• JaVale McGee of Phoenix Suns falls while trying to save a ball from going out of bounds against the Chicago Bulls at the Footprint Centre. Reuters
    JaVale McGee of Phoenix Suns falls while trying to save a ball from going out of bounds against the Chicago Bulls at the Footprint Centre. Reuters
  • Rescuers carry a Ukrainian soldier from the debris of a military school hit by Russian rockets, in Mykolaiv, southern Ukraine. AFP
    Rescuers carry a Ukrainian soldier from the debris of a military school hit by Russian rockets, in Mykolaiv, southern Ukraine. AFP
  • Lights from mobile phones illuminate the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna, at the charity concert 'We Stand With Ukraine'. AFP
    Lights from mobile phones illuminate the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna, at the charity concert 'We Stand With Ukraine'. AFP
  • Kyrgyzstan and US Kok-Boru teams at a friendly match in honour of the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations at the Cholpon-Ata hippodrome, 250km south-east of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. AP
    Kyrgyzstan and US Kok-Boru teams at a friendly match in honour of the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations at the Cholpon-Ata hippodrome, 250km south-east of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. AP
  • Yana Hladiychuk of Ukraine sends a clear message at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Getty Images
    Yana Hladiychuk of Ukraine sends a clear message at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Getty Images
  • Artists from the Atayde Hermanos Circus perform as part of the spring festival at the main square of Mexico City. EPA
    Artists from the Atayde Hermanos Circus perform as part of the spring festival at the main square of Mexico City. EPA
  • A 'demoni' takes part in the 'Cabalgata del Foc' ride during the 'Nit de la Crema' (Fire Night) in Valencia, eastern Spain, 19 March 2022. The traditional Fallas feast is held in Valencia region annually until 19 March to commemorate Saint Joseph, the patron of carpenters. The Fallas, installations of parodic huge papier-mache, cardboard, and wooden sculptures, are burnt on 19 March in the so-called 'Crema' to mark the end the Falles event. EPA / BIEL ALINO
    A 'demoni' takes part in the 'Cabalgata del Foc' ride during the 'Nit de la Crema' (Fire Night) in Valencia, eastern Spain, 19 March 2022. The traditional Fallas feast is held in Valencia region annually until 19 March to commemorate Saint Joseph, the patron of carpenters. The Fallas, installations of parodic huge papier-mache, cardboard, and wooden sculptures, are burnt on 19 March in the so-called 'Crema' to mark the end the Falles event. EPA / BIEL ALINO
  • More than 100 baby carriages from an installation named 'The price of war' in the Western Ukrainian city of Lviv to signify the more than 100 children who have been killed during the Russian invasion. EPA
    More than 100 baby carriages from an installation named 'The price of war' in the Western Ukrainian city of Lviv to signify the more than 100 children who have been killed during the Russian invasion. EPA
  • A Ukrainian refugee and her dog arrive at a reception centre in Palanca Village, near the Moldovan border. More than 3 million people have been forced to flee Ukraine over the past three weeks. EPA
    A Ukrainian refugee and her dog arrive at a reception centre in Palanca Village, near the Moldovan border. More than 3 million people have been forced to flee Ukraine over the past three weeks. EPA
  • Milana, 6, is recovering from leg injuries sustained after a Russian rocket hit her house, killing her mother, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Getty Images
    Milana, 6, is recovering from leg injuries sustained after a Russian rocket hit her house, killing her mother, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Getty Images

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Today's best photos: from Fire Night to falling basketball players

‘The National’ picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

March 20, 2022

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