Best photos of February 27: F1 in Bahrain to Academy Awards preparations

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Formula One F1 - Pre Season Testing - Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain - February 26, 2025 General view as the drivers pose for a group photograph during testing REUTERS / Hamad I Mohammed TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Freed Palestinian detainees react as they arrive in the Gaza Strip after being released from an Israeli prison. AP

Small boats and inflatable dinghies in a Border Force compound after being confiscated from migrants attempting to cross the channel to Britain from France, in Dover, England. AP

A man is detained during a demonstration against Argentina's President Javier Milei adjustment policies, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Reuters

Tibetan Buddhist monks perform the sacred Lama Dance at Ka-Nying Shedrub Ling Monastery in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA

Fusilier Llewelyn II, the Regimental Goat, jumps in the air before soldiers from Tidworth based The 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh parade to commemorate St David’s Day, at Lucknow Barracks, in Tidworth, England. Getty Images

Revellers celebrate the start of the street carnival at the Alter Markt in Cologne, Germany. AP

Sweden's Maja Dahlqvist in action during the women's sprint free quarter final heats in the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Trondheim, Norway. Reuters

Conan O'Brien, host of Sunday's 97th Academy Awards, helps to roll out the red carpet for the show at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. AP