Today's best photos: from Indonesian marines to Lula's hands

'The National' picks the most striking images from around the world

Marines perform at an Armed Forces Day parade commemorating the 77th anniversary of the Indonesian military in Jakarta. AP

Women in traditional dress perform a ritual during the Durga Puja festival, in Kolkata. AP

A close-up of the back of a dead southern right whale which was beached at El Doradillo in Argentina’s Chubut province, before being towed away. At least 13 of the whales have been washed up in northern Patagonia in the past few days. AFP

A woman attends a protest in central Barcelona in support of Iranian women and against the death of Mahsa Amini. Reuters

A group of youths sits at a junction on a car-free road in Ramat Gan, Israel, marking the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, during which no traffic is permitted on the roads. AP

Protesters demonstrate against France and the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) whose representatives are expected in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. West African envoys have arrived on a fact-finding mission after the country's second coup in fewer than nine months. AFP

Farmers harvesting rice in a field in Aceh Besar, Indonesia. EPA

The hands of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the former Brazilian president, during a meeting with Franciscan friars to commemorate St Francis of Assisi day, in Sao Paulo. Lula is currently running for president again. AFP

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