Today's best photos: From a volcanic eruption in Iceland to Women's Carnival in Germany

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Billowing smoke and flowing lava are seen pouring out of a new fissure in this Icelandic Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management , February 8, 2024, handout image during a new volcanic eruption on the outskirts of the evacuated town of Grindavik, western Iceland. A volcanic eruption started on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland on Thursday, the third to hit the area since December, authorities said. (Photo by Icelandic Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management / AFP)

Performers in Hebei province, China, throw molten metal to create a fireworks display before the Lunar New Year of the Dragon, which falls on February 10. AFP

A woman crosses Red Square during a heavy snowfall in Moscow with the State Historical Museum in the background. AFP

A visitor to Zona Maco, the largest contemporary art fair in Mexico, at the Banamex Centre in Mexico City. AFP

Zimbabwean-US actress and executive producer Danai Gurira and British actor and executive producer Andrew Lincoln at the premiere of AMC Networks' 'The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live' in Los Angeles. AFP

Displaced Palestinian teenager Hussam Al-Attar works on wind turbines that he uses to light his shelter during power cuts at a tent camp in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters

Paris 2024 Olympic medals designed by Fench luxury jewellery house Chaumet, during their presentation at the Eiffel Tower in Paris. AFP

A disabled voter being taken to the polling station in Peshawar, Pakistan. Musa Kamal for The National

People flee Masisi territory after clashes between M23 rebels and government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Tensions in Masisi have displaced residents of many villages and overwhelmed health centres. AFP

Dancers during a dress rehearsal for the annual Vienna Opera Ball in Vienna, Austria. AFP

Three days of mourning and funeral ceremonies for Chile's former president Sebastian Pinera began on Wednesday. Pinera died when the helicopter he was piloting crashed into a lake. AFP

Kashmiri Muslims at the Hazratbal shrine in Srinigar on the occasion of Mehraj-u-Alam, which marks the ascension of Prophet Mohammed to heaven. The shrine houses a relic believed to be a hair from the beard of the Prophet Mohammed. AP

Icelandic horses on a stud farm in Wehrheim, Germany, after heavy rains. AP

A costumed participant during a celebration of 'Weiberfastnacht' (Women's Carnival), marking the start of the street carnival festivals in Cologne, Germany. Reuters

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