Today's best photos: from the 65th Vienna Opera Ball to a rubber glove factory

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Debutants dance a waltz during the opening ceremony of the traditional 65th Vienna Opera Ball at the Wiener Staatsoper (Vienna State Opera) in Vienna, Austria, 16 February 2023. EPA / CHRISTIAN BRUNA

Former FTX chief executive Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces fraud charges over the collapse of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, arrives at the Manhattan federal court in New York. Reuters

A fruit and vegetable market in Lahore. Many Pakistanis are worried about how they will survive after the government tabled a bill to raise about $640 million in tax revenue. AP

Revellers dance during a street carnival organised by staff members and patients of a psychiatric hospital in Rio de Janeiro. The parade starts inside the hospital and winds its way through the streets of the city's Engenho de Dentro district. AFP

US actress Kristen Stewart poses on the red carpet in Berlin as she arrives for the premiere of the film, She Came To Me. AFP

French sailor Tanguy de Lamotte, chief executive of Candela US, drives the company's 'flying' electric C-8 boat in Sausalito, California. AFP

Ukrainian soldiers wait at the entrance of a shelter in Bakhmut during fighting. The head of Russia's mercenary outfit Wagner said it could take months to capture the embattled Ukrainian city. AFP

A drone-generated image of Kuwait City's skyline hovers above the coast as Kuwait celebrates its 62nd independence day and the 32nd anniversary of the end of the First Gulf War. AFP

Ali Cakas takes care of "Enkaz," the cat rescued from rubble by the members of Mardin Fire Department and becomes the source of joy as the search and rescue efforts continue. Getty

Protesters dressed in mock prison outfits take part in a demonstration against the French government's pension reform plan in Paris. Reuters

A woman holds a cage with her pet bird as she leaves the Turkish city of Hatay with her husband after a powerful earthquake that toppled thousands of buildings. EPA

A girl plays with a doll in Guwahati, India. Unicef estimates that at least 1.5 million girls under 18 get married in India every year, making it home to the largest number of child brides in the world. AP

Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley reacts to a foul call during the first half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Colorado. AP

Golf fans watch Tiger Woods during the first round of the Genesis Invitational tournament in Los Angeles. AP

Anne Hathaway and husband Adam Shulman attend the premiere of the film, She Came to Me, in Berlin. Getty

A worker stands at the site where a building once stood in Hatay. More than 41,000 people have died after an earthquake struck southern Turkey last week. EPA

Revellers celebrate Women's Carnival Day carnival in Cologne, Germany. The Thursday parade of the 'Old Wives' heralds the beginning of the street carnival. EPA

An employee works inside glove-making factory in Sri Lanka's Free Trade Zone in Biyagama. AFP

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