• This picture taken on March 15, 2023 shows a view of clouds covering the skyline of Kuwait City at sunset. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
    This picture taken on March 15, 2023 shows a view of clouds covering the skyline of Kuwait City at sunset. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
  • An umbrella shields a protester from teargas at a rally against the government's proposed pensions overhaul, in Nantes, France. AFP
    An umbrella shields a protester from teargas at a rally against the government's proposed pensions overhaul, in Nantes, France. AFP
  • Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels attempts to save a ball from going out of bounds against the Boston Celtics at Target Centre. Reuters
    Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels attempts to save a ball from going out of bounds against the Boston Celtics at Target Centre. Reuters
  • A supporter of Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko holds a stone amid clashes ahead of his leader's court appearance for a libel case in Dakar. Reuters
    A supporter of Senegal opposition leader Ousmane Sonko holds a stone amid clashes ahead of his leader's court appearance for a libel case in Dakar. Reuters
  • Ru Yi enjoys a specially decorated meal to mark International Panda Day at a zoo in Moscow. Reuters
    Ru Yi enjoys a specially decorated meal to mark International Panda Day at a zoo in Moscow. Reuters
  • A red line is sprayed by protesters on a road leading to Israel's Supreme Court in Jerusalem. Reuters
    A red line is sprayed by protesters on a road leading to Israel's Supreme Court in Jerusalem. Reuters
  • Eintracht Frankfurt clash with police in Naples, where their team was knocked out of the Champions League by Napoli. AP
    Eintracht Frankfurt clash with police in Naples, where their team was knocked out of the Champions League by Napoli. AP
  • Pigeons are fed at Edward Elliot's Beach in Chennai. EPA
    Pigeons are fed at Edward Elliot's Beach in Chennai. EPA
  • A young Liverpool supporter shows his ball skills as fans gather in the Spanish capital before Real Madrid beat the English side at the Santiago Bernabeu. EPA
    A young Liverpool supporter shows his ball skills as fans gather in the Spanish capital before Real Madrid beat the English side at the Santiago Bernabeu. EPA
  • Snow from a recent storm settles around apple trees at Hollis Hills Farm in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Reuters
    Snow from a recent storm settles around apple trees at Hollis Hills Farm in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Reuters
  • A crane wandering in a pond at a wetland in Jiujiang, in China's central Jiangxi province. AFP
    A crane wandering in a pond at a wetland in Jiujiang, in China's central Jiangxi province. AFP
  • Commuters wait to board a train at the Fort railway station during a nationwide strike in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP
    Commuters wait to board a train at the Fort railway station during a nationwide strike in Colombo, Sri Lanka. AFP
  • An instructor leads schoolgirls at a martial arts class for self-defence at a school in Ahmedabad, India. AFP
    An instructor leads schoolgirls at a martial arts class for self-defence at a school in Ahmedabad, India. AFP
  • Iranian helicopter pilots fly during joint naval military drills between Iran, Russia and China in the Gulf of Oman. AFP
    Iranian helicopter pilots fly during joint naval military drills between Iran, Russia and China in the Gulf of Oman. AFP
  • Demonstrators march at a rally against the Israeli government's judicial overhaul bill in Tel Aviv. AFP
    Demonstrators march at a rally against the Israeli government's judicial overhaul bill in Tel Aviv. AFP
  • Members of Parsons Dance, a contemporary company founded by choreographer David Parsons, perform a scene from Swing Shift, rehearsing for opening night at The Joyce Theatre, New York. AFP
    Members of Parsons Dance, a contemporary company founded by choreographer David Parsons, perform a scene from Swing Shift, rehearsing for opening night at The Joyce Theatre, New York. AFP
  • A swimming pool teeters on the brink after a landslide following torrential rain in Oceanside, California. AFP
    A swimming pool teeters on the brink after a landslide following torrential rain in Oceanside, California. AFP

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Today's best photos: from sunset in Kuwait to a California landslide

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

March 16, 2023

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Updated: March 16, 2023, 2:08 PM
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