Today’s best photos: from the world’s coldest marathon to snow on the Parthenon

‘The National’ selects the most striking pictures from around the world

A runner takes part in the International World's coldest marathon at minus 53 degrees (-63. 4 Fahrenheit) near Oymyakon, the republic of Sakha, also known as Yakutia, Russian Far East, Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. Sixty five runners, including sportsmen from the United Arab Emirates, United States and Belarus, started the run at extremely low temperature in Oymyakon, Yakutia's Pole of Cold. The international team of men and women ran full distance and half-marathon. (AP Photo / Ivan Nikiforov)

A firefighter in Baltimore holds balloons given to him by a neighbour on the street where three of his colleagues died after a building collapsed as they battled a blaze. Officials said a fourth firefighter is currently on life support at a local hospital. AP Photo

An drone photograph of clean-up operations in the Ventanilla Sea, north of Lima, Peru, after an oil spill. EPA

Crossing a bridge over a polluted area in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters

A staff member dressed as 2022 Winter Olympics mascot Bing Dwen Dwen gets stuck in a door at the media Centre in Beijing, where the Games start on February 4. Getty Images

Police officers move demonstrators from a road during a protest against food waste near Berlin. Activists from the ‘Last Generation’ group are demanding a change to a law in Germany that makes it illegal for people to search for food in rubbish containers. Supermarkets and grocery shops often discard expired or blemished foods, especially fruit and vegetables, that the protesters claim are still perfectly edible. Getty Images

Workers inspect stacks of laurel soap at the Jbaili soap factory, an 800 year old artisan manufacturer, in the old city of Aleppo. The plant, heavily damaged during the civil war, has been renovated and resumed operations after Syrian government forces regained control of the old city. AFP

A woman poses for a photo inside the upside-down house, in Guatavita, Colombia. Designed by its Austrian owner Fritz Schall, who lives in the South American country with his family, tourists walk on ceilings where floors would normally be, while furniture is positioned beneath them. Reuters

The Parthenon on the Acropolis is blanketed in white after unusually heavy snowfall in Athens. Reuters

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