Today's best photos: from a solo sailing race to immersive Van Gogh exhibition

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

Skippers at the start of the Route du Rhum solo sailing race, off the coast of Saint Malo in western France. The race is from Saint Malo to Pointe-a-Pitre in Guadeloupe. AFP

Members of the South African Municipal Workers' Union gather during a strike over wages in Beyers Naude Square, Johannesburg. AFP

Black clouds cover the sky above the Suleimiye mosque - a former Roman Catholic cathedral turned into a mosque during the Ottoman rule of Cyprus - in the Turkish-controlled northern part of Nicosia. AFP

Poppy crosses fill the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey in London ahead of Armistice Day on November 11. EPA

Girls in local school uniform in Baidoa, Somalia. After four consecutive failed rainy seasons, Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia are in the midst of the worst period of drought for 40 years. AFP

Graffiti of a child throwing a man on the floor in judo clothing stands out on a wall surrounded by destroyed buildings in Borodyanka, in Ukraine's Kyiv region. Getty Images

Police block Islami Andolan Bangladesh activists marching along a street during a protest demanding compulsory Islamic education in the education curriculum in Dhaka. AFP

A Ukrainian fires a 2S7 Pion self-propelled gun at a position in the Kherson region. Reuters

One of the pink salt evaporation ponds at Las Coloradas on the northern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. The pink tint comes from red-coloured algae, plankton and brine shrimp. AFP

Cars driving at night during a blackout after a military strike partially damaged the electricity infrastructure in Kyiv. AFP

A person visits the exhibition 'Van Gogh, The Immersive Dream' in Guatemala City, Guatemala, 09 November 2022. The exhibition showcases the life and works of Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh in large-scale projections that create a 360-degree sense of immersion. The exhibition runs through 02 December. EPA / Esteban Biba

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