• People compete in the annual Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling competition in Brockworth, Britain May 27, 2024. REUTERS / Molly Darlington TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
    People compete in the annual Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling competition in Brockworth, Britain May 27, 2024. REUTERS / Molly Darlington TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
  • Al Ain celebrate winning the AFC Champions League at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Al Ain celebrate winning the AFC Champions League at Hazza bin Zayed Stadium. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Dani Afiouni, owner of well-being company Longevity Hub, and John Bowerman, a long-time client, are running the straightest line possible from Jebel Jais in Ras Al Khaimah to Al Qudra, a stretch of about 160km, over five days. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Dani Afiouni, owner of well-being company Longevity Hub, and John Bowerman, a long-time client, are running the straightest line possible from Jebel Jais in Ras Al Khaimah to Al Qudra, a stretch of about 160km, over five days. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • A soldier of the national army poses for a photograph at a military base in Lusogha, Democratic Republic of Congo. AFP
    A soldier of the national army poses for a photograph at a military base in Lusogha, Democratic Republic of Congo. AFP
  • Former US president Donald Trump leaves court after a jury found him guilty of all 34 felony counts in his criminal trial at New York State Supreme Court. Reuters
    Former US president Donald Trump leaves court after a jury found him guilty of all 34 felony counts in his criminal trial at New York State Supreme Court. Reuters
  • Palestinians on the move after Israeli forces withdrew from a part of Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. Reuters
    Palestinians on the move after Israeli forces withdrew from a part of Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. Reuters
  • An immersive fitting room in Myeongdong, a bustling international shopping district in Seoul, South Korea. EPA
    An immersive fitting room in Myeongdong, a bustling international shopping district in Seoul, South Korea. EPA
  • Delegates at the Arab Media Forum held at Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
    Delegates at the Arab Media Forum held at Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
  • A mahout rides his elephant along a street on a hot summer day in Jaipur, as India swelters in a heatwave. AFP
    A mahout rides his elephant along a street on a hot summer day in Jaipur, as India swelters in a heatwave. AFP
  • People take jet skis on to the water in Teahupo'o, on the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, which will host the surfing events of the Paris 2024 Olympics. AFP
    People take jet skis on to the water in Teahupo'o, on the French Polynesian island of Tahiti, which will host the surfing events of the Paris 2024 Olympics. AFP
  • Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a refugee camp in Rafah. AFP
    Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli strike on a refugee camp in Rafah. AFP
  • Billowing smoke and flowing lava pouring out of a new fissure, seen from a surveillance flight above the latest volcanic eruption near the evacuated town of Grindavik, Iceland. AFP
    Billowing smoke and flowing lava pouring out of a new fissure, seen from a surveillance flight above the latest volcanic eruption near the evacuated town of Grindavik, Iceland. AFP
  • Midshipmen toss their caps into the air as they celebrate during their graduation ceremony at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Reuters
    Midshipmen toss their caps into the air as they celebrate during their graduation ceremony at the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Reuters
  • Shiite Muslims at a commemoration ceremony of the late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi. Reuters
    Shiite Muslims at a commemoration ceremony of the late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi. Reuters
  • A man cools himself off in a stream as temperatures reach 39°C in Islamabad, with some cities in Pakistan facing temperatures of about 50°C. AP
    A man cools himself off in a stream as temperatures reach 39°C in Islamabad, with some cities in Pakistan facing temperatures of about 50°C. AP
  • Leonie Hanne poses on the red carpet before the screening of the animated film 'La plus precieuse des marchandises' (The Most Precious of Cargoes) at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. Reuters
    Leonie Hanne poses on the red carpet before the screening of the animated film 'La plus precieuse des marchandises' (The Most Precious of Cargoes) at the 77th Cannes Film Festival. Reuters
  • A satellite view damaged in the aftermath of a deadly tornado in Greenfield, Iowa, US. Reuters
    A satellite view damaged in the aftermath of a deadly tornado in Greenfield, Iowa, US. Reuters
  • A Palestinian woman holds the shrouded body of child killed in Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
    A Palestinian woman holds the shrouded body of child killed in Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • An adult cicada sheds its skin in a tree in Charleston, Illinois. AP
    An adult cicada sheds its skin in a tree in Charleston, Illinois. AP
  • Journalists lay down their equipment as they protest against the latest draft revision of the broadcasting law in Indonesia. AFP
    Journalists lay down their equipment as they protest against the latest draft revision of the broadcasting law in Indonesia. AFP
  • Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te puts on a hat received from US representative Michael McCaul during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Taipei. AFP
    Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te puts on a hat received from US representative Michael McCaul during a meeting at the Presidential Office in Taipei. AFP
  • Iranian politicians attend the New Iranian parliament inauguration ceremony at the parliament in Tehran. EPA
    Iranian politicians attend the New Iranian parliament inauguration ceremony at the parliament in Tehran. EPA
  • Oumar Dieme, 91, a Senegalese rifleman poses for a portrait in Badiana. AFP
    Oumar Dieme, 91, a Senegalese rifleman poses for a portrait in Badiana. AFP
  • Firefighters try to douse a fire in a shop near a landfill site during a heatwave in New Delhi, India. Reuters
    Firefighters try to douse a fire in a shop near a landfill site during a heatwave in New Delhi, India. Reuters
  • Protesters clash with Lebanese troops and riot police during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, near the the Egyptian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. AP
    Protesters clash with Lebanese troops and riot police during a demonstration in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, near the the Egyptian embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. AP
  • Dorothea Barron, 99, who was a serving Wren at the time of D-Day sits in a Spitfire with pilot Jeremy Britcher at Biggin Hill Airport in Kent, England. AP
    Dorothea Barron, 99, who was a serving Wren at the time of D-Day sits in a Spitfire with pilot Jeremy Britcher at Biggin Hill Airport in Kent, England. AP
  • Buildings cover Gardi Sugdub Island, part of the San Blas archipelago off Panama's Caribbean coast. About 300 Guna Indigenous families are set to relocate to new homes, built by the government, on the mainland. AP
    Buildings cover Gardi Sugdub Island, part of the San Blas archipelago off Panama's Caribbean coast. About 300 Guna Indigenous families are set to relocate to new homes, built by the government, on the mainland. AP
  • Fatima Noor performing in a 'Wall of Death' stunt during an annual carnival at a Sufi shrine in Shah Jiwana, in Pakistan's Punjab province. AFP
    Fatima Noor performing in a 'Wall of Death' stunt during an annual carnival at a Sufi shrine in Shah Jiwana, in Pakistan's Punjab province. AFP
  • French police at the doorway of the Ministry of Agriculture after an activist of the environmental group 'Riposte Alimentaire' (Food Retaliation) threw a bucket of orange paint to protest for food sustainability in Paris. AFP
    French police at the doorway of the Ministry of Agriculture after an activist of the environmental group 'Riposte Alimentaire' (Food Retaliation) threw a bucket of orange paint to protest for food sustainability in Paris. AFP
  • Camels being tested in the Al Wahtba farm area of Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson/The National
    Camels being tested in the Al Wahtba farm area of Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson/The National

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