Today's best photos: From Notre-Dame's reconstruction to a falcon named Imp

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Scaffolding surrounds a wooden spire being rebuilt at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, following the fire in April 2019. The cathedral is set to reopened at the end of 2024, according to the French Ministry of Culture. AFP

Palestinians survey homes destroyed by Israeli strikes, during the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas, at Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Reuters

Pope Francis poses for pictures with members of Italy's armed forces during his weekly audience at the Vatican. Reuters

Stags at Ballater in Scotland after overnight temperatures hit sub-zero and snow fell. Getty Images

Ice crystals form on a spiders web following an overnight frost in Dunham Massey, northern England. Reuters

Iraqis gather at the Zeitoun bridge in the southern city of Nasiriyah to honour those killed in protests in 2019. AFP

Visitors view the Parthenon Marbles at the British Museum in London amid a diplomatic row between the UK and Greece over the disputed antiquities. AP

The lower house of Spain's parliament at the start of the opening ceremony of the 15th legislature in Madrid. EPA

Participants arrive at the venue for the Cop28 UN climate summit in Dubai. AFP

The daughter, sister and niece of Agnes Wanjiru react tearfully after a hearing into her death was adjourned at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi. The 21-year-old Kenyan was last seen alive in 2012 with a British soldier and her body was found three months later in a septic tank near an army base in Nanyuki. AFP

Haim Peretz, 60, points to damage to his house in Sderot, Israel, after a Hamas rocket strike. Reuters

Cars drive alongside a snow-covered meadow near a river in Schmitten, Germany. AP

Imp, a Merlin falcon male that flies in different part of London including Lord's cricket ground, looks on after catching a chick, during its daily training at the Avian Environmental Consultants ground, near Brigstock, Northamptonshire on September 4, 2023. The Avian Environmental Consultants supplies bird control services by training falcons and hawks in order to prevent birds in general from roosting or ground dwelling in specific areas, such as monuments, like Westminster Abbey, or near industrial zone, but also during events like Wimbledon Tennis Championships or cricket matches at Lord's cricket ground. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP)

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