• A night-time rehearsal for the coronation of King Charles III takes place on The Mall in central London. Getty Images
    A night-time rehearsal for the coronation of King Charles III takes place on The Mall in central London. Getty Images
  • Lightning strikes over the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. AP
    Lightning strikes over the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. AP
  • Worshippers arrive at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi to attend prayers on Laylat Al Qadr. AFP
    Worshippers arrive at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi to attend prayers on Laylat Al Qadr. AFP
  • Sweet Mist ridden by Oisin Murphy romps home at Kempton Park in Sunbury, England. Getty Images
    Sweet Mist ridden by Oisin Murphy romps home at Kempton Park in Sunbury, England. Getty Images
  • Civilians sit with police who are searching for suspects after two Orthodox Jews where shot and injured by a Palestinian gunman in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem. EPA
    Civilians sit with police who are searching for suspects after two Orthodox Jews where shot and injured by a Palestinian gunman in Sheikh Jarrah, East Jerusalem. EPA
  • Muslims take part in taraweeh prayers at Kuwait's Grand Mosque on Laylat Al Qadr. AFP
    Muslims take part in taraweeh prayers at Kuwait's Grand Mosque on Laylat Al Qadr. AFP
  • Kathmandu, Nepal, where high air pollution has prompted authorities to advise citizens to wear masks and avoid outdoor activities. EPA
    Kathmandu, Nepal, where high air pollution has prompted authorities to advise citizens to wear masks and avoid outdoor activities. EPA
  • Tim Cook, Google's chief executive, looks amused as a man shows him a Macintosh SE computer at the opening of Apple's first shop in India, in Mumbai. AFP
    Tim Cook, Google's chief executive, looks amused as a man shows him a Macintosh SE computer at the opening of Apple's first shop in India, in Mumbai. AFP
  • Surfers take to the water at Huntington Beach, California. AP
    Surfers take to the water at Huntington Beach, California. AP
  • Trees in bloom on a spring day in Berlin. AP
    Trees in bloom on a spring day in Berlin. AP
  • Offshore wind turbines dot the seascape as an RAF Typhoon fighter jet is refuelled while flying over the North Sea. Getty Images
    Offshore wind turbines dot the seascape as an RAF Typhoon fighter jet is refuelled while flying over the North Sea. Getty Images

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Today's best photos: from practising for King Charles's coronation to a jet refuelling

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

April 18, 2023

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