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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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