• In this aerial view, the landmark Kuwait Towers and other skyscrapers pierce through the cloud cover over Kuwait City. AFP
    In this aerial view, the landmark Kuwait Towers and other skyscrapers pierce through the cloud cover over Kuwait City. AFP
  • Canada's Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps perform in the gala exhibition during the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Beijing. AFP
    Canada's Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps perform in the gala exhibition during the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Beijing. AFP
  • A Rohingya refugee woman with her child stand on Laweueng beach in Indonesia's Aceh province. AFP
    A Rohingya refugee woman with her child stand on Laweueng beach in Indonesia's Aceh province. AFP
  • A Palestinian woman crosses an empty street during a general strike in the West Bank city of Nablus. EPA
    A Palestinian woman crosses an empty street during a general strike in the West Bank city of Nablus. EPA
  • Folk artists perform during the Unboxing BLR Habba, an annual citywide festival held in Bengaluru, India. EPA
    Folk artists perform during the Unboxing BLR Habba, an annual citywide festival held in Bengaluru, India. EPA
  • Vietnamese honour guards prepare for a welcoming ceremony for Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet, who is visiting Hanoi. AFP
    Vietnamese honour guards prepare for a welcoming ceremony for Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet, who is visiting Hanoi. AFP
  • Indian paramilitary troops patrol along a road in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on the region's status. AFP
    Indian paramilitary troops patrol along a road in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on the region's status. AFP
  • Waiters serve desserts during the Nobel Prize Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden. AFP
    Waiters serve desserts during the Nobel Prize Banquet at the City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden. AFP
  • The Open Arms NGO conducts a reconstruction in Barcelona to commemorate those who drowned in a shipwreck in the Mediterranean earlier this year. Reuters
    The Open Arms NGO conducts a reconstruction in Barcelona to commemorate those who drowned in a shipwreck in the Mediterranean earlier this year. Reuters
  • A crater created by a Russian missile strike on Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
    A crater created by a Russian missile strike on Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
  • Aerial view of damaged homes a day after a tornado hit Madison, Tennessee, US. Reuters
    Aerial view of damaged homes a day after a tornado hit Madison, Tennessee, US. Reuters
  • Javier Milei is sworn in as Argentina's president at the National Congress in Buenos Aires. Reuters
    Javier Milei is sworn in as Argentina's president at the National Congress in Buenos Aires. Reuters
  • Athletes start the men's and women's open water swimming competition during Rei e Rainha do Mar 2023 at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Getty Images
    Athletes start the men's and women's open water swimming competition during Rei e Rainha do Mar 2023 at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Getty Images
  • The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque as seen from Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque as seen from Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
  • UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell speaks to the media on day 12 of Cop28 in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell speaks to the media on day 12 of Cop28 in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A giant panda rests on a tree at a zoo after a snow fall in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. An overnight snowfall across much of northern China prompted road closures and the suspension of classes and train service on Monday. (Chinatopix Via AP)
    A giant panda rests on a tree at a zoo after a snow fall in Beijing, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. An overnight snowfall across much of northern China prompted road closures and the suspension of classes and train service on Monday. (Chinatopix Via AP)

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Today's best photos: From fog in Kuwait City to a giant panda in the snow

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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December 11, 2023

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Updated: December 11, 2023, 4:25 PM
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