Today's best photos: From a marine iguana in Ecuador to tourists outside Kensington Palace

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

A marine iguana (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) is seen in Tortuga Bay at Santa Cruz Island, part of the Galapagos archipelago in Ecuador, on March 6, 2024. Greenpeace on March 11, 2024, urged governments to ratify a UN treaty for ocean protection to allow for the creation of a world-first marine protected area in the high seas around Ecuador's famous Galapagos archipelago. (Photo by Ernesto BENAVIDES / AFP)

Workers assemble a Porsche Macan model on the production and quality control line of the Porsche plant in Leipzig. AFP

Trains are parked outside the central train station in Frankfurt after drivers union GDL called for a strike on Tuesday. AP

Worshippers performing taraweeh prayers on the first eve of Ramadan at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA

Muslims offer prayer inside a Mosque on the first day of Ramadan, in Srinagar, Kashmir. AP

From left, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos, inspect a military guard during a ceremony in front of the Chancellery in Berlin. AFP

People queue in line to buy necessities at a government market event in Surabaya. AFP

Iranian Kurdish dance instructor Parang Jihani performs during a Sufi dance training session in Arbil. AFP

A damaged building after an Israeli air strike in Baalbek, Lebanon. AFP

An electronic screen in Moscow displays an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin as he outlines the achievements of Russia last year. AFP

Houses show the rising sea levels in Tierra Bomba Island, Cartagena. Colombia's most touristic city could be partially underwater this century. AFP

Remains of what appears to be a parachuted crate carrying aid for Gaza washed up on Israel's shore of the Mediterranean Sea, in Ashkelon. Reuters

Children participate in a mock vote at a nursery in Incheon, South Korea. EPA

People pose outside the gates of Kensington Palace in London. AFP

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