Today's best photos: From a Spanish beach to a Russian pond

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Walking on La Concha beach in San Sebastian, northern Spain, on a winter's day. AP

A helicopter helps to extinguish a fire in Kommetjie, Cape Town, South Africa. Reuters

Light installation Legendes de l'eau by John'C, at the Geneva Lux festival in Switzerland. EPA

Palestine national team players before their Asian Cup Group C football match against the United Arab Emirates at Al Janoub Stadium in Al Wakrah, Qatar. The match ended 1-1. AP

A young supporter of Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan's former prime minister and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League party, at an election campaign rally in Hafizabad, Punjab province. AFP

Pigeons fly between two bridges in New Taipei City, Taiwan. AFP

A motorcyclist rides through a burning barricade in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Reuters

The peloton crosses a bridge during the fourth stage of the Tour Down Under cycle race in Adelaide, Australia. AFP

Bahrain Raid Xtreme's Belgian co-driver Fabian Lurquin helps hold up his car during a wheel change, on stage 11 of the 2024 Dakar Rally between AlUla and Yanbu in Saudi Arabia. AP

A gopher tortoise walks the grounds of Nasa's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. AFP

A model presents a creation by Issey Miyake at the Paris Fashion Week. AFP

A Russian Orthodox believer takes a dip in an ice-cold pond during the Orthodox Epiphany holiday, in Moscow. EPA

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