Today's best photos: from Pope Francis with a baby to the northern lights in Finland

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Pope Francis holds a child during a meeting with the faithful of parishes from Rho at the Vatican, March 25, 2023. REUTERS / Yara Nardi

Children participate in a taekwondo demonstration at Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul. AFP

Students attend a Quran reading class at Ar Raudlatul Hasanah school in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. AP

A home covered with snow in Twin Bridges near Lake Tahoe, California. Reuters

This picture taken on March 24 from Kuwait City shows a view of the waxing crescent moon on the second day of Ramadan. AFP

A cannon is fired at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi to mark the end of fasting and start of iftar on the first Friday of Ramadan. Victor Besa / The National

Youths hold out their pots and containers to receive soup on the second day of Ramadan in Gaza city. AFP

A Ukrainian serviceman sits on an anti-air gun near Bakhmut. AFP

An iguana in Caucasia, Antioquia Department, Colombia. AFP

The northern lights around the Arctic Circle near Rovaniemi, Finland. AFP

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