• People in military costume take part in a fake coup d'etat during a traditional festival known as 'The Floured Ones' in the village of Ibi, Spain. EPA
    People in military costume take part in a fake coup d'etat during a traditional festival known as 'The Floured Ones' in the village of Ibi, Spain. EPA
  • Sara Sorribes Tormo of Team Spain plays against Beatriz Haddad Maia of Team Brazil during the 2024 United Cup in Perth, Australia. Getty Images
    Sara Sorribes Tormo of Team Spain plays against Beatriz Haddad Maia of Team Brazil during the 2024 United Cup in Perth, Australia. Getty Images
  • An ice sculpture of the Irkut MC-21 300 mid-range passenger aircraft at a festival at the All-Russian Exhibition Centre in Moscow. EPA
    An ice sculpture of the Irkut MC-21 300 mid-range passenger aircraft at a festival at the All-Russian Exhibition Centre in Moscow. EPA
  • Brandin Podziemski of the Golden State Warriors and R J Hampton of the Miami Heat contest a rebound at Chase Centre in San Francisco, California. Getty Images
    Brandin Podziemski of the Golden State Warriors and R J Hampton of the Miami Heat contest a rebound at Chase Centre in San Francisco, California. Getty Images
  • A woman carries figures of Baby Jesus during a procession for the Day of the Holy Innocents in Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Salvador. EPA
    A woman carries figures of Baby Jesus during a procession for the Day of the Holy Innocents in Antiguo Cuscatlan, El Salvador. EPA
  • Afghan horsemen from the Baghlan (in blue) and Sar-e Pol teams compete during the fifth Buzkashi League in Kabul. AFP
    Afghan horsemen from the Baghlan (in blue) and Sar-e Pol teams compete during the fifth Buzkashi League in Kabul. AFP
  • Hindu holy men during evening prayers on the bank of Sarayu river in Ayodhya, India. EPA
    Hindu holy men during evening prayers on the bank of Sarayu river in Ayodhya, India. EPA
  • The US military's secretive X-37B robot spaceplane lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on its seventh mission to orbit, the vehicle's first launch atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Reuters
    The US military's secretive X-37B robot spaceplane lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on its seventh mission to orbit, the vehicle's first launch atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Reuters

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Today's best photos: From a fake Coup d'Etat to a robot spaceplane

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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December 29, 2023

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Updated: December 29, 2023, 11:07 AM
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