• A regional train approaches passes a railroad crossing between flooded fields in Nidderau-Eichen near Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo / Michael Probst)
    A regional train approaches passes a railroad crossing between flooded fields in Nidderau-Eichen near Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. (AP Photo / Michael Probst)
  • Rescuers at the site of a Yeti Airlines plane crash in Pokhara. AFP
    Rescuers at the site of a Yeti Airlines plane crash in Pokhara. AFP
  • A wrecked car at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Firefighters found a dead man in the vehicle, police said. AP
    A wrecked car at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Firefighters found a dead man in the vehicle, police said. AP
  • Fans walk through a water mist system at Melbourne Park to cool down during the Australian Open. Reuters
    Fans walk through a water mist system at Melbourne Park to cool down during the Australian Open. Reuters
  • The heads of mannequins are covered in a women's dress shop in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP
    The heads of mannequins are covered in a women's dress shop in Kabul, Afghanistan. AP
  • White-tailed eagles attack some prey in the Hortobagy National Park in Hungary. EPA
    White-tailed eagles attack some prey in the Hortobagy National Park in Hungary. EPA
  • Pigeons in the snow at Tajrish Square in northern Tehran, Iran, after rare snowfall. AP
    Pigeons in the snow at Tajrish Square in northern Tehran, Iran, after rare snowfall. AP
  • Women during the display of a holy relic at Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, India. The event was part of prayers to mark 1,389 years since the death of the first Caliph of Islam, Abu Bakr. EPA
    Women during the display of a holy relic at Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, India. The event was part of prayers to mark 1,389 years since the death of the first Caliph of Islam, Abu Bakr. EPA
  • A frozen waterfall in the Drang area of Tangmarg, north of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
    A frozen waterfall in the Drang area of Tangmarg, north of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
  • Barcelona's Sergio Busquets lifts the trophy after winning the Spanish Super Cup in Riyadh. Reuters
    Barcelona's Sergio Busquets lifts the trophy after winning the Spanish Super Cup in Riyadh. Reuters
  • 'Artificial Realities: Coral', a data sculpture by Turkish-born artist Refik Anadol, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Reuters
    'Artificial Realities: Coral', a data sculpture by Turkish-born artist Refik Anadol, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Reuters
  • Jack Draper in action against Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open in Melbourne. AP
    Jack Draper in action against Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open in Melbourne. AP
  • Palau-flagged ship MKK1 is towed free after running aground in Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait. Reuters
    Palau-flagged ship MKK1 is towed free after running aground in Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait. Reuters

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Today's best photos: from a train on a German floodplain to a cargo ship in the Bosphorus

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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