• A hybrid solar eclipse as seen from Metro Manila, Philippines, April 20, 2023. REUTERS / Eloisa Lopez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
    A hybrid solar eclipse as seen from Metro Manila, Philippines, April 20, 2023. REUTERS / Eloisa Lopez TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
  • Smoke is blown across the Khartoum skyline as heavy fighting continues. AFP
    Smoke is blown across the Khartoum skyline as heavy fighting continues. AFP
  • Muslims performing evening prayers on the 29th night of Ramadan at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. Reuters
    Muslims performing evening prayers on the 29th night of Ramadan at the Grand Mosque in Makkah. Reuters
  • A woman shelters from the rain outside the Sydney Opera House during wintry weather in south-eastern Australia. Reuters
    A woman shelters from the rain outside the Sydney Opera House during wintry weather in south-eastern Australia. Reuters
  • People on motorcycles gather at the toll plaza of Padma Bridge in Munshiganj, Bangladesh, as they leave Dhaka to celebrate Eid Al Fitr in their hometowns with family. Reuters
    People on motorcycles gather at the toll plaza of Padma Bridge in Munshiganj, Bangladesh, as they leave Dhaka to celebrate Eid Al Fitr in their hometowns with family. Reuters
  • It's over the line ... this goalkeeper fails to prevent a goal during an annual Ramadan football tournament in Dikirnis, Egypt. Reuters
    It's over the line ... this goalkeeper fails to prevent a goal during an annual Ramadan football tournament in Dikirnis, Egypt. Reuters
  • Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams, left, and Haley Esparza visit SpaceX's Starship on horseback in Boca Chica, Texas. AP
    Nasa astronauts Sunita Williams, left, and Haley Esparza visit SpaceX's Starship on horseback in Boca Chica, Texas. AP
  • A Kashmiri tries to stay dry at Dal Lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
    A Kashmiri tries to stay dry at Dal Lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
  • Activists camp out at the Plaza de Mayo, outside the Casa Rosada presidential palace, in protest over rising inflation in Buenos Aires. AFP
    Activists camp out at the Plaza de Mayo, outside the Casa Rosada presidential palace, in protest over rising inflation in Buenos Aires. AFP
  • The tail of a military plane jutting out of a hangar at Kuchyna Air Base, north of the Slovakian capital Bratislava. AFP
    The tail of a military plane jutting out of a hangar at Kuchyna Air Base, north of the Slovakian capital Bratislava. AFP
  • Swallows perch on power lines at sunset in Eldorado dos Carajas, Para state, Brazil. AFP
    Swallows perch on power lines at sunset in Eldorado dos Carajas, Para state, Brazil. AFP

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Today's best photos: from a solar eclipse to swallows at sunset

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

April 20, 2023

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Updated: April 20, 2023, 11:28 AM
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