• Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, meet Jamaica's National bobsleigh team in Trench Town, Jamaica, on day four of the Platinum Jubilee Royal Tour of the Caribbean. Reuters
    Prince William and Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, meet Jamaica's National bobsleigh team in Trench Town, Jamaica, on day four of the Platinum Jubilee Royal Tour of the Caribbean. Reuters
  • A worker checks the electric wires to hang lanterns for Buddha's birthday celebrations on May 8 at Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea. AP
    A worker checks the electric wires to hang lanterns for Buddha's birthday celebrations on May 8 at Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea. AP
  • A woman walks through a destroyed home following a tornado in Round Rock, Texas, US. Reuters
    A woman walks through a destroyed home following a tornado in Round Rock, Texas, US. Reuters
  • Residents fill water containers and wash their clothes from municipal water pipes alongside a polluted water channel at a slum in Kolkata, India. Reuters
    Residents fill water containers and wash their clothes from municipal water pipes alongside a polluted water channel at a slum in Kolkata, India. Reuters
  • Director of Mykolaiv Zoo, Volodymyr Topchyi, poses with an exploded Russian rocket that landed in his backyard in Mykolaiv, southern Ukraine. AFP
    Director of Mykolaiv Zoo, Volodymyr Topchyi, poses with an exploded Russian rocket that landed in his backyard in Mykolaiv, southern Ukraine. AFP
  • Girls arrive at school in Kabul. The reopening of secondary schools for girls across Afghanistan on March 23 prompted joy and apprehension among students. AFP
    Girls arrive at school in Kabul. The reopening of secondary schools for girls across Afghanistan on March 23 prompted joy and apprehension among students. AFP
  • A firefighter works at a residential district in Kyiv, Ukraine, that was damaged by shelling, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues. Reuters
    A firefighter works at a residential district in Kyiv, Ukraine, that was damaged by shelling, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues. Reuters
  • A Delhi police officer tries to stop an opposition Congress party supporter during a protest against rising inflation and price hikes of essential commodities in New Delhi, India. AP
    A Delhi police officer tries to stop an opposition Congress party supporter during a protest against rising inflation and price hikes of essential commodities in New Delhi, India. AP
  • Pictures lie amid the rubble of former teacher Natalia's house in Kyiv, which was hit in a military strike, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Reuters
    Pictures lie amid the rubble of former teacher Natalia's house in Kyiv, which was hit in a military strike, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Reuters
  • The moon sets behind the Great Giewont peak in the Tatra Mountains, Zakopane, southern Poland. EPA
    The moon sets behind the Great Giewont peak in the Tatra Mountains, Zakopane, southern Poland. EPA
  • A resident wearing a face mask to help protect from the coronavirus twirls a dragon shaped ribbon near a barricaded coronavirus testing site setup outside the Drum Tower, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, in Beijing, China. A fast-spreading variant known as "stealth omicron" is testing China's zero-tolerance strategy, which had kept the virus at bay since the deadly initial outbreak in the city of Wuhan in early 2020. (AP Photo / Andy Wong)
    A resident wearing a face mask to help protect from the coronavirus twirls a dragon shaped ribbon near a barricaded coronavirus testing site setup outside the Drum Tower, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, in Beijing, China. A fast-spreading variant known as "stealth omicron" is testing China's zero-tolerance strategy, which had kept the virus at bay since the deadly initial outbreak in the city of Wuhan in early 2020. (AP Photo / Andy Wong)

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Today's best photos: from a US tornado to UK royals in Jamaica

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

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March 23, 2022

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World record transfers

1. Kylian Mbappe - to Real Madrid in 2017/18 - €180 million (Dh770.4m - if a deal goes through)
2. Paul Pogba - to Manchester United in 2016/17 - €105m
3. Gareth Bale - to Real Madrid in 2013/14 - €101m
4. Cristiano Ronaldo - to Real Madrid in 2009/10 - €94m
5. Gonzalo Higuain - to Juventus in 2016/17 - €90m
6. Neymar - to Barcelona in 2013/14 - €88.2m
7. Romelu Lukaku - to Manchester United in 2017/18 - €84.7m
8. Luis Suarez - to Barcelona in 2014/15 - €81.72m
9. Angel di Maria - to Manchester United in 2014/15 - €75m
10. James Rodriguez - to Real Madrid in 2014/15 - €75m

Updated: March 23, 2022, 1:51 PM
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