• People take pictures while an elephant swims at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi, Thailand, September 16, 2024. REUTERS / Athit Perawongmetha
    People take pictures while an elephant swims at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi, Thailand, September 16, 2024. REUTERS / Athit Perawongmetha
  • Police officers march with puppies that are part of a new generation of police dogs during the annual military parade, in Santiago, Chile. Reuters
    Police officers march with puppies that are part of a new generation of police dogs during the annual military parade, in Santiago, Chile. Reuters
  • Surfers riding the Mascaret wave up the Dordogne river to the port of Saint Pardon, south-western France. AFP
    Surfers riding the Mascaret wave up the Dordogne river to the port of Saint Pardon, south-western France. AFP
  • An aerial view of an open-air Sumerian theatre, part of Ur Tourist City Project in central Iraq. AFP
    An aerial view of an open-air Sumerian theatre, part of Ur Tourist City Project in central Iraq. AFP
  • Customers queue outside the Apple store for the launch of the iPhone 16 at Tun Razak Exchange in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Getty Images
    Customers queue outside the Apple store for the launch of the iPhone 16 at Tun Razak Exchange in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Getty Images
  • A plane is silhouetted against the Moon, above Istanbul. AFP
    A plane is silhouetted against the Moon, above Istanbul. AFP
  • French President Emmanuel Macron visits the Nanterre Arboretum, an office campus made entirely from wood, in Nanterre near Paris. EPA
    French President Emmanuel Macron visits the Nanterre Arboretum, an office campus made entirely from wood, in Nanterre near Paris. EPA
  • A man in traditional costume performs stunts on a horse during Independence Day celebrations in Santiago, Chile. AP
    A man in traditional costume performs stunts on a horse during Independence Day celebrations in Santiago, Chile. AP
  • Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign event at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, US. AP
    Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign event at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, US. AP
  • Men carry the coffin of Mohammad Mahdi Ammar, son of Lebanese Hezbollah MP Ali Ammar, who was among those killed by the detonation of pagers across Lebanon, during his funeral in Beirut. Reuters
    Men carry the coffin of Mohammad Mahdi Ammar, son of Lebanese Hezbollah MP Ali Ammar, who was among those killed by the detonation of pagers across Lebanon, during his funeral in Beirut. Reuters
  • A soldier stands guard outside a polling station near Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
    A soldier stands guard outside a polling station near Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
  • Sunni Muslim girls carry a religious flag as they take part in a rally to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed, in Karachi. AFP
    Sunni Muslim girls carry a religious flag as they take part in a rally to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed, in Karachi. AFP
  • Palestinians search a collapsed building following an Israeli strike in Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza. Bloomberg
    Palestinians search a collapsed building following an Israeli strike in Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza. Bloomberg
  • A Ukrainian serviceman in a protective suit demonstrates a grenade launcher to women in Kharkiv. AP
    A Ukrainian serviceman in a protective suit demonstrates a grenade launcher to women in Kharkiv. AP
  • The coffin of the late former president Alberto Fujimori receiving state honours from Peru's President Dina Boluarte, in front of the Presidential Palace during the state funeral in Lima. AFP
    The coffin of the late former president Alberto Fujimori receiving state honours from Peru's President Dina Boluarte, in front of the Presidential Palace during the state funeral in Lima. AFP
  • People dance as revellers hold fireworks as they take part in a 'Correfoc' (run with fire) party in Barcelona. AP
    People dance as revellers hold fireworks as they take part in a 'Correfoc' (run with fire) party in Barcelona. AP
  • People clean the floor of a church after floodwater ebbed from the village of Pechea, Romania. AFP
    People clean the floor of a church after floodwater ebbed from the village of Pechea, Romania. AFP
  • Rescue workers help people across a flooded street in Jesenik, Czech Republic, after heavy rain in Eastern Europe. Getty Images
    Rescue workers help people across a flooded street in Jesenik, Czech Republic, after heavy rain in Eastern Europe. Getty Images
  • Muslims gather during Gamou commemorations in Dakar, Senegal, to mark the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed. AFP
    Muslims gather during Gamou commemorations in Dakar, Senegal, to mark the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed. AFP
  • A German police officer in Kehl stops a bus at the border with France. Border controls came back into effect on September 16. AP
    A German police officer in Kehl stops a bus at the border with France. Border controls came back into effect on September 16. AP
  • Abseilers carry out a maintenance survey of the stones on the Hawksmoor Clock Tower at Westminster Abbey, London. PA
    Abseilers carry out a maintenance survey of the stones on the Hawksmoor Clock Tower at Westminster Abbey, London. PA
  • Creations by fashion designer Guo Pei, one of China's leading couture artists, on display during the Guo Pei: Fashioning Imagination exhibition at the M+ art museum in Hong Kong. AFP
    Creations by fashion designer Guo Pei, one of China's leading couture artists, on display during the Guo Pei: Fashioning Imagination exhibition at the M+ art museum in Hong Kong. AFP
  • Rescuers dig for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building in Freetown, Sierra Leone. EPA
    Rescuers dig for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building in Freetown, Sierra Leone. EPA
  • Wildfires burning in Brasilia National Park, Brazil. Reuters
    Wildfires burning in Brasilia National Park, Brazil. Reuters
  • Sunrise over the partially collapsed Carola Bridge on the Elbe river in Dresden, Germany. Reuters
    Sunrise over the partially collapsed Carola Bridge on the Elbe river in Dresden, Germany. Reuters
  • South Korean tightrope walker Seo Joo-hyang performs stunts to celebrate the Chuseok, the Korean version of Thanksgiving, at Namsan Hanok village in Seoul. AP
    South Korean tightrope walker Seo Joo-hyang performs stunts to celebrate the Chuseok, the Korean version of Thanksgiving, at Namsan Hanok village in Seoul. AP
  • Hindu devotees carry the idol of Lord Ganesh for immersion on the last day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Mumbai. Getty Images
    Hindu devotees carry the idol of Lord Ganesh for immersion on the last day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Mumbai. Getty Images
  • Sandbanks at the Solimoes river, near Tefe, Amazonas state, Brazil. Reuters
    Sandbanks at the Solimoes river, near Tefe, Amazonas state, Brazil. Reuters
  • A villager walks over burning charcoal to perform a traditional ritual in Shuangfeng, eastern China. AFP
    A villager walks over burning charcoal to perform a traditional ritual in Shuangfeng, eastern China. AFP
  • People gather as the supermoon rises over St Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor. PA
    People gather as the supermoon rises over St Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor. PA

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September 20, 2024

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India Test squad

Kohli (c), Dhawan, Rahul, Vijay, Pujara, Rahane (vc), Karun, Karthik (wk), Rishabh Pant (wk), Ashwin, Jadeja, Kuldeep, Pandya, Ishant, Shami, Umesh, Bumrah, Thakur

Transgender report
The specs: 2018 Dodge Durango SRT

Price, base / as tested: Dh259,000

Engine: 6.4-litre V8

Power: 475hp @ 6,000rpm

Torque: 640Nm @ 4,300rpm

Transmission: Eight-speed automatic

Fuel consumption, combined: 7.7L / 100km

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Director: James Cameron

Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana

Rating: 4.5/5

More from UAE Human Development Report:
How much sugar is in chocolate Easter eggs?
  • The 169g Crunchie egg has 15.9g of sugar per 25g serving, working out at around 107g of sugar per egg
  • The 190g Maltesers Teasers egg contains 58g of sugar per 100g for the egg and 19.6g of sugar in each of the two Teasers bars that come with it
  • The 188g Smarties egg has 113g of sugar per egg and 22.8g in the tube of Smarties it contains
  • The Milky Bar white chocolate Egg Hunt Pack contains eight eggs at 7.7g of sugar per egg
  • The Cadbury Creme Egg contains 26g of sugar per 40g egg
How to wear a kandura

Dos

  • Wear the right fabric for the right season and occasion 
  • Always ask for the dress code if you don’t know
  • Wear a white kandura, white ghutra / shemagh (headwear) and black shoes for work 
  • Wear 100 per cent cotton under the kandura as most fabrics are polyester

Don’ts 

  • Wear hamdania for work, always wear a ghutra and agal 
  • Buy a kandura only based on how it feels; ask questions about the fabric and understand what you are buying
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'Lost in Space'

Creators: Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless, Irwin Allen

Stars: Molly Parker, Toby Stephens, Maxwell Jenkins

Rating: 4/5

Trump v Khan

2016: Feud begins after Khan criticised Trump’s proposed Muslim travel ban to US

2017: Trump criticises Khan’s ‘no reason to be alarmed’ response to London Bridge terror attacks

2019: Trump calls Khan a “stone cold loser” before first state visit

2019: Trump tweets about “Khan’s Londonistan”, calling him “a national disgrace”

2022:  Khan’s office attributes rise in Islamophobic abuse against the major to hostility stoked during Trump’s presidency

July 2025 During a golfing trip to Scotland, Trump calls Khan “a nasty person”

Sept 2025 Trump blames Khan for London’s “stabbings and the dirt and the filth”.

Dec 2025 Trump suggests migrants got Khan elected, calls him a “horrible, vicious, disgusting mayor”

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