Today's best photos: From tourists visiting Sigirya to a Cat Extravaganza in London - in pictures

  • Foreign tourists visit an ancient rock fortress in Sigiriya, Sri Lanka. AFP
    Foreign tourists visit an ancient rock fortress in Sigiriya, Sri Lanka. AFP
  • A hot air balloon drifts above the Mont Blanc mountain range in the French Alps. AFP
    A hot air balloon drifts above the Mont Blanc mountain range in the French Alps. AFP
  • A lorry driver makes tea at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza. Victor Besa / The National
    A lorry driver makes tea at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza. Victor Besa / The National
  • A man sits on a weighing scale to buy unrefined sugar equal to his weight to worship tribal Hindu deities ahead of the Medaram Jatara festival, in Hyderabad, India. AFP
    A man sits on a weighing scale to buy unrefined sugar equal to his weight to worship tribal Hindu deities ahead of the Medaram Jatara festival, in Hyderabad, India. AFP
  • People practice tai chi in front of buildings in Pudong's Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China. Bloomberg
    People practice tai chi in front of buildings in Pudong's Lujiazui Financial District in Shanghai, China. Bloomberg
  • Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki, right, attends a hearing at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, the Netherlands, on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories. EPA
    Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki, right, attends a hearing at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, the Netherlands, on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories. EPA
  • Top, Ukrainian soldiers carry the coffin of a colleague killed during Russia's invasion, at Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, in May 2022. Below, the graves of Ukrainian soldiers at the cemetery on February 8, 2024. AFP
    Top, Ukrainian soldiers carry the coffin of a colleague killed during Russia's invasion, at Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, in May 2022. Below, the graves of Ukrainian soldiers at the cemetery on February 8, 2024. AFP
  • Plum blossoms in Nanjing, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
    Plum blossoms in Nanjing, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
  • A board informs visitors that the Eiffel Tower is closed after staff went on strike to protest against authorities' financial management of the monument. AFP
    A board informs visitors that the Eiffel Tower is closed after staff went on strike to protest against authorities' financial management of the monument. AFP
  • A Palestinian man clears rubble along a street following Israeli military operation in Al Nusairat refugee camp, Gaza Strip. EPA
    A Palestinian man clears rubble along a street following Israeli military operation in Al Nusairat refugee camp, Gaza Strip. EPA
  • Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley during a town hall meeting in Columbia ahead of her party's South Carolina primary on February 24. AFP
    Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley during a town hall meeting in Columbia ahead of her party's South Carolina primary on February 24. AFP
  • Britain's Prince William meets EE Rising Star Award nominees after the Bafta Film Awards at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Reuters
    Britain's Prince William meets EE Rising Star Award nominees after the Bafta Film Awards at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Reuters
  • A farmer competes in a traditional bull race in Swabi, Pakistan. AFP
    A farmer competes in a traditional bull race in Swabi, Pakistan. AFP
  • Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner celebrates with the Rotterdam Open trophy after winning the final against Australia's Alex de Minaur. Reuters
    Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner celebrates with the Rotterdam Open trophy after winning the final against Australia's Alex de Minaur. Reuters
  • An injured Palestinian man outside his tent in Rafah camp, southern Gaza Strip. EPA
    An injured Palestinian man outside his tent in Rafah camp, southern Gaza Strip. EPA
  • A Scottish Fold cat is held up by a judge at the Cat Extravaganza event at Olympia in London. AP
    A Scottish Fold cat is held up by a judge at the Cat Extravaganza event at Olympia in London. AP