Today's best photos: from penguins in the Antarctic to Santa in Corsica

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Thousands of penguins (Manchots Royaux) are pictured on December 21, 2022 on the Desolation Island, part of the Crozet Islands which are a sub-Antarctic archipelago of small islands in the southern Indian Ocean. - They form one of the five administrative districts of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. The Crozet Islands are home to four species of penguins. Most abundant are the macaroni penguin, of which some 2 million pairs breed on the islands, and the king penguin, home to 700,000 breeding pairs; half the world's population. Mammals living on the Crozet Islands include fur seals and southern elephant seals. Killer whales have been observed preying upon the seals. (Photo by PATRICK HERTZOG / AFP)

French President Emmanuel Macron, centre, visits the archaeological site of Jerash in Jordan. AFP

A motorbike ambulance, a two-wheeler with a sidecar, on its way to a pregnant woman in the remote village of Kodoli, in India's Chhattisgarh state. AP Photo

Westjet and Air India aircraft at Vancouver Airport after a snowstorm led to cancellations and major delays. AP

Argentina fans in Buenos Aires cheer as the team parades on a bus after winning the Qatar 2022 World Cup. AFP

A migrant street vendor pushes his cart to work as he starts his day from his temporary shelter in Jammu, India. AP Photo

Motorists travelling in a flooded area in Matangkuli, Indonesia. AFP

The Intercity-Express ICE high-speed train at the opening of the extended Deutsche Bahn vehicle hall in the ICE depot in Berlin. EPA

Muizenberg beach in Cape Town, South Africa. EPA

Destruction in the village of Bohorodychne, in eastern Ukraine. AFP

Pope Francis talks with nuns during the weekly General Audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall, in Vatican City. EPA

A woman dressed as Santa Claus steering a paddleboard close to Mare e Sol beach on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica. AFP

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