Today's best photos: from a knight in an ice maze to an injured leopard

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

A knight in armour awaits visitors to the castle-themed Ice Palace Maze in Stillwater, Minnesota. The largest ice maze in the US is made of more than 1,000 square metres of ice cut into 2,900 blocks. AFP

Children dressed in bear costumes celebrate the Malanka festival that celebrates the Julian calendar new year, in the village of Krasnoilsk, Ukraine. AP

Riders perform during the horse festival in Garoua, Cameroon. AFP

Clouds in a blue sky along the Corniche in central Abu Dhabi on a Sunday morning. Victor Besa / The National

The Al Fernaj roundabout in Libya's capital Tripoli, seen from the sky. AFP

Dog lovers and their pets gather to protest against Vivotecnia, a laboratory accused of using more than 30 beagle puppies for drug research, in Barcelona, Spain. EPA

Modern-day Vikings from Shetland parade through Glasgow in Scotland to launch the 29th Celtic Connections music festival that features 60 concerts and more than 500 artists. Getty

Bees visit a blooming sunflower in a field during the Bangkok Flora Festival, which runs until July. EPA

An employee (C) of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) wildlife department rescues and shift an injured leopard at Neelum Valley on January 22, 2022. (Photo by Sajjad QAYYUM / AFP)

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