Today's best photos: from Jamie Lee Curtis's hot dog fingers to Men's 400m sprint finish

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Jamie Lee Curtis, left, wearing hot dog fingers based on a prop from the film "Everything Everywhere All at Once," poses in the press room with Ke Huy Quan at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, March 4, 2023, in Santa Monica, Calif. The cast and crew won the award for best feature for "Everything Everywhere All at Once. " (Photo by Jordan Strauss / Invision / AP)

Sleeping Figure, an art installation by Matt Johnson, in Coachella Valley, Palm Springs, California. EPA

Buddhist monks take part the Nagatoro Hi-Matsuri fire-walking festival, to pray for good health and safety, in Saitama prefecture, Japan. AFP

People dressed as mermaids take part in a group swim at the MerMagic Convention in Manassas, Virginia. AFP

Action from day one of the Caballo Blanco ultramarathon in Urique, Mexico. AFP

A submerged road in Yong Peng, Johor state. At least four people have been killed in Malaysia in heavy flooding. AFP

Rising excitement at the start of the Tokyo Marathon. Reuters

Residential buildings in Haikou, the most-populous city in China's southern Hainan province. AFP

Chinese President Xi Jinping and officials applaud at the opening session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Reuters

Riot police storm into Athens to quell protests that had turned ugly. Rallies have been held across Greece for days over conditions that allegedly led to the deaths of dozens of people in Greece's worst recorded rail accident. AP

The Saturnino Moure stadium, where Atletico Victoriano Arenas play fourth division football in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Reuters

Karsten Warholm of Norway (C) crosses the line ahead of Julien Watrin of Belgium to win the Men's 400m at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul. Getty Images

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