• A land art installation of 448 hand-sculpted pyramids by Jim Denevan, part of a Public Art Abu Dhabi initiative on Fahid Island, Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    A land art installation of 448 hand-sculpted pyramids by Jim Denevan, part of a Public Art Abu Dhabi initiative on Fahid Island, Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Migrants wait to be transported by the US border patrol after crossing the border into the US from Mexico. The number of migrants has surged in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona. Reuters
    Migrants wait to be transported by the US border patrol after crossing the border into the US from Mexico. The number of migrants has surged in the border town of Lukeville, Arizona. Reuters
  • An aerial view of fishing boats in the harbour in Lianyungang, China. Boats were ordered back to port after a yellow warning was issued for cold weather and high winds. AFP
    An aerial view of fishing boats in the harbour in Lianyungang, China. Boats were ordered back to port after a yellow warning was issued for cold weather and high winds. AFP
  • Workers remove a head from the Soviet Army monument depicting a Soviet soldier, a worker and a mother and her child, in Sofia, Bulgaria. Work to dismantle the monument began this week after years of controversy between Russophiles and pro-Europeans in the former Communist country. AFP
    Workers remove a head from the Soviet Army monument depicting a Soviet soldier, a worker and a mother and her child, in Sofia, Bulgaria. Work to dismantle the monument began this week after years of controversy between Russophiles and pro-Europeans in the former Communist country. AFP
  • Risa Tanaka, a feeding diver, wears a Santa Claus costume while practising for a special Christmas feeding performance (December 22-25) at the Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo, Japan. EPA
    Risa Tanaka, a feeding diver, wears a Santa Claus costume while practising for a special Christmas feeding performance (December 22-25) at the Sunshine Aquarium in Tokyo, Japan. EPA
  • The 'Field of Light', an installation by British-Australian artist Bruce Munro, at Freedom Plaza in Manhattan, New York City. AFP
    The 'Field of Light', an installation by British-Australian artist Bruce Munro, at Freedom Plaza in Manhattan, New York City. AFP
  • Smoke billows across the horizon along the hills in southern Lebanon following Israeli bombardment from a position along the border in northern Israel. AFP
    Smoke billows across the horizon along the hills in southern Lebanon following Israeli bombardment from a position along the border in northern Israel. AFP
  • Commuters on a street during heavy smog in Lahore, Pakistan. AFP
    Commuters on a street during heavy smog in Lahore, Pakistan. AFP

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Today's best photos: From pyramids in Abu Dhabi to smog in Lahore

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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December 14, 2023

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Updated: December 14, 2023, 1:22 PM