• The Diary of a Wimpy Kid balloon depicting Greg Heffley during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan, New York City. Reuters
    The Diary of a Wimpy Kid balloon depicting Greg Heffley during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Manhattan, New York City. Reuters
  • Motorists head east out of Los Angeles. About 4.5 million Southern Californians are expected to hit the road over the Thanksgiving holidays. AFP
    Motorists head east out of Los Angeles. About 4.5 million Southern Californians are expected to hit the road over the Thanksgiving holidays. AFP
  • A boy, six, is pulled out of the rubble in Cianjur, West Java, after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake that hit the area this week, killing at least 271 people, many of them children. AFP
    A boy, six, is pulled out of the rubble in Cianjur, West Java, after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake that hit the area this week, killing at least 271 people, many of them children. AFP
  • Health workers in personal protective equipment carrying Covid-19 coronavirus testing swabs and tubes on bicycles in Beijing. AFP
    Health workers in personal protective equipment carrying Covid-19 coronavirus testing swabs and tubes on bicycles in Beijing. AFP
  • Cameroon midfielder Martin Hongla controls the ball in their World Cup group G match against Switzerland at Al Janoub Stadium. Switzerland won 1-0. AFP
    Cameroon midfielder Martin Hongla controls the ball in their World Cup group G match against Switzerland at Al Janoub Stadium. Switzerland won 1-0. AFP
  • The Ter river running dry near Vilanova de Sau in Catalonia, Spain. Barcelona and large swathes of Spain's north-east face water restrictions. AP
    The Ter river running dry near Vilanova de Sau in Catalonia, Spain. Barcelona and large swathes of Spain's north-east face water restrictions. AP
  • Christ the Redeemer is illuminated in orange to mark 21 days of activism against gender-based violence in Rio de Janeiro, a movement calling for the prevention of violence against women and girls. AP
    Christ the Redeemer is illuminated in orange to mark 21 days of activism against gender-based violence in Rio de Janeiro, a movement calling for the prevention of violence against women and girls. AP
  • A long-exposure photo shows a train approaching the station in Wehrheim, Germany. AP
    A long-exposure photo shows a train approaching the station in Wehrheim, Germany. AP
  • Darkness shrouds Kyiv, large parts of which were without electricity after critical civil infrastructure was hit by Russian missiles. Reuters
    Darkness shrouds Kyiv, large parts of which were without electricity after critical civil infrastructure was hit by Russian missiles. Reuters
  • Paul Doy, an engineer, services a gas-powered lamp near the Houses of Parliament in central London. ‘I like the historical aspect of it,’ he said of his work, even if it means getting up at 5am to tend to the lamps in the fashionable district of Covent Garden. AFP
    Paul Doy, an engineer, services a gas-powered lamp near the Houses of Parliament in central London. ‘I like the historical aspect of it,’ he said of his work, even if it means getting up at 5am to tend to the lamps in the fashionable district of Covent Garden. AFP
  • Dresden’s Striezelmarkt in eastern Germany. The market, which attracts about three million visitors each winter, will be open until December 24 with attractions including the towering Erzgebirge step pyramid and reportedly the world's largest walk-in Schwibbogen candle-holder. AFP
    Dresden’s Striezelmarkt in eastern Germany. The market, which attracts about three million visitors each winter, will be open until December 24 with attractions including the towering Erzgebirge step pyramid and reportedly the world's largest walk-in Schwibbogen candle-holder. AFP

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Today's best photos: from Macy's parade prep to Dresden Christmas market

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

November 24, 2022

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