Today's best photos: From soldiers clearing snow to an ice-cream theme park

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

South Korean soldiers clear snow from the stands ahead of a relay biathlon at the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Pyeongchang. AFP

Devotees take part in a religious procession on the banks of Saryu river ahead of the opening of the Ram Mandir Temple in Ayodhya, India. Getty Images

Runners cross a bridge as they take part in the Tata Mumbai Marathon. AFP

A Donald Trump supporter makes his political leanings clear outside SNHU Arena before a Trump presidential election campaign rally in Manchester, New Hampshire. EPA

Visitors check out the pigeons at the British Homing World Show of the Year in Blackpool's Winter Gardens in England. Reuters

Ganjar Pranowo, presidential candidate of the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle, greets supporters on the campaign trail in Bandung, West Java. Reuters

Macro Odermatt in action during the men's downhill at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Kitzbuehel, Austria. EPA

British Shorthairs arrive with their owners for the Cat Expo 2024 in Athens. EPA

Palestinians gather near the rubble of a family home, demolished by Israeli forces during a raid in Hebron in the occupied West Bank. AFP

Action from Germany v Austria in the Men's European Handball Championship at Lanxess Arena in Cologne. Reuters

In this picture taken on January 20, 2024, a woman takes photographs amid colorful candy-land themed sculptures at the “Great and Grand Sweet Destination“, an ice-cream cafe and theme park in Pattaya. (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP)

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