Today's best photos: from turtles hatching to rallies in Pakistan

‘The National’ picks the most striking images from around the world

Supporters of Imran Khan listen to his speech during a rally in Islamabad. The incumbent prime minister says there has been unacceptable meddling in Pakistan's democratic institutions and a transitional government should be formed to organise new elections. EPA

Mohammed Dakhil Chyad, 55, an Iraqi cinephile who offers free screenings in his home cinema and at a cultural centre, feeds his cats in Baghdad. Reuters

Lines of graves at the Chinese Christian Cemetery in Hong Kong as people visit graveyards to honour their ancestors during the annual Tomb Sweeping Day, known locally as Ching Ming. AFP

Callixte Nsabimana, also known as Sankara, arrives at Rwanda’s Court of Appeal, to contest a 20-year jail sentence over his role in the FLN militia, which launched several attacks in the south of the country. AFP

People enjoy the sight of cherry blossoms in full bloom in a field of rapeseed in Kashihara, western Japan. EPA

Bangladeshi Muslims buy food for breaking their fast during Ramadan at a traditional food market at Chalk bazaar in Dhaka. EPA

A worker stacks vermicelli which is used in making traditional sweet dishes popularly consumed during the holy month, at a factory in Allahabad, India. AFP

South Korean Buddhists gather for a lamp-lighting ceremony outside Seoul City Hall. EPA

Sri Lankan police officers wearing gas masks stand guard on a road leading to the parliament building, after the government of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa lost its majority, amid the country's economic crisis, in the capital Colombo. Reuters

Christian Ndombe, a park ranger, holds one of the eight weeks turtles at a hatching centre in Muanda, Democratic Republic of Congo, February 5, 2022. Picture taken February 5, 2022. REUTERS / Justin Makangara TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Viktoria Mukhina, 33, plants tulips with her daughter Miroslava near their residential building which was damaged during the Ukraine-Russia conflict in the beleaguered southern port city of Mariupol. Reuters

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