• A lion dance team performs to bring good fortune and to chase away bad luck at a shopping district in Hong Kong. AFP
    A lion dance team performs to bring good fortune and to chase away bad luck at a shopping district in Hong Kong. AFP
  • Runners race during the Dead Sea Marathon. AFP
    Runners race during the Dead Sea Marathon. AFP
  • A Ukrainian firefighter walks amid rubble in a shopping mall following a Russian shelling in Kherson. AFP
    A Ukrainian firefighter walks amid rubble in a shopping mall following a Russian shelling in Kherson. AFP
  • A base jumper leaps off the Kuala Lumpur Tower during the annual KL Tower International Jump Malaysia 2023 in Kuala Lumpur. Reuters
    A base jumper leaps off the Kuala Lumpur Tower during the annual KL Tower International Jump Malaysia 2023 in Kuala Lumpur. Reuters
  • Employees of the Salgueiro samba school prepare for the Silver Series of the Rio de Janeiro Carnival. EPA
    Employees of the Salgueiro samba school prepare for the Silver Series of the Rio de Janeiro Carnival. EPA
  • Dog Lily sits in front of paintings during a Christie's pre auction photo call on English country House contents in London. AP Photo
    Dog Lily sits in front of paintings during a Christie's pre auction photo call on English country House contents in London. AP Photo
  • German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to Berlin. Reuters
    German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to Berlin. Reuters
  • A person takes a picture of the waves crashing onto the shore as ice forms on Oak Street Beach in downtown Chicago. AP
    A person takes a picture of the waves crashing onto the shore as ice forms on Oak Street Beach in downtown Chicago. AP
  • Firefighters battle a five-alarm fire in an apartment building in Montreal. AP
    Firefighters battle a five-alarm fire in an apartment building in Montreal. AP

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Today's best photos: from a lion dance in Hong Kong to firefighters in Montreal

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

February 04, 2023

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Updated: February 04, 2023, 10:58 AM
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Palestine and ICE protest messages on Golden Globes red carpet

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Cartoon for January 13, 2026

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Al Hilal v Al Nassr: Cristiano Ronaldo and Kingsley Coman rally troops ahead of Riyadh derby

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My Dubai Salary: ‘From earning Dh3,000 in Dubai Duty Free, I now draw Dh200,000 a month in real estate’

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George RR Martin has outlined 12 unpublished Dunk & Egg stories for HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

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Sharjah power cut strikes large sections of emirate

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Xabi Alonso sacked by Real Madrid and replaced by Alvaro Arbeloa

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How crops are being grown and fish reared in an eco-friendly way in the Sharjah desert

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Etihad Airways named world’s safest airline thanks to turbulence management and crash-free history

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Death toll from Iran protests far higher than initial estimates, doctor says