• Firefighters free a squirrel that was stuck in a manhole cover in Dortmund, Germany. AP
    Firefighters free a squirrel that was stuck in a manhole cover in Dortmund, Germany. AP
  • French President Emmanuel Macron takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony, accompanied by his wife Brigitte, Dutch PM Mark Rutte and Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema, in Amsterdam. Reuters
    French President Emmanuel Macron takes part in a wreath-laying ceremony, accompanied by his wife Brigitte, Dutch PM Mark Rutte and Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema, in Amsterdam. Reuters
  • Jorge Prado on his way to winning the first MXGP race of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. EPA
    Jorge Prado on his way to winning the first MXGP race of the 2023 FIM Motocross World Championship in Frauenfeld, Switzerland. EPA
  • A crowded market area in Chennai, India, where Covid-19 cases are on the rise. EPA
    A crowded market area in Chennai, India, where Covid-19 cases are on the rise. EPA
  • State representative Justin Jones speaks outside the State Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been reinstated to the House after a brief expulsion. AP
    State representative Justin Jones speaks outside the State Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been reinstated to the House after a brief expulsion. AP
  • Devotees gather for the Bisket Jatra festival, held to mark the Nepalese New Year, in Bhaktapur. AFP
    Devotees gather for the Bisket Jatra festival, held to mark the Nepalese New Year, in Bhaktapur. AFP
  • Palestinian fishermen take to the sea at sunset in Gaza city. AFP
    Palestinian fishermen take to the sea at sunset in Gaza city. AFP
  • An elderly woman is comforted in the frontline town of Avdiivka, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. AFP
    An elderly woman is comforted in the frontline town of Avdiivka, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. AFP
  • US President Joe Biden takes a selfie at the annual Easter egg roll outside the White House in Washington DC. AFP
    US President Joe Biden takes a selfie at the annual Easter egg roll outside the White House in Washington DC. AFP
  • A rose-ringed parakeet peeps out from a tree trunk in a forest in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
    A rose-ringed parakeet peeps out from a tree trunk in a forest in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
  • Fans try to catch a grand slam ball hit by Texas Rangers' Adolis Garcia in a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, in Arlington, Texas. AP
    Fans try to catch a grand slam ball hit by Texas Rangers' Adolis Garcia in a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, in Arlington, Texas. AP

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Today's best photos: from a squirrel stuck in a manhole cover to a grand slam ball

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

April 11, 2023

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