From New Year celebrations in Nepal to Tokyo's Rainbow Bridge - today's best pictures

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world over the past 24 hours

A man has his face covered with vermilion powder during the Bisket Jatra festival at Thimi, in Kathmandu's Bhaktapur District, Nepal. AFP

Lightning flashes above Islamabad, Pakistan. AFP

Labourers work on a salt pan in the Little Rann of Kutch region near Kharaghoda, India. AFP

The Rainbow Bridge and Tokyo Tower in Japan's capital city light up, as the 100-day countdown to the Olympics begins. Reuters

Protesters hold up a pig's head wearing a police cap on a stick outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department, in the US, as protests continue days after former police officer Kim Potter fatally shot Daunte Wright. Reuters

Pigeons fly in front of the Gateway of India in Mumbai. AFP

A young girl undergoes a nasal swab test to detect Covid-19 amid a spike in infections at backpackers' hotspot Khaosan Road in Bangkok, Thailand. EPS

US President Joe Biden visits Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington. Biden announced the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan by September 11 – 20 years after the terrorist attacks on the US. AP

Riot police clash with people occupying the land on the Morro Solar during an eviction following a coronavirus outbreak in Chorrillos, Peru. Reuters

Children play near the Roman Marcus Aurelius arch in Tripoli's old city, Libya. AFP

People walk to the ruins of Ogoz castle on Lake Gruyere, Pont-en-Ogoz, Switzerland. Reuters

People watch the sunset over the Finnish Gulf coast in St Petersburg, Russia. AP

More from The National:

From a perfect sunset bringing in Nepali New Year to a horse racing accident in Ireland - Wednesday's best photos

From turtles with GPS trackers in Israel to a giraffe taking a boat trip in Kenya - Tuesday's best photos

From fireworks in Gaza to a robot delivering groceries in Singapore - Monday's best photos

From Ramadan preparations in Cairo to puppies in Ukrainian trenches - Sunday's best photos

From a giant Christ the Protector statue in Brazil to flying horses in Switzerland - Saturday's best photos