Today's best photos: from Pearl Harbor's oldest survivor to 4,000-year-old ostrich eggs

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

World War II veteran Joseph Eskenazi, who at 104 years and 11 months old is the oldest living veteran to survive the attack on Pearl Harbor, holds a photo of his younger self, at an event celebrating his upcoming 105th birthday at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. (AP Photo / Gerald Herbert)

Protesters clash with members of the Peruvian riot police during a demonstration in the city of Cusco, Peru. AFP

Dancers perform on stage during rehearsals for 'Manifesto' at Carriageworks in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images

Members of a lion dance troupe practising on high poles ahead of celebrations for the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit in Kuala Lumpur. AFP

A man prepares kite string ahead of 'Makar Sankranti' and 'Lohri' festival celebrations, in Jalandhar, India. AFP

A man standing on a boat cruising in Iraq's southern marshes of Chibayish, in Dhi Qar province. AFP

Young skiers on an artificial snow slope near the village of Ruhpolding in southern Germany. Many European resorts are suffering from a lack of snow amid warm winter weather. AFP

Bolivian biker Daniel Jager Nosiglia competes during Stage 10 of the 2023 Dakar Rally, between Haradh and Shaybah in Saudi Arabia. AFP

A Buddhist devotee cleans a giant Buddha statue ahead of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in Pekanbaru. AFP

Sophie Kauer arrives at the UK Premiere of 'TÁR' at Picturehouse Central in London. Getty Images

Wild boars feed from rubbish bins in the luxury residential district of the Peak in Hong Kong, China. EPA

Scientists have found the fossil remains of four types of dinosaur in the Chilean Patagonia, an inhospitable area that has become a major fossil site over the past decade. AFP

President Joe Biden arrives with first lady Jill Biden at Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre in Maryland where she is having surgery to remove a small lesion above her right eye. AP

A Ukrainian serviceman at the front line near Bakhmut in the Donetsk region. AP

Hungarian grey calves snuggle at Kungyorgy Farm in Hungary. EPA

An example of a complete ostrich egg next to 4,000-year-old ostrich egg fragments found in Nitzana sands in Israel's Negev desert. EPA

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Updated: January 12, 2023, 4:36 PM