Today's best photos: from a carnival in Bolivia to the Swiss Air Force in flight

'The National’ selects the most striking pictures from across the world

Groups of people perform the dance of the Llamerada, during the beginning of the Carnival in Oruro, Bolivia, 26 February 2022. The Oruro Carnival, the main one in Bolivia, returns after a pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. EPA / MARTIN ALIPAZ

A racegoer watches horses in the parade ring at the King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. AP

Al Ahly fans inside the Cairo International Stadium before their team's match against South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns. Reuters

Helena, right, and her brother Bodia, from Lviv, wait at the Medyka border crossing in eastern Poland, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. AFP

The Swiss Air Force PC-7 Team fly in front of the Weisshorn mountain in the Swiss Alps. AFP

The Moon rises behind the buildings of the banking district in Frankfurt, Germany. AP

Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe of Belgium compete during day three of the FIA World Rally Championship in Umea, Sweden. Getty

A Ukrainian serviceman and his dog look at smoke from a burning fuel depot after a Russian missile strike near Kiev, Ukraine. EPA

A couple and their dogs sit in a hotel underground car park, which has been turned into a bomb shelter in Kiev, Ukraine. AP

Indians queue to cast their vote during the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh state legislature elections. AP

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