Today's best photos: From the Raclette World Championships to a partial lunar eclipse

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

A "scaper" prepares a raclette during the first-ever Raclette World Championships featuring local and international raclette cheeses, in Morgins, on October 28, 2023. Up in the Swiss Alps, the air hangs thick with the funk of hot cheese as the planet's best melt away the competition at the inaugural Raclette World Championships. The Swiss native dish dates back centuries to a time when mountain herdsmen would heat their cheese on an open fire and scrape off the melted part to keep them going. (Photo by VALENTIN FLAURAUD / AFP)

The National

Oct 29, 2023

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Updated: October 29, 2023, 12:56 PM