• Tibetan Buddhists light incense as they pray for good luck on Losar, the Tibetan New Year, at the Yonghegong temple in Beijing, China. Getty
    Tibetan Buddhists light incense as they pray for good luck on Losar, the Tibetan New Year, at the Yonghegong temple in Beijing, China. Getty
  • Boats are docked along a dried canal during a low tide in Venice, Italy. AP
    Boats are docked along a dried canal during a low tide in Venice, Italy. AP
  • Players arrive ahead of the Champions League match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England. AP
    Players arrive ahead of the Champions League match between Liverpool and Real Madrid at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England. AP
  • Catholics pray on Ash Wednesday at a church in Paranaque City, Manila. AFP
    Catholics pray on Ash Wednesday at a church in Paranaque City, Manila. AFP
  • Steven Spielberg attends the Berlin International Film Festival, where he picked up a Lifetime Golden Bear award. AFP
    Steven Spielberg attends the Berlin International Film Festival, where he picked up a Lifetime Golden Bear award. AFP
  • A volunteer helps fight a forest fire in El Patagual, Chile. AFP
    A volunteer helps fight a forest fire in El Patagual, Chile. AFP
  • Turkish man Ogun Sever Okur sits among balloons hanging from the debris of a collapsed building in Antakya, southern Turkey. AFP
    Turkish man Ogun Sever Okur sits among balloons hanging from the debris of a collapsed building in Antakya, southern Turkey. AFP
  • People walk along a road near India Gate amid heavy smog in New Delhi. AFP
    People walk along a road near India Gate amid heavy smog in New Delhi. AFP
  • A jockey enjoys a morning ride at the Saudi Cup 2023 at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Getty Images
    A jockey enjoys a morning ride at the Saudi Cup 2023 at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Getty Images
  • Khalil Al Suwadi holds his niece, Afraa, who was born under the rubble in northern Syria. AFP
    Khalil Al Suwadi holds his niece, Afraa, who was born under the rubble in northern Syria. AFP
  • US President Joe Biden poses with children after delivering a speech in front of the Royal Warsaw Castle Gardens in Warsaw, Poland. AFP
    US President Joe Biden poses with children after delivering a speech in front of the Royal Warsaw Castle Gardens in Warsaw, Poland. AFP
  • The Up'ards and the Down'ards compete during the annual Royal Shrovetide Football Match in Ashbourne, northern England. AFP
    The Up'ards and the Down'ards compete during the annual Royal Shrovetide Football Match in Ashbourne, northern England. AFP
  • Supporters of the All Progressive Congress march through the Teslim Balogun Stadium during their final campaign rally in Lagos, ahead of the Nigerian presidential election scheduled for February 25. AFP
    Supporters of the All Progressive Congress march through the Teslim Balogun Stadium during their final campaign rally in Lagos, ahead of the Nigerian presidential election scheduled for February 25. AFP
  • A dog covered in mud is seen at one of the landslide sites after severe rainfall at Barra do Sahy in Sao Sebastiao, Brazil. Reuters
    A dog covered in mud is seen at one of the landslide sites after severe rainfall at Barra do Sahy in Sao Sebastiao, Brazil. Reuters
  • A lightning hits the hand of the Christ the Redeemer statue at the Corcovado mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 21, 2023. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP)
    A lightning hits the hand of the Christ the Redeemer statue at the Corcovado mountain in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on February 21, 2023. (Photo by MAURO PIMENTEL / AFP)

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Today's best photos: From Tibetan New Year to lightning hitting Christ the Redeemer

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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February 22, 2023

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