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The sun rises behind the Grand Camlica Mosque as the Bosphorus in Istanbul is shrouded in fog. Reuters -
Yachts compete in the Barcolana, the world's largest regatta, off the coast of Trieste, Italy. Reuters -
Indian rail workers survey the site of a derailment after two trains collided at Kavaraipettai Station, 40km north of Chennai. AFP -
From left, US President Joe Biden and former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton attend a memorial for Ethel Kennedy, widow of Robert F. Kennedy, in Washington, DC. EPA -
People try to extricate the injured from the rubble of a collapsed building after Israeli bombs were dropped on Jabalia, northern Gaza. AFP -
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te visits a naval base in Taoyuan after China carried out military drills near the island. AFP -
Hindu priests lead evening prayers on the banks of the Ganges in Varanasi, India's Uttar Pradesh state. AFP -
The aftermath of Israeli air strikes on Nabatieh, southern Lebanon. Getty Images -
The Hunter's supermoon rises behind the Berlin TV Tower. AP -
Clowning around at the opening ceremony of Dubai's Global Village. Pawan Singh / The National -
The Hunter's supermoon soars above Edinburgh Castle. PA -
Shinto priests bow during a ritual at the autumn festival at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. Reuters -
Buddhist devotees observe a full moon day at a temple in the Kelaniya suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. EPA -
Relatives and friends of Israelis taken hostage on October 7, 2023, block a road in Jerusalem to pray for their release at the start of the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. AFP -
A moment of peace as police officers take position to control a public protest against rising crime levels in Lima, Peru. EPA -
Devotees take part in the Sindoor Khela ritual, in which married women anoint each other with vermilion powder, in Varanasi, India. AFP -
Devotees pay tribute to Brazil's national patroness at the Basilica of the National Shrine in Aparecida, Sao Paulo. AFP -
Comet Tsuchinshan darts over Trona Pinnacles, California. Reuters -
Minima Sherpa lifts his son, Nima Rinji Sherpa, 18, who has become the youngest person to climb the world’s 14 highest peaks, in Kathmandu, Nepal. AP -
Pigeons fly past a statue of Guanyin, a deity venerated in Buddhism for her compassion, at a temple in Keelung, Taiwan. Reuters -
A Palestine mountain gazelle in the wilderness near the village of Dura Al Qara, north-east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. AFP -
Visitors queueing outside Soumaya Museum in Mexico City. AFP -
Navy personnel stand in position on the combat supply ship FGS Frankfurt am Main as it arrives at Port Klang in Kuala Lumpur. AP -
Alreem Alduways of Team Al Nassr, left, competes against Sahaf Alshammari of Team AlUla in women's taekwondo at the Saudi Games 2024. Getty Images -
Fishermen and environmental workers attach a tow line to a dead humpback whale washed up in Cape Town. Reuters -
A stand at the International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems at Adnec in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National -
Mars by artist Luke Jerram is unveiled at Gloucester Cathedral in England. PA -
It's difficult to navigate this flooded street amid heavy rainfall in Chennai. AFP -
Mount Lewotobi spews volcanic ash from its crater during an eruption as seen from Duripali village in Flores, Indonesia. AFP -
Libyan horsemen and motorcyclists take part in the reopening of a renovated sports complex in Libya's eastern coastal city of Derna. AFP
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