Today's best photos: From Ramadan preparations to Chanel's ready-to-wear show

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Traditional 'Fanous' lanterns are displayed in a market in Cairo, Egypt, 04 March 2024. People put up decorations and ornaments as part of the celebration of the holy month of Ramadan, which is expected to start in Egypt on 11 March. Muslims around the world celebrate the holy month of Ramadan by praying during the night time and abstaining from eating, drinking, and sexual acts during the period between sunrise and sunset. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in the Koran was during its last 10 nights. EPA / KHALED ELFIQI

The Mustansiriya School, opened in 1233, in Iraq's capital Baghdad, is the oldest Arabian-Islamic university for theology, astronomy, philosophy and maths. AFP

Displaced Palestinians try to get internet service on their phones in Rafah, southern Gaza. Reuters

The Northern Lights illuminate the sky above F-35B Lightning jets on the flight deck of the Royal Navy's HMS Prince of Wales, off the coast of Norway. AP

Chinese ethnic minority delegates leave the Great Hall of the People after the opening ceremony of the second session of the 14th National People's Congress of China in Beijing. EPA

A security officer stands guard near the venue where Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to speak at a public rally on March 7 in Srinagar. AFP

A child runs across the shot as national leaders sit for a photo at the Asean-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne. Reuters

A lone walker at the shuttered Boreal Mountain Resort, in Soda Springs, California, US, after a four-day storm dumped three metres of snow in the Sierra Nevada mountains. AFP

Counter-protesters fix a ripped banner of Indonesia's President Joko Widodo as a demonstrators demanded his impeachment, the rejection of the general election results and the removal of members of the General Election Commission, at the entrance to parliament in Jakarta. AFP

Soledad Ruiz holds an image of her son Apolinar Silgado Ruiz, a victim of paramilitaries in Colombia. After searching for him for 24 years ago, she received his remains in a small coffin at her home in San Onofre. AFP

A man carries firewood along a snow-laden road in Kalam, Pakistan. AFP

Models present creations at Chanel's ready-to-wear, autumn-winter 2024/2025 show at Paris Fashion Week. AFP

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