Today's best photos: from a black hole to a mammoth meatball

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

An artist’s impression of a black hole drifting through the Milky Way, after an ultra-massive black hole about 33 billion times the mass of the Sun was discovered by UK astronomers. PA

Newly confirmed Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf leads his family in Muslim prayer during their first night of his leadership at Bute House, Edinburgh, after breaking fast together during Ramadan. Reuters

A colourful hyacinth field in Lisse, the Netherlands. EPA

An anti-war activist holds up a sign reading "Stop war exercise, go home" in front of a marine taking up position in a military drill in Pohang, South Korea. Reuters

The clock tower of Hatay, Turkey, still standing after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake on February 6 killed more than 50,000. AFP

An aerial view of the zone affected by a landslide in Alausi, Ecuador, in which at least seven people were killed. AFP

Israeli military veterans wave national flags during a rally against the government's judicial reform bill, near Netanya. AFP

A protester ducks to avoid missiles during continuing demonstrations over the government's pension reform plan in France. AFP

Pope Francis kisses a child at his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Reuters

Actress Jodie Turner-Smith attends the premiere of the film Murder Mystery 2 in Los Angeles. Reuters

US senator Elizabeth Warren speaks to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation chairman Martin J. Gruenberg before a committee hearing on 'Recent Bank Failures and the Federal Regulatory Response', in Washington. Reuters

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (R) and his wife Elke Buedenbender (L) welcome Britain's King Charles III and the Queen Consort Camilla at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, part of the royal couple's three-day official visit to Germany. AP

A child plays with a cat next to a makeshift animal shelter in the Cihangir neighbourhood of Istanbul. AP

A meatball made using genetic code from the mammoth on display at the Nemo Science Museum in Amsterdam. AP

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