Today's best photos: from Uncle Sam at a rally to migrants hampered in Guatemala

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

A supporter dressed as Uncle Sam listens to speakers prior to an appearance by former President Donald Trump at a rally on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Az. (AP Photo / Nathan Howard)

Downtown Dubai as showers fell on Sunday. Chris Whiteoak/ The National

Gold Coast Suns players celebrate after winning the Australian Football League Women's final against the West Coast Eagles in Melbourne. Getty Images

Thousands of opened packages litter the train tracks after being looted from a Union Pacific line hauling Fed Ex, Amazon, UPS and other box cars through the Lincoln Heights area of Los Angeles, California. EPA

Afghan workers during a snowy day in the city of Meygun, north of Tehran, Iran. Figures issued by the Iranian Government in October 2020 showed about 780,000 Afghans were living in Iran as refugees. EPA

Rudi, a Spotted Bengal cat, is held by his owner before being judged at the 46th Championship Short Haired Cat Society Show in Coventry, Britain. Reuters

A Palestinian municipal worker helps UNRWA school pupils cross a flooded street in Gaza City. AFP

People place floral tributes and candles at a makeshift memorial during a vigil outside the London Irish Centre in Camden in memory of murdered primary school teacher Ashling Murphy. The 23-year-old was found dead on Wednesday afternoon after going for a run on the banks of the Grand Canal in Tullamore, Co Offaly in the Republic of Ireland. PA

Members of Guatemala's military stop migrants who are part of a caravan from Honduras hoping to reach the US, after they crossed the border in Puerto Barrios. AP

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