• Participants of a comparsa parade in the Battle of Flowers of the Barranquilla Carnival, during the first of four days in which the city dresses up under the motto that 'Who lives it is who enjoys it' in Barranquilla, Colombia, 26 March 2022. The traditional carnival, considered one of the ten best in the world, returned strengthened and with massive attendance after being suspended for two years due to the covid-19 pandemic. EPA / RICARDO MALDONADO ROZO
    Participants of a comparsa parade in the Battle of Flowers of the Barranquilla Carnival, during the first of four days in which the city dresses up under the motto that 'Who lives it is who enjoys it' in Barranquilla, Colombia, 26 March 2022. The traditional carnival, considered one of the ten best in the world, returned strengthened and with massive attendance after being suspended for two years due to the covid-19 pandemic. EPA / RICARDO MALDONADO ROZO
  • Municipal employees in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv cover monuments with sand bags amid the Russian invasion. AFP
    Municipal employees in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv cover monuments with sand bags amid the Russian invasion. AFP
  • A torch parade in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta marks the countdown for Ramadan. EPA
    A torch parade in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta marks the countdown for Ramadan. EPA
  • Hot air balloons take flight in Wangaratta, Australia, during the King Valley Balloon Fiesta. Getty Images
    Hot air balloons take flight in Wangaratta, Australia, during the King Valley Balloon Fiesta. Getty Images
  • Demonstrators turn out for the 'London stands with Ukraine' march, called by the city's mayor Sadiq Khan. AP
    Demonstrators turn out for the 'London stands with Ukraine' march, called by the city's mayor Sadiq Khan. AP
  • The Saint Sophia Cathedral, a Unesco heritage site in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, is threatened by Russian invasion. AP
    The Saint Sophia Cathedral, a Unesco heritage site in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, is threatened by Russian invasion. AP
  • Misha, 5, who lost his mother and suffered injuries during a Russian strike on Ukraine, is helped by his grandfather, in Mykolaiv. AFP
    Misha, 5, who lost his mother and suffered injuries during a Russian strike on Ukraine, is helped by his grandfather, in Mykolaiv. AFP
  • Switzerland's Andreas Schuler competes in the men's team event at the Ski Jumping World Cup 2022 in Planica, Slovenia. Reuters
    Switzerland's Andreas Schuler competes in the men's team event at the Ski Jumping World Cup 2022 in Planica, Slovenia. Reuters
  • The Great Ziggurat temple in the ancient city of Ur in Iraq's southern province of Dhi Qar. AFP
    The Great Ziggurat temple in the ancient city of Ur in Iraq's southern province of Dhi Qar. AFP
  • Students perform Bhangra during the closing ceremony of the 'Seema Prahari Marathon' at the India-Pakistan Wagah border post. AFP
    Students perform Bhangra during the closing ceremony of the 'Seema Prahari Marathon' at the India-Pakistan Wagah border post. AFP

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Today's best photos: from fire-breathing at a carnival to a Bhangra performance

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

The National

March 27, 2022

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