• A reveller wears a local Carnival costume during the parade of "Carnaval de Sainte-Rose" in Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe, January 22, 2023. REUTERS / Pascal Rossignol TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY REFILE - CORRECTING YEAR
    A reveller wears a local Carnival costume during the parade of "Carnaval de Sainte-Rose" in Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe, January 22, 2023. REUTERS / Pascal Rossignol TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY REFILE - CORRECTING YEAR
  • School pupils in Rawalpindi during a massive power cut that affected most of Pakistan’s 220 million people. AFP
    School pupils in Rawalpindi during a massive power cut that affected most of Pakistan’s 220 million people. AFP
  • Al Wathba Wetland Reserve in Abu Dhabi. WAM
    Al Wathba Wetland Reserve in Abu Dhabi. WAM
  • People celebrate the year of the Rabbit during the Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown in New York City, U. S. Reuters
    People celebrate the year of the Rabbit during the Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown in New York City, U. S. Reuters
  • Ducks swim in a river, surrounded by ice and snow-covered trees, in Nittedal, north of Oslo, Norway. Reuters
    Ducks swim in a river, surrounded by ice and snow-covered trees, in Nittedal, north of Oslo, Norway. Reuters
  • US surfer Eli Olsen rides a wave as Hawaiian surfer Jake Maki gets wiped out during The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational surfing contest at Waimea Bay on the North Shore of Oahu in Hawaii. AFP
    US surfer Eli Olsen rides a wave as Hawaiian surfer Jake Maki gets wiped out during The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational surfing contest at Waimea Bay on the North Shore of Oahu in Hawaii. AFP
  • Men searches for fish that are still alive to eat, as dead dead fish agglomerate on the shore of the Salado river in Buenos Aires province. AP Photo
    Men searches for fish that are still alive to eat, as dead dead fish agglomerate on the shore of the Salado river in Buenos Aires province. AP Photo
  • An emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) rests in the Parque Lecocq, in Montevideo, Uruguay. EPA
    An emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae) rests in the Parque Lecocq, in Montevideo, Uruguay. EPA
  • Afghan men play a traditional rope game 'Dora' along a field in Dand district of Kandahar province. AFP
    Afghan men play a traditional rope game 'Dora' along a field in Dand district of Kandahar province. AFP
  • Kylie Jenner attends the Schiaparelli Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2023 collection presented in Paris. AP Photo
    Kylie Jenner attends the Schiaparelli Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2023 collection presented in Paris. AP Photo
  • Indian soldiers march in rehearsal for the Republic Day parade, in New Delhi. AFP
    Indian soldiers march in rehearsal for the Republic Day parade, in New Delhi. AFP

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Today's best photos: From a carnival in Guadeloupe to India's Republic Day rehearsals

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

January 23, 2023

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