Today's best photos: From a volcano in Indonesia to a water park in Ethiopia

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Students are seen at school as Mount Marapi volcano spews volcanic ash as seen from Nagari Batu Palano in Agam, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, December 4, 2023, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Iggoy el Fitra/via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. INDONESIA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN INDONESIA. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A commercial plane flies past the Moon above Kuwait City. AFP

A person wears a pin with 1.5°C and the flag of Antigua and Barbuda at Cop28, at Expo City Dubai. AP

A flooded street after heavy rain in Chennai. AFP

Volunteers pull discarded fishing nets removed by divers from coral reefs at Oman's Dimaniyat islands. AFP

Activists dressed as Pikachu participate in a protest against fossil fuels, at Cop28, in Dubai. Reuters

The colourful Russian pavilion at Cop28. Reuters

Holidaymakers play with inflatables at a water park in Bishoftu, near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. AFP

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