• People pay their respects to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, whose body lies in state in St. Peter's Basilica for public viewing, in Vatican City. EPA
    People pay their respects to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, whose body lies in state in St. Peter's Basilica for public viewing, in Vatican City. EPA
  • A boy bathes using a roadside municipal tap on a cold winter morning in the old quarters of Delhi. Reuters
    A boy bathes using a roadside municipal tap on a cold winter morning in the old quarters of Delhi. Reuters
  • Audi hybrid Spanish drivers Carlos Sainz of Spain and co-driver Lucas Cruz of Spain compete in the Dakar Rally in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, on January 1. AFP
    Audi hybrid Spanish drivers Carlos Sainz of Spain and co-driver Lucas Cruz of Spain compete in the Dakar Rally in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, on January 1. AFP
  • A man drinks tea at a roadside stall as heavy fog reduces visibility in Lahore, Pakistan. AP
    A man drinks tea at a roadside stall as heavy fog reduces visibility in Lahore, Pakistan. AP
  • Vehicles travel along US Route 50 after a winter storm pelted the region with a large amount of snow, in South Lake Tahoe, California. AP
    Vehicles travel along US Route 50 after a winter storm pelted the region with a large amount of snow, in South Lake Tahoe, California. AP
  • Rescuers look down into the site where a boy, 10, is thought to be trapped in a 35-metre deep shaft at a bridge construction area in Vietnam's Dong Thap province. AFP
    Rescuers look down into the site where a boy, 10, is thought to be trapped in a 35-metre deep shaft at a bridge construction area in Vietnam's Dong Thap province. AFP
  • A Turkish Airlines Airbus A321-231 flies past the moon as it descends to Istanbul Airport on New Year's Day. Reuters
    A Turkish Airlines Airbus A321-231 flies past the moon as it descends to Istanbul Airport on New Year's Day. Reuters
  • The hearse carrying Pele's coffin arrives in Santos as a firework goes off ahead of the football legend's funeral on January 2. Getty Images
    The hearse carrying Pele's coffin arrives in Santos as a firework goes off ahead of the football legend's funeral on January 2. Getty Images
  • New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8) knocked out of bounds by Indianapolis Colts' Rodney Thomas II (25) during an NFL football game on New Year's Day. AP Photo
    New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones (8) knocked out of bounds by Indianapolis Colts' Rodney Thomas II (25) during an NFL football game on New Year's Day. AP Photo
  • Reporters take photographs of the ancient Egyptian artefact 'Green Sarcophagus' in Cairo after it was returned from the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences. EPA
    Reporters take photographs of the ancient Egyptian artefact 'Green Sarcophagus' in Cairo after it was returned from the Houston Museum of Natural Sciences. EPA

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Today's best photos: from Benedict XVI's wake to return of Green Sarcophagus

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

January 02, 2023

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Updated: January 03, 2023, 5:06 AM
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