From the flooded Seine in Paris to windsurfing in Japan - today's best pictures

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

A man walks on the flooded banks of the river Seine in Paris. AFP

Australia's Brodie Summers competes during qualifying in the World Cup men's dual moguls skiing competition in Deer Valley, Utah. AP Photo

A man looks at his mobile phone on the rooftop area of Osanbashi Pier in Yokohama. AFP

A Kashmiri Muslim woman prays outside Hazratbal Shrine after special prayers on the anniversary of the death of Abu Bakr Siddiq, the first Caliph of Islam, at Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir. AP Photo

Windsurfers sail in Sagami Bay, where sailing events for postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be held, in Kamakura, west of Tokyo. AP Photo

People raise their hands as they attend a Maha Panchayat or grand village council meeting as part of a farmers' protest against farm laws at Bhainswal in Shamli district in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Reuters

A surgeon uses the robotic arm known as "Mako" on a patient undergoing knee surgery, at the UPMC Salvator Mundi International Hospital in Rome, Italy. Reuters

A fisherman paddles a wooden boat at Maninjau lake, which has experienced a mass fish die-off, in Agam regency, West Sumatra province. Reuters

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