• South Korean soldiers clear snow from the stands ahead of a relay biathlon at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. AFP
    South Korean soldiers clear snow from the stands ahead of a relay biathlon at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. AFP
  • Devotees take part in a religious procession on the banks of Saryu river ahead of the opening of the Ram Mandir Temple in Ayodhya, India. Getty Images
    Devotees take part in a religious procession on the banks of Saryu river ahead of the opening of the Ram Mandir Temple in Ayodhya, India. Getty Images
  • Runners cross a bridge as they take part in the Tata Mumbai Marathon. AFP
    Runners cross a bridge as they take part in the Tata Mumbai Marathon. AFP
  • A Donald Trump supporter makes his political leanings clear outside SNHU Arena before a Trump presidential election campaign rally in Manchester, New Hampshire. EPA
    A Donald Trump supporter makes his political leanings clear outside SNHU Arena before a Trump presidential election campaign rally in Manchester, New Hampshire. EPA
  • Visitors check out the pigeons at the British Homing World Show of the Year in Blackpool's Winter Gardens in England. Reuters
    Visitors check out the pigeons at the British Homing World Show of the Year in Blackpool's Winter Gardens in England. Reuters
  • Ganjar Pranowo, presidential candidate of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, greets supporters on the campaign trail in Bandung, West Java. Reuters
    Ganjar Pranowo, presidential candidate of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, greets supporters on the campaign trail in Bandung, West Java. Reuters
  • Macro Odermatt in action during the men's downhill at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Kitzbuehel, Austria. EPA
    Macro Odermatt in action during the men's downhill at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Kitzbuehel, Austria. EPA
  • British Shorthairs arrive with their owners for the Cat Expo 2024 in Athens. EPA
    British Shorthairs arrive with their owners for the Cat Expo 2024 in Athens. EPA
  • Palestinians gather near the rubble of a family home, demolished by Israeli forces during a raid in Hebron in the occupied West Bank. AFP
    Palestinians gather near the rubble of a family home, demolished by Israeli forces during a raid in Hebron in the occupied West Bank. AFP
  • Action from Germany v Austria in the Men's European Handball Championship at Lanxess Arena in Cologne. Reuters
    Action from Germany v Austria in the Men's European Handball Championship at Lanxess Arena in Cologne. Reuters
  • In this picture taken on January 20, 2024, a woman takes photographs amid colorful candy-land themed sculptures at the “Great and Grand Sweet Destination“, an ice-cream cafe and theme park in Pattaya. (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP)
    In this picture taken on January 20, 2024, a woman takes photographs amid colorful candy-land themed sculptures at the “Great and Grand Sweet Destination“, an ice-cream cafe and theme park in Pattaya. (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP)

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Today's best photos: From soldiers clearing snow to an ice-cream theme park

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

January 21, 2024

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