• Views of parts of the roof inside Westminster Abbey in London, ahead of the coronation of King Charles III. Westminster Abbey has been used as the coronation church since William the Conqueror in 1066, with the exception of kings Edward V and Edward VIII, who were not crowned. King Charles III will be the 40th reigning monarch to be crowned there during a ceremony on May 6. Picture date: Wednesday April 12, 2023.
    Views of parts of the roof inside Westminster Abbey in London, ahead of the coronation of King Charles III. Westminster Abbey has been used as the coronation church since William the Conqueror in 1066, with the exception of kings Edward V and Edward VIII, who were not crowned. King Charles III will be the 40th reigning monarch to be crowned there during a ceremony on May 6. Picture date: Wednesday April 12, 2023.
  • A satellite image shows the erupting Shiveluch volcano on the Russia's Kamchatka peninsula. Reuters
    A satellite image shows the erupting Shiveluch volcano on the Russia's Kamchatka peninsula. Reuters
  • King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron with an official welcome ceremony at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Getty Images
    King Willem-Alexander of The Netherlands welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron with an official welcome ceremony at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Getty Images
  • A worker wears a clean room suit as they walk past a propulsion component of the Europa Clipper spacecraft while it is prepared for a mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa inside a clean room at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. AFP
    A worker wears a clean room suit as they walk past a propulsion component of the Europa Clipper spacecraft while it is prepared for a mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa inside a clean room at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. AFP
  • A woman holds on while ziplining over blooming wildflowers at Skull Canyon Ziplines in Corona, California. AFP
    A woman holds on while ziplining over blooming wildflowers at Skull Canyon Ziplines in Corona, California. AFP
  • The Chacarita cemetery in Buenos Aires. AFP
    The Chacarita cemetery in Buenos Aires. AFP
  • Visitors ride a merry-go-round at the amusement park 'Wunderland Kalkar' (Wonderland Kalkar) in Kalkar, western Germany. AFP
    Visitors ride a merry-go-round at the amusement park 'Wunderland Kalkar' (Wonderland Kalkar) in Kalkar, western Germany. AFP
  • Bihu dancers take part in rehearsals days before the Guinness World Record event at Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati. AFP
    Bihu dancers take part in rehearsals days before the Guinness World Record event at Sarusajai Stadium in Guwahati. AFP
  • A man works at a firecracker factory to sell their products ahead of Sinhala and Tamil New Year festival, in Kimbulapitiya, Sri Lanka. Reuters
    A man works at a firecracker factory to sell their products ahead of Sinhala and Tamil New Year festival, in Kimbulapitiya, Sri Lanka. Reuters
  • Muslim devotees arrive to sit before the start of Itikaf, a spiritual retreat, stay in the last ten days of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the grand Faisal Mosque in Islamabad. AFP
    Muslim devotees arrive to sit before the start of Itikaf, a spiritual retreat, stay in the last ten days of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the grand Faisal Mosque in Islamabad. AFP

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Today's best photos: from Westminster Abbey to the Faisal Mosque

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

April 12, 2023

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Updated: April 12, 2023, 5:41 PM
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