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

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Greta Thunberg is removed by police officers during a demonstration outside the Swedish parliament building, in Stockholm. Reuters

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