• Herders take a short cut with their caravan of camels back to a farm in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    Herders take a short cut with their caravan of camels back to a farm in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
  • Members of the UK's Coldstream Guards board a train from London to Berwick-Upon-Tweed, ahead of a parade to mark the 375th anniversary of the regiment. Getty Images
    Members of the UK's Coldstream Guards board a train from London to Berwick-Upon-Tweed, ahead of a parade to mark the 375th anniversary of the regiment. Getty Images
  • A Palestinian man raises his hands before he is shot dead by Israeli forces during a raid in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. Reuters
    A Palestinian man raises his hands before he is shot dead by Israeli forces during a raid in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. Reuters
  • An injured Palestinian woman is rescued from the rubble after an Israeli strike in northern Gaza. AFP
    An injured Palestinian woman is rescued from the rubble after an Israeli strike in northern Gaza. AFP
  • Cars burn in downtown Nairobi after protesters clashed with police during a demonstration over the death in custody of Kenyan blogger Albert Ojwang. AFP
    Cars burn in downtown Nairobi after protesters clashed with police during a demonstration over the death in custody of Kenyan blogger Albert Ojwang. AFP
  • Injured men sit on a roadside in Tehran after Israel launched a large-scale attack on Iran. Reuters
    Injured men sit on a roadside in Tehran after Israel launched a large-scale attack on Iran. Reuters
  • A fire service official surveys the wreckage of the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft that crashed in Ahmedabad, western India. Reuters
    A fire service official surveys the wreckage of the Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft that crashed in Ahmedabad, western India. Reuters
  • An AH-64 Apache attack helicopter prepares to land on the National Mall near the Capitol in Washington, ahead of the US Army's 250th birthday celebration and parade. Reuters
    An AH-64 Apache attack helicopter prepares to land on the National Mall near the Capitol in Washington, ahead of the US Army's 250th birthday celebration and parade. Reuters
  • Women in traditional Chinese costumes walk through the Hongyadong Folk Custom Scene Area in Chongqing, China. Reuters
    Women in traditional Chinese costumes walk through the Hongyadong Folk Custom Scene Area in Chongqing, China. Reuters
  • A worker climbs the balloon that lit up the French capital's skyline during the 2024 Olympics, as it returns with an electric flame to the Tuileries Gardens, renamed the Paris Cauldron. Reuters
    A worker climbs the balloon that lit up the French capital's skyline during the 2024 Olympics, as it returns with an electric flame to the Tuileries Gardens, renamed the Paris Cauldron. Reuters
  • A firefighter works at the site of a Russian drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
    A firefighter works at the site of a Russian drone strike in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters
  • French matador Sebastien Castella concentrates during the parade before his bullfight at the Pentecost Feria in Nimes, southern France. AFP
    French matador Sebastien Castella concentrates during the parade before his bullfight at the Pentecost Feria in Nimes, southern France. AFP
  • Stone sarcophagi from the Ancient Egyptian Late period (7th-4th centuries BC) displayed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo's central Tahrir Square. AFP
    Stone sarcophagi from the Ancient Egyptian Late period (7th-4th centuries BC) displayed at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo's central Tahrir Square. AFP
  • An auctioneer oversees bidding for a Labubu figurine in Beijing, China. Reuters
    An auctioneer oversees bidding for a Labubu figurine in Beijing, China. Reuters
  • US police detain a protester near City Hall after immigration raids in Los Angeles. AFP
    US police detain a protester near City Hall after immigration raids in Los Angeles. AFP
  • US soldiers take part in a parade as Washington’s Continental Army at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Virginia. AP
    US soldiers take part in a parade as Washington’s Continental Army at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Virginia. AP
  • The Eiffel Tower and Sacre Coeur basilica are illuminated against the night sky in Paris. AFP
    The Eiffel Tower and Sacre Coeur basilica are illuminated against the night sky in Paris. AFP
  • From left: German, Brazilian, French, British, Australian, Canadian, United States, Swiss and Danish SailGP teams compete during the Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix in New York Harbour. AFP
    From left: German, Brazilian, French, British, Australian, Canadian, United States, Swiss and Danish SailGP teams compete during the Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix in New York Harbour. AFP
  • Pilgrims light candles at the shrine of El Rocio near Aznalcazar, Spain, during the annual pilgrimage in which hundreds of thousands of devotees of the Virgin del Rocio converge in and around the shrine. AP Photo
    Pilgrims light candles at the shrine of El Rocio near Aznalcazar, Spain, during the annual pilgrimage in which hundreds of thousands of devotees of the Virgin del Rocio converge in and around the shrine. AP Photo
  • A protester waves a Mexican flag as smoke rises from a burning car on Atlantic Boulevard during a stand-off by protesters and US law enforcement following detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Paramount, Los Angeles County, California. Reuters
    A protester waves a Mexican flag as smoke rises from a burning car on Atlantic Boulevard during a stand-off by protesters and US law enforcement following detentions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Paramount, Los Angeles County, California. Reuters
  • A woman poses for a photo next to lotus flowers in West Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA
    A woman poses for a photo next to lotus flowers in West Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam. EPA
  • People watch the sacrificial slaughter of a camel in celebration of Eid Al Adha in Lahore, Pakistan. Reuters
    People watch the sacrificial slaughter of a camel in celebration of Eid Al Adha in Lahore, Pakistan. Reuters
  • Catholic pilgrims carry the statue of the Virgin of El Rocio during a procession in Almonte in the province of Huelva, southern Spain. EPA
    Catholic pilgrims carry the statue of the Virgin of El Rocio during a procession in Almonte in the province of Huelva, southern Spain. EPA
  • A police officer's face is seen through a hole in a protester's sign, at an immigration demonstration in Los Angeles. AFP
    A police officer's face is seen through a hole in a protester's sign, at an immigration demonstration in Los Angeles. AFP
  • Fans gather to see members of K-pop boy band BTS in Chuncheon, after their release from 18 months of mandatory military service in South Korea. AFP
    Fans gather to see members of K-pop boy band BTS in Chuncheon, after their release from 18 months of mandatory military service in South Korea. AFP
  • A Palestinian man runs for cover during an Israeli military attack on Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. EPA
    A Palestinian man runs for cover during an Israeli military attack on Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. EPA
  • A vehicle is set alight during an anti-immigration protest in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. AFP
    A vehicle is set alight during an anti-immigration protest in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. AFP
  • A demonstrator faces off with police officers during a protest against deportations by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, outside New York City's federal buildings. AFP
    A demonstrator faces off with police officers during a protest against deportations by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, outside New York City's federal buildings. AFP
  • Zegna's spring/summer 2026 runway show at Dubai Opera. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Zegna's spring/summer 2026 runway show at Dubai Opera. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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UK’s AI plan
  • AI ambassadors such as MIT economist Simon Johnson, Monzo cofounder Tom Blomfield and Google DeepMind’s Raia Hadsell
  • £10bn AI growth zone in South Wales to create 5,000 jobs
  • £100m of government support for startups building AI hardware products
  • £250m to train new AI models
UAE v Ireland

1st ODI, UAE win by 6 wickets

2nd ODI, January 12

3rd ODI, January 14

4th ODI, January 16

Sole survivors
  • Cecelia Crocker was on board Northwest Airlines Flight 255 in 1987 when it crashed in Detroit, killing 154 people, including her parents and brother. The plane had hit a light pole on take off
  • George Lamson Jr, from Minnesota, was on a Galaxy Airlines flight that crashed in Reno in 1985, killing 68 people. His entire seat was launched out of the plane
  • Bahia Bakari, then 12, survived when a Yemenia Airways flight crashed near the Comoros in 2009, killing 152. She was found clinging to wreckage after floating in the ocean for 13 hours.
  • Jim Polehinke was the co-pilot and sole survivor of a 2006 Comair flight that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49.
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Avatar: Fire and Ash

Director: James Cameron

Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana

Rating: 4.5/5

Stage 2

1. Mathieu van der Poel (NED) Alpecin-Fenix 4:18:30

2. Tadej Pogacar (SLV) UAE Team Emirates 0:00:06

3.  Primoz Roglic (SLV) Jumbo-Visma 0:00:06

4. Wilco Kelderman (NED) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:06

5. Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) Deceuninck-QuickStep 0:00:08

Updated: June 13, 2025, 6:02 PM
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