Best photos of December 9: Keir Starmer in Abu Dhabi to Syrians crossing from turkey

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is lead by Director General Yousif Alobaidli and tour guide Mahra (right), as he visits the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, during his visit to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Cyprus. Picture date: Monday December 9, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLITICS MiddleEast. Photo credit should read: Kirsty Wigglesworth/PA Wire
Lewis Hamilton performs donuts at Yas Marina Circuit at the end of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, his last Formula One race as a driver for Mercedes. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Dominic Howard on drums as Muse play live on the closing night of the Formula One festival in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
An annual festival based on pastoral tradition in which huge brooms are set alight and participants playfully hit each other with them, in Jarandilla de la Vera, Caceres, Spain. Reuters
Supporters of Islamic political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam gather at a rally in solidarity with the Palestinian people, in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
Devotees throw rose petals over a Virgin Mary idol during the commemoration of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, in Valparaiso, Chile. AP
Israeli forces conduct a military operation in the Mount Hermon region of Syria. Reuters
After the fall of president Bashar Al Assad, Syrians wait to cross into their homeland at the Oncupinar border gate, near Kilis, southern Turkey. AP

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