Today's best photos: from figure skating in Canada to iftar in Pakistan

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

Isabeau Levito of the US celebrates her score after skating in the women's free programme during the World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal, Canada. She won a silver medal. AFP

Pope Francis meets managers and staff of Italian broadcaster RAI at the Vatican. Reuters

Miguel Oliveira during a practice session for the Motorcycling Grand Prix of Portugal, in Portimao. This year's Motorcycling Grand Prix of Portugal will be held on Sunday. EPA

A woman sits in her damaged house, amid the war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip. Reuters

Flames rise above the burning Crocus City Hall, after a mass shooting at the concert venue in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow. EPA

A Venezuelan migrant carries one of his daughters while being forced to retreat by anti-riot members of the Texas National Guard, on the border between the US and Mexico. AFP

Iftar meals are prepared for distribution by the student-led Meso Pakistan organisation, in Karachi. EPA

Students of the National Defence Academy of Japan toss their caps in the air during their graduation ceremony in Yokosuka, Kanagawa prefecture. AFP

Duke guard Jared McCain dives for the ball during the second half of the team's first-round college basketball game against Vermont in the men's NCAA Tournament, Friday, March 22, 2024, in New York. Duke won 64-47. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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