• A dog wearing costume is seen in Tokyo on April 9, 2023. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)
    A dog wearing costume is seen in Tokyo on April 9, 2023. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)
  • Palestinian Muslim devotees perform Taraweeh prayers outside the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque compound. AFP
    Palestinian Muslim devotees perform Taraweeh prayers outside the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque compound. AFP
  • Konyak tribesmen dance at their community gathering in Longwa village, in the north-east Indian state of Nagaland. AFP
    Konyak tribesmen dance at their community gathering in Longwa village, in the north-east Indian state of Nagaland. AFP
  • Local residents carry collected scrap metal near a destroyed military plane in Kharkiv region, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues. Reuters
    Local residents carry collected scrap metal near a destroyed military plane in Kharkiv region, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues. Reuters
  • Birds fly over burning rubbish at a landfill on the outskirts of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Reuters
    Birds fly over burning rubbish at a landfill on the outskirts of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Reuters
  • Mont Saint-Michel at sunset in the west of Normandy region, France. Reuters
    Mont Saint-Michel at sunset in the west of Normandy region, France. Reuters
  • A Taiwan Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jet. China announced three days of military drills around Taiwan following the Taiwanese President's visit to the US. EPA
    A Taiwan Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jet. China announced three days of military drills around Taiwan following the Taiwanese President's visit to the US. EPA
  • Kansas City Royals' pinch runner Nate Eaton, centre, slides safely home during a baseball game in San Francisco. AP
    Kansas City Royals' pinch runner Nate Eaton, centre, slides safely home during a baseball game in San Francisco. AP
  • St. Peters' basilica and square during the Pope's Easter Sunday mass in the Vatican. AFP
    St. Peters' basilica and square during the Pope's Easter Sunday mass in the Vatican. AFP
  • Mount Merapi, Indonesia's most active volcano, spews hot smoke. AFP
    Mount Merapi, Indonesia's most active volcano, spews hot smoke. AFP
  • A fire is lit at the Our Lady of the Angels Church ahead of the Easter Vigil celebrations in Dakar, Senegal. AFP
    A fire is lit at the Our Lady of the Angels Church ahead of the Easter Vigil celebrations in Dakar, Senegal. AFP
  • Firefighters stand near where a four-storey apartment building collapsed in Marseille, France. AFP
    Firefighters stand near where a four-storey apartment building collapsed in Marseille, France. AFP
  • Christian worshippers attend Easter Sunday mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
    Christian worshippers attend Easter Sunday mass in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City. Reuters
  • Scott McTominay of Manchester United celebrates after scoring the team's first goal against Everton at Old Trafford. Getty Images
    Scott McTominay of Manchester United celebrates after scoring the team's first goal against Everton at Old Trafford. Getty Images

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Today's best photos: from a stylish pooch in Tokyo to a goal at Old Trafford

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

April 09, 2023

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