• The photo taken on January 28, 2024 shows a worker producing red lanterns for the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations in Huai'an, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT
    The photo taken on January 28, 2024 shows a worker producing red lanterns for the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations in Huai'an, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT
  • Football fans in Newport, Wales, stand on scaffolding to watch Monday's FA Cup match between Newport County and Manchester United. Reuters
    Football fans in Newport, Wales, stand on scaffolding to watch Monday's FA Cup match between Newport County and Manchester United. Reuters
  • Pakistani police clash with protesters in Peshawar during a demonstration on Monday in support of former prime minister Imran Khan, jailed on corruption charges. EPA
    Pakistani police clash with protesters in Peshawar during a demonstration on Monday in support of former prime minister Imran Khan, jailed on corruption charges. EPA
  • Riot police guard the entrance to a trail leading to Machu Picchu in Peru, amid protests by locals against the privatisation of rail links to the site. AFP
    Riot police guard the entrance to a trail leading to Machu Picchu in Peru, amid protests by locals against the privatisation of rail links to the site. AFP
  • An audience watches a bullfight at the Monumental Plaza de Toros Mexico in Mexico City, after the Supreme Court revoked a ban on bullfighting on Sunday. AFP
    An audience watches a bullfight at the Monumental Plaza de Toros Mexico in Mexico City, after the Supreme Court revoked a ban on bullfighting on Sunday. AFP
  • A football fan from the Democratic Republic of the Congo watches as his national team knocks out Egypt on penalties in the round of 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday. Reuters
    A football fan from the Democratic Republic of the Congo watches as his national team knocks out Egypt on penalties in the round of 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations on Monday. Reuters
  • French farmers take part in a road block protest with their tractors on the A9 autoroute (highway) near Nimes, southern France. AFP
    French farmers take part in a road block protest with their tractors on the A9 autoroute (highway) near Nimes, southern France. AFP
  • Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk celebrates after scoring against Norwich City in the FA Cup fourth round on Monday. AP
    Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk celebrates after scoring against Norwich City in the FA Cup fourth round on Monday. AP
  • Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni leads a summit of EU and African leaders at the Madama Palace in Rome. Reuters
    Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni leads a summit of EU and African leaders at the Madama Palace in Rome. Reuters
  • An environmental agent from the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation holds five species of turtle hatchling to be released into the wild near Manaus, Brazil. EPA
    An environmental agent from the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation holds five species of turtle hatchling to be released into the wild near Manaus, Brazil. EPA

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Today's best photos: From Lunar New Year preparations to turtle hatchings

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

January 29, 2024

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