Today's best photos: from London Fashion Week to Sao Paulo carnival

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Members of a Samba school parade during the first day of Carnival celebrations in Sao Paulo, Brazil. EPA

A woman walks by a collapsed building while demolition teams work after the earthquake, in Hatay, Turkey. EPA

A participant prepares a hot-air balloon during Russia's 'Festival of Hearts' balloon event, in Dmitrov, about 70km north of Moscow. EPA

A Ukrainian soldier fires a mortar towards Russian positions, in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. EPA

Guests dance during the opening of the annual Vienna Opera Ball, in Austria. AFP

A model prepares backstage before the Paul Costelloe catwalk show, during London Fashion Week. Reuters

US actress and Berlinale Jury President Kristen Stewart arrives on the red carpet for the premiere of the film "She Came To Me" presented in the Berlinale Special Gala section, which opens the Berlinale, Europe's first major film festival of the year in Berlin. AFP

Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland cuts a gate during the Skiing World Championships, in Meribel, France. EPA

Ducks at a poultry farm in Castelnau-Tursan, France. Reuters

A Palestinian man rides his horse at the beach during sunset, in the west of Gaza City. EPA

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