Today's best photos: From a hammam in Rabat to bread delivery in Cairo

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

A Moroccan traditional bath, known as hammam, in Rabat. Climate change and droughts have forced Morocco's famous public baths to close a few days a week. AP

Andres Cuervo, teacher and curator of the Ornithology collection of the Institute of Natural Sciences, works with Eutoxeres species at the research laboratory of the National University in Bogota. AFP

Palestinians recover an injured child from under the rubble of a destroyed home after an Israeli air strike on south Deir Al Balah. EPA

An inflatable dinghy carrying about 65 migrants attempts to cross the English Channel. Getty Images

A woman dressed as a mermaid swims in a partly frozen lake in Shenyang, in China's Liaoning province. AFP

Mayuko Kashiwazaki performs during a dress rehearsal for 'Dojoji', a famous Japanese traditional Noh drama about the revenge of a betrayed woman, in Tokyo. AFP

A shepherd on his mobile phone sits on cracked earth at Al Massira Dam in Ouled Essi Masseoud, about 140km south of Casablanca. AFP

A man cycles in Al-Darb al-Ahmar district in Cairo to deliver a tray of freshly baked bread. AFP

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