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  • Celebrating 10 years of the National Service Program. 26,000 recruits and their families will gather at Al Samih to comemorate Stand of Allegiance to the UAE. Victor Besa / The National
    Celebrating 10 years of the National Service Program. 26,000 recruits and their families will gather at Al Samih to comemorate Stand of Allegiance to the UAE. Victor Besa / The National
  • The restored Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris is illuminated ahead of its reopening. AFP
    The restored Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris is illuminated ahead of its reopening. AFP
  • A fisherman casts his line in the Shatt al Arab river, formed at the confluence of the Tigris and the Euphrates, in Iraq's southern city of Basra. AFP
    A fisherman casts his line in the Shatt al Arab river, formed at the confluence of the Tigris and the Euphrates, in Iraq's southern city of Basra. AFP
  • A Syrian Kurdish woman, fleeing the fighting north of Aleppo, leans on a bullet-riddled wall after arriving in Tabqa, on the western outskirts of Raqqa, Syria. AFP
    A Syrian Kurdish woman, fleeing the fighting north of Aleppo, leans on a bullet-riddled wall after arriving in Tabqa, on the western outskirts of Raqqa, Syria. AFP
  • US first lady Jill Biden visits Qasr Al Hosn in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    US first lady Jill Biden visits Qasr Al Hosn in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • The aftermath of a motorcycle bomb attack on a toll point in Pamplonita, Norte de Santander province, Colombia. AFP
    The aftermath of a motorcycle bomb attack on a toll point in Pamplonita, Norte de Santander province, Colombia. AFP
  • Christmas trees are felled at the Stockeld Park plantation in Yorkshire, northern England. PA
    Christmas trees are felled at the Stockeld Park plantation in Yorkshire, northern England. PA
  • Livio Hiltbrand of Switzerland competes in the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Men's Downhill Training at Beaver Creek Resort in Colorado, US. AFP
    Livio Hiltbrand of Switzerland competes in the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Men's Downhill Training at Beaver Creek Resort in Colorado, US. AFP
  • Eid Al Etihad fireworks at Dubai Festival City Mall. Pawan Singh / The National
    Eid Al Etihad fireworks at Dubai Festival City Mall. Pawan Singh / The National
  • A tower at Abu Dhabi Plaza pokes out of a thick blanket of fog above Astana in Kazakhstan. Reuters
    A tower at Abu Dhabi Plaza pokes out of a thick blanket of fog above Astana in Kazakhstan. Reuters
  • Displaced Palestinians stand amid the damage after Israeli air strikes hit makeshift shelters near the Abu Hmayseh school in Bureij refugee camp, in central Gaza. AFP
    Displaced Palestinians stand amid the damage after Israeli air strikes hit makeshift shelters near the Abu Hmayseh school in Bureij refugee camp, in central Gaza. AFP
  • Filipino protesters demanding higher wages face police during a rally to mark the 161th anniversary of the birth of revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio in Manila. EPA
    Filipino protesters demanding higher wages face police during a rally to mark the 161th anniversary of the birth of revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio in Manila. EPA
  • French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris to start the countdown to its re-opening and a weekend of ceremonies, five years after the devastating fire that toppled its spire. AFP
    French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris to start the countdown to its re-opening and a weekend of ceremonies, five years after the devastating fire that toppled its spire. AFP
  • British Mercedes driver George Russell on the track during qualifying ahead of the Qatar Formula One Grand Prix at Lusail International Circuit. Getty Images
    British Mercedes driver George Russell on the track during qualifying ahead of the Qatar Formula One Grand Prix at Lusail International Circuit. Getty Images
  • Mourners pay their respects to Ukrainian officer Pavlo Vedybida, also known as 'Obolonchik', in Independence Square, Kyiv. AP
    Mourners pay their respects to Ukrainian officer Pavlo Vedybida, also known as 'Obolonchik', in Independence Square, Kyiv. AP
  • Japan's Kokone Kondo competes in the women's Freeski Big Air during the FIS Snowboard & Freeski Big Air World Cup in Beijing. AFP
    Japan's Kokone Kondo competes in the women's Freeski Big Air during the FIS Snowboard & Freeski Big Air World Cup in Beijing. AFP
  • People gather to commemorate Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah at the site where he was killed, in the Haret Hreik neighbourhood of southern Beirut. EPA
    People gather to commemorate Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah at the site where he was killed, in the Haret Hreik neighbourhood of southern Beirut. EPA
  • A Spider-Man balloon passes through a street during a Christmas festival in Santiago, Chile. AP
    A Spider-Man balloon passes through a street during a Christmas festival in Santiago, Chile. AP
  • Fishermen empty their nets on a beach in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. AFP
    Fishermen empty their nets on a beach in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. AFP
  • Anti-regime fighters pose for a picture with an army helicopter at the Nayrab military airport in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. AFP
    Anti-regime fighters pose for a picture with an army helicopter at the Nayrab military airport in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo. AFP
  • Some of the 2,500 panda sculptures displayed at Hong Kong International Airport for the Panda Go! exhibition. AP
    Some of the 2,500 panda sculptures displayed at Hong Kong International Airport for the Panda Go! exhibition. AP
  • Thai royal guards at the 72nd birthday celebration for King Maha Vajiralongkorn at Dusit Palace in Bangkok. AFP
    Thai royal guards at the 72nd birthday celebration for King Maha Vajiralongkorn at Dusit Palace in Bangkok. AFP
  • Winter clouds cast shadows over Al Qudra desert, in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Winter clouds cast shadows over Al Qudra desert, in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • An Israeli soldier holds a rifle near a hospital in Tubas, in the occupied West Bank. Reuters
    An Israeli soldier holds a rifle near a hospital in Tubas, in the occupied West Bank. Reuters
  • Police detain a supporter of farmers' unions during a sit-in protest at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border in Noida, India. AFP
    Police detain a supporter of farmers' unions during a sit-in protest at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border in Noida, India. AFP
  • A man walks past a home damaged by floodwater in Tumpat, Malaysia. AFP
    A man walks past a home damaged by floodwater in Tumpat, Malaysia. AFP
  • A militant on seized Syrian army military equipment that was abandoned on the motorway to Damascus. AFP
    A militant on seized Syrian army military equipment that was abandoned on the motorway to Damascus. AFP
  • Anti-government protesters launch fireworks towards police during a sixth consecutive day of mass demonstrations against the government's postponement of EU accession talks, in central Tbilisi. AFP
    Anti-government protesters launch fireworks towards police during a sixth consecutive day of mass demonstrations against the government's postponement of EU accession talks, in central Tbilisi. AFP
  • South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung looks on as people hold placards that read 'Step down President Yoon Suk Yeol' and 'Investigate his act of rebellion immediately'. Reuters
    South Korea's main opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung looks on as people hold placards that read 'Step down President Yoon Suk Yeol' and 'Investigate his act of rebellion immediately'. Reuters
  • A camel caravan moves across the Erg Chebbi sand dunes in the Sahara desert outside Merzouga, Morocco. Reuters
    A camel caravan moves across the Erg Chebbi sand dunes in the Sahara desert outside Merzouga, Morocco. Reuters

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December 06, 2024

Updated: December 06, 2024, 6:02 PM
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