• Mario Prushi holds in his hand one of the smallest Koran (Islam's holy book), of a postage-stamp size with a cover crafted from gold embroidered velvet, in Tirana, Albania, on April 17, 2023. - The ritual is always the same. Mario Prushi carefully washes his hands and face before kissing and pressing one of the world’s smallest Korans to his forehead. For generations, the postage-stamp sized book has been passed down in his family -- surviving authoritarian governments, war, and the perils of time. (Photo by Adnan Beci / AFP)
    Mario Prushi holds in his hand one of the smallest Koran (Islam's holy book), of a postage-stamp size with a cover crafted from gold embroidered velvet, in Tirana, Albania, on April 17, 2023. - The ritual is always the same. Mario Prushi carefully washes his hands and face before kissing and pressing one of the world’s smallest Korans to his forehead. For generations, the postage-stamp sized book has been passed down in his family -- surviving authoritarian governments, war, and the perils of time. (Photo by Adnan Beci / AFP)
  • A ship carrying 1,687 civilians fleeing violence in Sudan arrives at King Faisal naval base in Jeddah. AFP
    A ship carrying 1,687 civilians fleeing violence in Sudan arrives at King Faisal naval base in Jeddah. AFP
  • A bird’s eye view of a beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. EPA
    A bird’s eye view of a beach in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. EPA
  • Russian soldiers rehearse for a military parade at Dvortsovaya Square in St Petersburg. EPA
    Russian soldiers rehearse for a military parade at Dvortsovaya Square in St Petersburg. EPA
  • An image of a huge 'Bocolo' (rosebud) is created by hundreds of figures, choreographed by the artist Elena Tagliapietra for the feast of San Marco, in Venice, Italy. EPA
    An image of a huge 'Bocolo' (rosebud) is created by hundreds of figures, choreographed by the artist Elena Tagliapietra for the feast of San Marco, in Venice, Italy. EPA
  • Protesters carry a banner at a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv. Reuters
    Protesters carry a banner at a demonstration against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his nationalist coalition government's judicial overhaul, in Tel Aviv. Reuters
  • Exhumations at a mass grave in Malindi, Kenya, where a cult was believed to be practising mass starvation, bringing the number of victims so far to 89, including children. AFP
    Exhumations at a mass grave in Malindi, Kenya, where a cult was believed to be practising mass starvation, bringing the number of victims so far to 89, including children. AFP
  • A Canadair plane sprays water at a demonstration of civil security forest firefighting equipment in Nimes-Garons, southern France. AFP
    A Canadair plane sprays water at a demonstration of civil security forest firefighting equipment in Nimes-Garons, southern France. AFP
  • A labourer sleeps on the back of a delivery truck as traffic is stuck bumper to bumper on the Western Express Highway in Mumbai. AFP
    A labourer sleeps on the back of a delivery truck as traffic is stuck bumper to bumper on the Western Express Highway in Mumbai. AFP
  • Israeli fighter jets perform in an air show in Tel Aviv marking the country's 75th Independence Day. AP
    Israeli fighter jets perform in an air show in Tel Aviv marking the country's 75th Independence Day. AP
  • Racing Force Group helmets displayed in Sakhir, southern Bahrain. AFP
    Racing Force Group helmets displayed in Sakhir, southern Bahrain. AFP
  • Soldiers and volunteers try to load horses into a lorry to evacuate an abandoned farm in Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine. AP
    Soldiers and volunteers try to load horses into a lorry to evacuate an abandoned farm in Avdiivka, Donetsk region, Ukraine. AP
  • French city councillor and author Eleonore Laloux holds the new Barbie doll with Down's syndrome, in Paris. Reuters
    French city councillor and author Eleonore Laloux holds the new Barbie doll with Down's syndrome, in Paris. Reuters

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Today's best photos: from a small Quran to a new Barbie doll with Down's syndrome

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

April 26, 2023

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