Today's best photos: from Al Fursan to Miss America 2023

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Aircraft of the Al Fursan aerobatic team put on a display near the Adnoc Events Village, in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

Italian artist Nazareno Biondo hangs out above his sculpture made from Carrara marble representing the iconic Fiat 500 car. AFP

An Afghan boy holds balloons as he walks downhill along a path in Barmal district of Paktika province. AFP

Visitors wearing traditional hanbok dress walk through Gyeongbokgung palace during snowfall in Seoul, South Korea. AFP

Police officers stand guard after the government announced a nationwide state of emergency following a week of protests sparked by the ousting of former president Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru. Reuters

Korey Miller, 23, looks for valuables and family heirlooms in her grandmother's home in Gretna, Louisiana, after the entire roof was blown away by a tornado. AP

Boats with sails showing the flags of Argentina and France, the teams that will play in the final of the football World Cup, in Doha, Qatar. Getty Images

Survivors rest at a police station after a landslide hit a tourist campground in Batang Kali, Malaysia, killing at least 16 people. EPA

An Egret hunts for fish, at the Pallikaranai marshland, in Chennai, India. EPA

Frost blankets trees and grass along the Soyang River amid a cold wave in Chuncheon, South Korea. EPA

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, left, and husband Paul Pelosi, right, during the unveiling of a portrait of Ms Pelosi at the US Capitol, in Washington. EPA

Athletes perform at a beach exhibition before the Mombasa Open Tong-IL Moo-Doo International Martial Arts Championship 2022, in Kenya. AFP

Miss New York 2022 Taryn Delanie Smith, centre left, and Miss Wisconsin 2022 Grace Stanke, centre right, celebrate after the announcement that Stanke has become Miss America 2023, during the Miss America competition, in Connecticut. AP

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