• Mourners lay flowers and candles at Charles University in Prague, where 14 people were killed on December 21 in the Czech Republic's worst mass shooting. AP Photo
    Mourners lay flowers and candles at Charles University in Prague, where 14 people were killed on December 21 in the Czech Republic's worst mass shooting. AP Photo
  • Visitors enjoy the glistening landscape after 20cm of snow fell in Mount Deokyu National Park in Muju, North Jeolla Province, South Korea. EPA
    Visitors enjoy the glistening landscape after 20cm of snow fell in Mount Deokyu National Park in Muju, North Jeolla Province, South Korea. EPA
  • A vast bank of thick stratus clouds covers the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley in Idaho, US. AP
    A vast bank of thick stratus clouds covers the Lewiston-Clarkston Valley in Idaho, US. AP
  • The barrier authorities have built to protect a geothermal power plant from possible lava flows in Grindavik, south-west Iceland, after a volcano erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula. Getty Images
    The barrier authorities have built to protect a geothermal power plant from possible lava flows in Grindavik, south-west Iceland, after a volcano erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula. Getty Images
  • Palestinians run from tear gas fired by Israeli border police during Friday prayers along a road outside the Old City of Jerusalem. Getty Images
    Palestinians run from tear gas fired by Israeli border police during Friday prayers along a road outside the Old City of Jerusalem. Getty Images
  • A performer dressed as Santa Claus drives his sleigh above a Christmas market with an illuminated panoramic wheel in the background, in Berlin, Germany. AFP
    A performer dressed as Santa Claus drives his sleigh above a Christmas market with an illuminated panoramic wheel in the background, in Berlin, Germany. AFP
  • A lightning strike in the skies over Tel Aviv, Israel. Reuters
    A lightning strike in the skies over Tel Aviv, Israel. Reuters
  • A long-exposure shot captures the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, seen from Cocoa Beach, Florida, US. AP
    A long-exposure shot captures the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, seen from Cocoa Beach, Florida, US. AP

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Today's best photos: From mourners in Prague to a Florida rocket launch

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

December 23, 2023

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Updated: December 23, 2023, 11:43 AM
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