Today's best photos: from an Icelandic volcano eruption to the Danish coronation

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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  TOPSHOT - Billowing smoke and flowing lava are seen in this Icelandic Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management , January 14, 2024, handout image during an volcanic eruption on the outskirts of the evacuated town of Grindavik, western Iceland. Seismic activity had intensified overnight and residents of Grindavik were evacuated, Icelandic public broadcaster RUV reported. This is Iceland's fifth volcanic eruption in two years, the previous one occurring on December 18, 2023 in the same region southwest of the capital Reykjavik. Iceland is home to 33 active volcano systems, the highest number in Europe. (Photo by Icelandic Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management / AFP)

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  Waves crash over the sea wall in Revere, Massachusetts, amid storms that have caused flooding in much of the north-eastern US. AFP

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  Hot air balloons fly during the International Hot Air Balloon Festival in Santiago, Chile. AFP

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  Followers of the Nazareth Baptist Church attend a service on the Canaan Holy Mountain in Ndwedwe near Durban, South Africa, as part of an annual four-week pilgrimage. AFP

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  People swim in the water near the harbour in Moroni, Comoros, as the country holds a presidential election on Sunday. AFP

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  Sailing teams take part in race 4 of the SailGP in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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  The newlywed royal couple Prince Abdul Mateen and Anisha Rosnah greet the crowd during the street procession of the royal wedding ceremony in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. EPA

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  Villagers in Guwahati, India, take part in a community fishing event to mark the Bhogali Bihu festival and the end of the harvest season. AFP

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  Supporters in Korhogo, northern Ivory Coast, celebrate their national football team's victory over Guinea-Bissau in the opening match of the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations. AFP

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  Benito the giraffe, pictured at the Central Park of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, will be moved to a more spacious park after a campaign to save him from his small enclosure. AFP

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  Horses at the stables of Christiansborg Palace are prepared for the ceremonial abdication of Danish Queen Margrethe on Sunday. Reuters

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  Bosnia and Herzegovina handball player Nedim Hadzic plays in a match against the Netherlands at the EHF Men's EURO 2024 tournament in Mannheim, Germany. EPA

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  Republican presidential candidate and Florida governor Ron DeSantis attends a campaign event in Iowa before the caucus vote on Monday. Reuters

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  Danes dressed in royal garb gather on Copenhagen's Christiansborg Castle square, where Crown Prince Frederik will take over the crown on Sunday upon the abdication of his mother, Queen Margrethe II. AP

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