Today's best photos: From wetlands in China to Biden's motorcade in San Francisco

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

This aerial photo taken on November 13, 2023 shows a view of a wetland in Yancheng, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT

Camel herders rest before the annual camel fair at Pushkar in India's desert state of Rajasthan. AFP

Pope Francis leaves after the weekly general audience in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. AP

Ironman training session at BMD Northcliffe Surf Club in Gold Coast, Australia. Getty Images

Flares and lightning illuminate the sky during the Israeli bombardment of the northern Gaza Strip. AFP

Members of Gono Odhikar Parishad during a demonstration on the first day of a new 48-hour nationwide blockade in Dhaka, Bangladesh. EPA

Acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives at the Lower House in Madrid to attend the first day of the Investiture Debate in Madrid, Spain. EPA

Passengers wait to board a Pawan Express train that will travel through the states of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to the Chhath Puja festival. EPA

Lenticular clouds above mountains near Cognocoli-Monticchi on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica. AFP

Colombian footballer Luis Diaz with his father Luis Manuel Diaz after the latter was freed after a 12-day kidnapping ordeal at the hands of Colombia's ELN guerrilla group. AFP

A displaced Palestinian girl in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip in a shelter at a tent camp as clashes between Israel and Hamas continue. Reuters

A motorcade carrying US President Joe Biden travels to a fundraiser in San Francisco, California. AFP

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