Today's best photos: from a pilot rescued from a plane crash to a Bulgarian wedding

'The National' selects the most striking pictures from around the world

A screen grab from a police body camera video shows the pilot of a plane that crashed on railway tracks being rescued by Los Angeles Police Department officers moments before a train hit the aircraft in Los Angeles, California, U. S. January 9, 2022. LAPD/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A Ukrainian soldier patrols the line of separation from pro-Russian rebels in Donetsk, Ukraine. AP Photo

Dancers during the opening ceremony of the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament in Yaounde, Cameroon. AFP

French driver Sebastien Loeb in action during the Dakar Rally between Riyadh and Al Dawadimi, Saudi Arabia. EPA

Cyclist Lars van der Haar chases a pot of gold during the Dutch National Championships in Rucphen, the Netherlands. EPA

Firefighters at the scene of a fatal blaze at a block of flats in the Bronx, New York. AP Photo

A funeral for some of the 22 victims who died trapped in their cars during a traffic jam when a blizzard blocked narrow roads leading in and out of the hill town of Murree, Pakistan. AFP

Kimonos are teamed with anti-coronavirus face masks in a "coming of age day" ceremony in Tokyo. Reuters

Muslim bride Nefie Eminkova, (L) and groom Shaban Kiselov, (R) dance in the street on their wedding day in Ribnovo, Bulgaria. Getty Images

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