• An image made with a drone shows kayakers paddling by the wooden hulls of sunken ships, many from WW1, in the Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary near Nanjemoy, Maryland, USA, 30 September 2023. Known as the 'Ghost Fleet of the Potomac,' the boats were beached and burned after the war. EPA / JIM LO SCALZO
    An image made with a drone shows kayakers paddling by the wooden hulls of sunken ships, many from WW1, in the Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary near Nanjemoy, Maryland, USA, 30 September 2023. Known as the 'Ghost Fleet of the Potomac,' the boats were beached and burned after the war. EPA / JIM LO SCALZO
  • Iraqi primary school pupils attend the first day of the new academic year in Baghdad. Reuters
    Iraqi primary school pupils attend the first day of the new academic year in Baghdad. Reuters
  • Action from Indonesia v Vietnam in the men's sepaktakraw match at the Asian Games in Jinhua, China. AP
    Action from Indonesia v Vietnam in the men's sepaktakraw match at the Asian Games in Jinhua, China. AP
  • Deniz Oncu leads the pack in the Moto3 race of the Motorcycling Grand Prix in Motegi, Japan. EPA
    Deniz Oncu leads the pack in the Moto3 race of the Motorcycling Grand Prix in Motegi, Japan. EPA
  • The Mediterranean sea from the corniche of Alexandria, Egypt. EPA
    The Mediterranean sea from the corniche of Alexandria, Egypt. EPA
  • A Baghdad Ballet Academy student prepares before performing in The Sleeping Beauty at Al Rashid National Theatre in the Iraqi capital. Reuters
    A Baghdad Ballet Academy student prepares before performing in The Sleeping Beauty at Al Rashid National Theatre in the Iraqi capital. Reuters
  • A Ukrainian troop attending a service marking Defenders of Ukraine Day, in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region. Reuters
    A Ukrainian troop attending a service marking Defenders of Ukraine Day, in Kostiantynivka, Donetsk region. Reuters
  • Two men embrace inside a grocery shop damaged by fatal flooding in Derna, Libya. Reuters
    Two men embrace inside a grocery shop damaged by fatal flooding in Derna, Libya. Reuters
  • A migrant girl sleeps in her mother's arms after wading across the Rio Grande in an attempt to seek asylum in the US, as seen from Piedras Negras, Mexico. Reuters
    A migrant girl sleeps in her mother's arms after wading across the Rio Grande in an attempt to seek asylum in the US, as seen from Piedras Negras, Mexico. Reuters
  • Rico Luginbuehl drives alpacas and llamas during the 'Alpabzug' from the Griesalp area back into the valley in Kiental, Switzerland. EPA
    Rico Luginbuehl drives alpacas and llamas during the 'Alpabzug' from the Griesalp area back into the valley in Kiental, Switzerland. EPA
  • Australia's James Hardy slips off the horizontal bar at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. Reuters
    Australia's James Hardy slips off the horizontal bar at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. Reuters
  • Whirling dervish children practise for a performance at Blue Mosque Square, Istanbul. EPA
    Whirling dervish children practise for a performance at Blue Mosque Square, Istanbul. EPA

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Today's best photos: From the Ghost Fleet of the Potomac to whirling dervishes

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

October 01, 2023

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Updated: October 01, 2023, 1:06 PM
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