraqi town of Nahrawan. Reuters
    Labourers work at a brick factory construction site in the Iraqi town of Nahrawan. Reuters
  • A man buys food in a damaged street kiosk of Ukraine's second-biggest city of Kharkiv. The number of people fleeing the war across Ukraine's borders to escape towns devastated by shelling and air strikes passed two million, in Europe's fastest-growing refugee crisis since the Second World War, according to the UN. AFP
    A man buys food in a damaged street kiosk of Ukraine's second-biggest city of Kharkiv. The number of people fleeing the war across Ukraine's borders to escape towns devastated by shelling and air strikes passed two million, in Europe's fastest-growing refugee crisis since the Second World War, according to the UN. AFP
  • Performers taking part in the opening ceremony of the 2022 Horse Riding Games at the Mirim Riding Club in Pyongyang. AFP
    Performers taking part in the opening ceremony of the 2022 Horse Riding Games at the Mirim Riding Club in Pyongyang. AFP

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Today's best photos: from a crashed Russian bomber to traditional torito celebrations

'The National' picks the best images from around the world

The National

March 09, 2022

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