Today's best photos: from a storm in Havana to a 98-year-old primary school student

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

A strong wave crashes into the seawall behind an old American car in Havana, Cuba. AFP

Images of Police Academy graduates are projected onto the Al Wasl Dome at Expo 2020 Dubai. Ruel Pableo for The National

The Spiral of Light show at Sharjah Light Festival 2022. Pawan Singh / The National

Protesters demonstrate against Covid-19 restrictions in Wellington, New Zealand. AFP

A woman cries during an eviction at Tierra del Padre, a Lenca indigenous community between Ojojona and San Buenaventura, in Honduras. AFP

Skeleton racer Marcus Wyatt, from the UK, trains at the Yanqing National Sliding Centre during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. AFP

An Indian hand rickshaw puller waits for customers in Kolkata, India. AP

A Ukrainian serviceman stands guard during a visit by General Oleksandr Pavliuk, commander of the Joint Forces Operation, in Avdiivka, eastern Ukraine. AP

Restoration work continues at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. Reuters

Priscilla Sitienei, a 98-year-old primary school student, gets help from her classmates in Ndalat, Kenya. Reuters

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