Today's best photos: from Brasilia to Abu Dhabi

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

A lightning strike lights up the sky during a rainstorm in the background of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) in Brasilia, Brazil, 28 September 2023. EPA / Andre Borges

Muslims on Eid-e-Milad-u-Nabi, the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed, at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, India. EPA

A migrant aboard the Geo Barents migrant rescue ship operated by Medecins Sans Frontieres. Reuters

An aerial view of the mouth of the Chinese-controlled Scarborough Shoal after the Philippines removed barriers obstructing the passageway. AFP

Members of feminist organisations demonstrate in favour of the decriminalisation of abortion on International Safe Abortion Day, in Bogota, Colombia. AFP

A voter in traditional attire casts his ballot next to a woman wearing traditional lihiya during Eswatini's parliamentary elections. AFP

Refugees fleeing Nagorno-Karabakh before crossing the border in Lachin district. AFP

Members of Parliament on the closing day of the 51st legislature of the Swiss National Council. AFP

Protesters burn tyres near the family home of chief minister N Biren Singh in Imphal, in the Indian state of Manipur. AFP

Clear skies and a photo opportunity on the Corniche, Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

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