This aerial view shows Kuwait City's al-Hamra tower (R), the headquarters of The National Bank of Kuwait (C) and the al-Rayah tower (L), caught in heavy fog early on January 13, 2022. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
This aerial view shows Kuwait City's al-Hamra tower (R), the headquarters of The National Bank of Kuwait (C) and the al-Rayah tower (L), caught in heavy fog early on January 13, 2022. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
Lorry drivers block a main road with their vehicles during a general strike by public transport and workers' unions, protesting against the country's deteriorating economic and financial conditions, in Beirut, Lebanon. AP
Lorry drivers block a main road with their vehicles during a general strike by public transport and workers' unions, protesting against the country's deteriorating economic and financial conditions, in Beirut, Lebanon. AP
Firefighter Josh Cole charges forward into rubble and debris to extinguish a large fire that destroyed a business and shut down a busy thoroughfare in Davison, Michigan. AP
Firefighter Josh Cole charges forward into rubble and debris to extinguish a large fire that destroyed a business and shut down a busy thoroughfare in Davison, Michigan. AP
The silhouettes of Palestinian men appear behind the fabric of a beach tent, along the shore of Gaza City. AFP
The silhouettes of Palestinian men appear behind the fabric of a beach tent, along the shore of Gaza City. AFP
The Westbrook ice disk has returned to the Presumpscot River below Saccarappa Falls in Westbrook, Maine. The disk has begun to form where it partially formed in 2020, but has failed to draw a worldwide audience as it did in its first appearance in 2019. AP
The Westbrook ice disk has returned to the Presumpscot River below Saccarappa Falls in Westbrook, Maine. The disk has begun to form where it partially formed in 2020, but has failed to draw a worldwide audience as it did in its first appearance in 2019. AP
Protesters clash with police as they try to enter the National Assembly building during a protest against certificates and vaccinations in Sofia. Bulgaria has the EU's lowest vaccination rates and less than 30 per cent of its population has received two doses. More than 31,000 have died since the pandemic began in this country of 6.5 million - one of the highest death rates in the world. Getty Images
Protesters clash with police as they try to enter the National Assembly building during a protest against certificates and vaccinations in Sofia. Bulgaria has the EU's lowest vaccination rates and less than 30 per cent of its population has received two doses. More than 31,000 have died since the pandemic began in this country of 6.5 million - one of the highest death rates in the world. Getty Images
Pilgrims perform rituals at the beach during the Hindu religious festival of Gangasagar Mela on Sagar Island, in West Bengal. AFP
Pilgrims perform rituals at the beach during the Hindu religious festival of Gangasagar Mela on Sagar Island, in West Bengal. AFP
The casket of former Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) lies in state in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC. AFP
The casket of former Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) lies in state in the Rotunda of the US Capitol in Washington, DC. AFP

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Today's best photos: from fog over Kuwait City to a giant ice disk in Maine

'The National' selects the most striking pictures from around the world

The National

January 13, 2022

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Wednesday's best photos: from incense sticks in Vietnam to the Magh Mela festival

Tuesday's best photos: from Abu Dhabi's Corniche to Dubai's The View at The Palm

Monday's best photos: from a pilot rescued from a plane crash to a Bulgarian wedding

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Saturday's best photos: from disguised guinea pigs to an ice climbing festival

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