• Revellers daubed in coloured powder take part in Holi celebrations, the Hindu spring festival of colours, at the Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan in India. AFP
    Revellers daubed in coloured powder take part in Holi celebrations, the Hindu spring festival of colours, at the Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan in India. AFP
  • Iraqi singer Sara Mohammed performs during Ramadan in Iraq's southern city of Basra. AFP
    Iraqi singer Sara Mohammed performs during Ramadan in Iraq's southern city of Basra. AFP
  • Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the US perform during the Ice Dance Free Dance Program of the ISU Figure Skating World Championships 2024 in Montreal, Canada. EPA
    Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the US perform during the Ice Dance Free Dance Program of the ISU Figure Skating World Championships 2024 in Montreal, Canada. EPA
  • Palm Sunday Mass presided by Pope Francis in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican. Reuters
    Palm Sunday Mass presided by Pope Francis in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican. Reuters
  • Members of the Civil Defence rescue a girl after her family home was destroyed by heavy rains in Petropolis, Brazil. AFP
    Members of the Civil Defence rescue a girl after her family home was destroyed by heavy rains in Petropolis, Brazil. AFP
  • Migrants at the US border wall gather along the bank of the Rio Grande while awaiting to surrender to authorities in El Paso, Texas, US. Reuters
    Migrants at the US border wall gather along the bank of the Rio Grande while awaiting to surrender to authorities in El Paso, Texas, US. Reuters
  • An aircraft flyover during the Australian Grand Prix 2024 at Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. EPA
    An aircraft flyover during the Australian Grand Prix 2024 at Albert Park Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. EPA
  • The ruins of the ancient Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis hill with the lights turned off during Earth Hour, in Athens, Greece. Reuters
    The ruins of the ancient Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis hill with the lights turned off during Earth Hour, in Athens, Greece. Reuters

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Today's best photos: From Holi celebrations in India to Earth Hour in Athens

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

March 24, 2024

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Updated: March 24, 2024, 11:18 AM
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