Today's best photos: from Ramadan preparations in Egypt to snow in California

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

People decorate a street with ornaments for the upcoming holy month of Ramadan in Giza, Egypt, 03 March 2023. People put up decorations and ornaments in the Egyptian local tradition as part of the celebration of the holy month of Ramadan, which is expected to start in Egypt on 23 March. Muslims around the world celebrate the holy month of Ramadan by praying during the night time and abstaining from eating, drinking, and sexual acts during the period between sunrise and sunset. Ramadan is the ninth month in the Islamic calendar and it is believed that the revelation of the first verse in the Koran was during its last 10 nights EPA / KHALED ELFIQI

French athlete Dimitri Bascou and Spain's Enrique Llopis compete in the men's 60-metre hurdles at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul. Reuters

Bus staff gather outside the Great Hall of the People before the opening session of the annual meeting of China's National People's Congress in Beijing. AP

A butterfly lands on a wild forest flower in Seulimeum, Indonesia's western Aceh province. AFP

A man clears snow in front of his home in Crestline, California. AP

A man plays a flute in Caracas, Venezuela. EPA

Relatives of Duangphet Phromthep, one of the 12 boys rescued from a flooded Thai cave in 2018, bring his ashes to a temple in the northern Chiang Rai province. He died in the UK this month. AP

A Ukrainian soldier drives through the town of Bakhmut, in the eastern Donetsk region, where fighting with Russia has intensified. AFP

Afghan children on a street in Fayzabad district of the north-eastern Badakhshan province. AFP

A deadly fuel depot fire ripped through residential buildings in North Jakarta, Indonesia. AFP

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