• Danielle Scott of Australia in action during the Women's Aerial competition at the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland, 05 March 2023. EPA / MAYK WENDT
    Danielle Scott of Australia in action during the Women's Aerial competition at the FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup in St. Moritz, Switzerland, 05 March 2023. EPA / MAYK WENDT
  • Indian widows throw petals during Holi festivities in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, known as the Festival of Colours. EPA
    Indian widows throw petals during Holi festivities in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, known as the Festival of Colours. EPA
  • Residents take shelter in a basement in Chasiv Yar, near Bakhmut, scene of heavy fighting in the Russia-Ukraine war. AFP
    Residents take shelter in a basement in Chasiv Yar, near Bakhmut, scene of heavy fighting in the Russia-Ukraine war. AFP
  • US President Joe Biden leads a party across Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, to mark the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when more than 600 civil rights demonstrators were beaten by white police officers. AFP
    US President Joe Biden leads a party across Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, to mark the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when more than 600 civil rights demonstrators were beaten by white police officers. AFP
  • A banner, with images of women defaced using spray paint, at a university in Kabul. Male students have started back at Afghan universities but women remain barred. AFP
    A banner, with images of women defaced using spray paint, at a university in Kabul. Male students have started back at Afghan universities but women remain barred. AFP
  • Buddhist monks perform religious rites to mark Makha Bucha Day in the southern Thai town of Narathiwat. AFP
    Buddhist monks perform religious rites to mark Makha Bucha Day in the southern Thai town of Narathiwat. AFP
  • Protesters and riot police clash in Athens after a rally in honour of the 57 victims of Greece's deadliest train crash which took place last week. EPA
    Protesters and riot police clash in Athens after a rally in honour of the 57 victims of Greece's deadliest train crash which took place last week. EPA
  • Riot police protect players of the Kurdish team Amedspor from objects thrown on to the pitch in a match against Bursaspor in Bursa, Turkey. AFP
    Riot police protect players of the Kurdish team Amedspor from objects thrown on to the pitch in a match against Bursaspor in Bursa, Turkey. AFP
  • A lit main road amid darkness in Kahramanmaras, one month after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck south-east Turkey, as well as neighbouring Syria. AFP
    A lit main road amid darkness in Kahramanmaras, one month after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck south-east Turkey, as well as neighbouring Syria. AFP
  • Action from the 75th annual Leadville Ski Joring competition in Colorado. AFP
    Action from the 75th annual Leadville Ski Joring competition in Colorado. AFP
  • Croatian tennis player Donna Vekic raises the trophy after winning the Monterrey WTA Open final against France’s Caroline Garcia in Monterrey, Mexico. AFP
    Croatian tennis player Donna Vekic raises the trophy after winning the Monterrey WTA Open final against France’s Caroline Garcia in Monterrey, Mexico. AFP
  • Washington Wizards forward Deni Avdija shoots under pressure from Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo at the Capital One Arena in Washington. Reuters
    Washington Wizards forward Deni Avdija shoots under pressure from Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo at the Capital One Arena in Washington. Reuters
  • A woman wears an earring bearing the image of ex-Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez at a rally marking the 10th anniversary of his death, in Caracas. Reuters
    A woman wears an earring bearing the image of ex-Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez at a rally marking the 10th anniversary of his death, in Caracas. Reuters
  • An Aymara woman plays with a spinning top, as part of traditions commemorating the anniversary of the founding of the city of El Alto, Bolivia. AP
    An Aymara woman plays with a spinning top, as part of traditions commemorating the anniversary of the founding of the city of El Alto, Bolivia. AP
  • Jason Joseph wins as Enrique Llopis (L) lies on the track after crashing out of the men's 60m hurdles final at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul. EPA
    Jason Joseph wins as Enrique Llopis (L) lies on the track after crashing out of the men's 60m hurdles final at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul. EPA
  • A pitch invader slides into a group of Liverpool players celebrating their seventh goal against Manchester United in a league match at Anfield. AFP
    A pitch invader slides into a group of Liverpool players celebrating their seventh goal against Manchester United in a league match at Anfield. AFP

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Today's best photos: from a freestyle ski competition to Liverpool's pitch invader

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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March 06, 2023

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