• Royal Caribbean's "Icon of the Seas," billed as the world’s largest cruise ship, sails from the Port of Miami in Miami, Florida, on its maiden cruise, January 27, 2024. (Photo by Marco BELLO / AFP)
    Royal Caribbean's "Icon of the Seas," billed as the world’s largest cruise ship, sails from the Port of Miami in Miami, Florida, on its maiden cruise, January 27, 2024. (Photo by Marco BELLO / AFP)
  • Snow-covered trees and houses in Faraya as seen from Kfardebian, Lebanon. Reuters
    Snow-covered trees and houses in Faraya as seen from Kfardebian, Lebanon. Reuters
  • An Iraqi camel herder poses in the desert of Samawa in the southern Al Muthanna province. AFP
    An Iraqi camel herder poses in the desert of Samawa in the southern Al Muthanna province. AFP
  • Protesters throw soup at the Mona Lisa at the Louvre art gallery in Paris, France. AFP
    Protesters throw soup at the Mona Lisa at the Louvre art gallery in Paris, France. AFP
  • Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara walk together after signing a mutual visa exemption agreement in Bangkok. Reuters
    Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Thai Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara walk together after signing a mutual visa exemption agreement in Bangkok. Reuters
  • The Scent of Memories installation by Dr Najat Makki at the Dhai Dubai Light Art festival in Expo City Dubai. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    The Scent of Memories installation by Dr Najat Makki at the Dhai Dubai Light Art festival in Expo City Dubai. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • Cyclists take part in the 2024 Men's Elite Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race in Geelong, Australia. AFP
    Cyclists take part in the 2024 Men's Elite Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race in Geelong, Australia. AFP
  • Palestinian man rides on a cart while fleeing from Khan Younis in southern Gaza amid the war with Israel. Reuters
    Palestinian man rides on a cart while fleeing from Khan Younis in southern Gaza amid the war with Israel. Reuters
  • Two women in traditional dress at the Carnival in Venice, Italy, which this year is dedicated to the 700th anniversary of the death of explorer Marco Polo. AP
    Two women in traditional dress at the Carnival in Venice, Italy, which this year is dedicated to the 700th anniversary of the death of explorer Marco Polo. AP

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Today's best photos: From world's largest cruise ship to Venice's Carnival

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

January 28, 2024

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