• Members of Iraq's Sabean-Mandaean community attend a ritual to celebrate Eid al-Khaliqah, the five-day Feast of Creation, along the Shatt al-Arab river (formed at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in southern Iraq) in Basra on March 13, 2024. (Photo by Hussein Faleh / AFP)
    Members of Iraq's Sabean-Mandaean community attend a ritual to celebrate Eid al-Khaliqah, the five-day Feast of Creation, along the Shatt al-Arab river (formed at the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in southern Iraq) in Basra on March 13, 2024. (Photo by Hussein Faleh / AFP)
  • Migrant birds fly over a reservoir in Shenyang, in China's Liaoning province. AFP
    Migrant birds fly over a reservoir in Shenyang, in China's Liaoning province. AFP
  • A boy plays outside an iftar tent set up by Emirates Red Crescent and Oxy beside the Abu Dhabi Central Bus Station. Victor Besa / The National
    A boy plays outside an iftar tent set up by Emirates Red Crescent and Oxy beside the Abu Dhabi Central Bus Station. Victor Besa / The National
  • Art from Sun Yuan and Peng Yuin composed of 13 automatic wheelchairs and sculptures of old men as part of 'Le monde comme il va' (The world as it is) exhibition at the Bourse de Commerce Collection, Paris. AFP
    Art from Sun Yuan and Peng Yuin composed of 13 automatic wheelchairs and sculptures of old men as part of 'Le monde comme il va' (The world as it is) exhibition at the Bourse de Commerce Collection, Paris. AFP
  • A young boy walks to his school bus on a foggy day in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    A young boy walks to his school bus on a foggy day in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • The executive director and founder of the Richmond Wildlife Centre, Melissa Stanley, wears a fox mask as she feeds an orphaned red fox kit. AP
    The executive director and founder of the Richmond Wildlife Centre, Melissa Stanley, wears a fox mask as she feeds an orphaned red fox kit. AP
  • Pupils look out from a school window at Mabale Primary near Hwange National Park in Hwange. AFP
    Pupils look out from a school window at Mabale Primary near Hwange National Park in Hwange. AFP
  • A Buddhist monk walks barefoot past Thailand's Ministry of Defence in Bangkok. AFP
    A Buddhist monk walks barefoot past Thailand's Ministry of Defence in Bangkok. AFP
  • Artwork by artist Chavis Marmol of a Tesla 3 car crushed by a nine-tonne Olmec-inspired head, in Mexico City. AFP
    Artwork by artist Chavis Marmol of a Tesla 3 car crushed by a nine-tonne Olmec-inspired head, in Mexico City. AFP
  • Palestinian man Ismail Al-Khlout reads the Quran as he waits to break his fast while sitting on the rubble of his house, in Beit Lahia, Gaza. Reuters
    Palestinian man Ismail Al-Khlout reads the Quran as he waits to break his fast while sitting on the rubble of his house, in Beit Lahia, Gaza. Reuters
  • Iftar at Imam Hussein Mosque in Al Satwa, Dubai. Leslie Pableo for The National
    Iftar at Imam Hussein Mosque in Al Satwa, Dubai. Leslie Pableo for The National
  • People displaced by the fighting between Congolese forces and M23 rebels gather in a camp near Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, AP
    People displaced by the fighting between Congolese forces and M23 rebels gather in a camp near Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, AP
  • Police escort the Atletico Madrid team coach as fans light flares before the UEFA Champions League last-16 second leg match between Atletico Madrid and Inter at Civitas Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid. Getty Images
    Police escort the Atletico Madrid team coach as fans light flares before the UEFA Champions League last-16 second leg match between Atletico Madrid and Inter at Civitas Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid. Getty Images
  • Part of a 'fallas' sculpture installation, during preparations in Valencia, Spain. EPA
    Part of a 'fallas' sculpture installation, during preparations in Valencia, Spain. EPA
  • Greta Thunberg is removed by police officers during a demonstration outside the Swedish parliament building, in Stockholm. Reuters
    Greta Thunberg is removed by police officers during a demonstration outside the Swedish parliament building, in Stockholm. Reuters

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Today's best photos: From Eid al-Khaliqah in Iraq to Greta Thunberg's removal

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