• TOPSHOT - This photograph taken on September 12, 2025 above Gletsch, in the Swiss Alps, shows two mountaineers hicking on the Rhone Glacier. Switzerland's glaciers, which are disproportionately impacted by climate change, have shed a quarter of their mass in the past decade alone, a study warned amid concerns the melt is accelerating. In 2025, glacial melting in Switzerland was once again "enormous", the Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland (GLAMOS) network said, adding it was close to the record set in 2022. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
    TOPSHOT - This photograph taken on September 12, 2025 above Gletsch, in the Swiss Alps, shows two mountaineers hicking on the Rhone Glacier. Switzerland's glaciers, which are disproportionately impacted by climate change, have shed a quarter of their mass in the past decade alone, a study warned amid concerns the melt is accelerating. In 2025, glacial melting in Switzerland was once again "enormous", the Glacier Monitoring in Switzerland (GLAMOS) network said, adding it was close to the record set in 2022. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
  • New York Knicks centre Mitchell Robinson (23) is double teamed by Philadelphia 76ers VJ Edgecombe (77) and Dominick Barlow (25) during the NBA Abu Dhabi match at Etihad Arena. Victor Besa / The National
    New York Knicks centre Mitchell Robinson (23) is double teamed by Philadelphia 76ers VJ Edgecombe (77) and Dominick Barlow (25) during the NBA Abu Dhabi match at Etihad Arena. Victor Besa / The National
  • Lava fountains shooting up as Kilauea erupts at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. AP
    Lava fountains shooting up as Kilauea erupts at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. AP
  • The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, an ophthalmic teaching hospital on board an aircraft, at Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    The Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, an ophthalmic teaching hospital on board an aircraft, at Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A man rests beside the bodies of earthquake victims outside Cebu Provincial Hospital in Bogo City, Philippines. AP
    A man rests beside the bodies of earthquake victims outside Cebu Provincial Hospital in Bogo City, Philippines. AP
  • A demonstrator is photographed trying to hit police officers with a stick, during a march to mark the 57th anniversary of the 1968 Tlatelolco Square massacre, in which students were shot dead by the military, in Mexico City. Reuters
    A demonstrator is photographed trying to hit police officers with a stick, during a march to mark the 57th anniversary of the 1968 Tlatelolco Square massacre, in which students were shot dead by the military, in Mexico City. Reuters
  • Sompal Kami bowls as Nepal take on the West Indies in a three-match T20 series, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Sompal Kami bowls as Nepal take on the West Indies in a three-match T20 series, at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A man walks through the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington on the second day of a partial shutdown of the federal government. Reuters
    A man walks through the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington on the second day of a partial shutdown of the federal government. Reuters
  • Firefighters work at the Barabashovo market site after a Russian drone strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Reuters
    Firefighters work at the Barabashovo market site after a Russian drone strike in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Reuters
  • A shopping mall in Hong Kong displays Chinese and Hong Kong flags on China's 76th National Day. Reuters
    A shopping mall in Hong Kong displays Chinese and Hong Kong flags on China's 76th National Day. Reuters
  • Asylum seeker Monica Moreta-Galarza, from Ecuador, is tackled to the floor by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer inside a court building in Manhattan, New York. Reuters
    Asylum seeker Monica Moreta-Galarza, from Ecuador, is tackled to the floor by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer inside a court building in Manhattan, New York. Reuters
  • A lightning bolt flashes through the night sky in Kathmandu, Nepal. Reuters
    A lightning bolt flashes through the night sky in Kathmandu, Nepal. Reuters
  • Members of the US military attend a meeting convened by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. Reuters
    Members of the US military attend a meeting convened by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia. Reuters
  • Demonstrators gather to support Palestinians and to protest against the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, near the Colosseum in Rome. AFP
    Demonstrators gather to support Palestinians and to protest against the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, near the Colosseum in Rome. AFP
  • An Iraqi porter pulls a cart through the alleys of Saray Market in central Baghdad. AFP
    An Iraqi porter pulls a cart through the alleys of Saray Market in central Baghdad. AFP
  • Cua Lo beach after Typhoon Bualoi made a landfall in Nghe An province, Vietnam. AFP
    Cua Lo beach after Typhoon Bualoi made a landfall in Nghe An province, Vietnam. AFP
  • People pay tribute at a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi on his birthday, in Amritsar, India. AFP
    People pay tribute at a portrait of Mahatma Gandhi on his birthday, in Amritsar, India. AFP
  • A cyclist carries colourful bamboo baskets to sell in Prayagraj, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India. AP
    A cyclist carries colourful bamboo baskets to sell in Prayagraj, in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India. AP
  • A Palestinian runs for cover as the Israel military bombards Gaza city. EPA
    A Palestinian runs for cover as the Israel military bombards Gaza city. EPA
  • Demonstrators protesting against electricity and water cuts confront riot police in Antananarivo, Madagascar. AP
    Demonstrators protesting against electricity and water cuts confront riot police in Antananarivo, Madagascar. AP
  • Displaced Palestinian children search for firewood and plastic at a landfill site in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. AP
    Displaced Palestinian children search for firewood and plastic at a landfill site in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. AP
  • Britain's Princess Anne visits a salt therapy room at a rehabilitation centre for Ukrainian war veterans in Kyiv. Getty Images
    Britain's Princess Anne visits a salt therapy room at a rehabilitation centre for Ukrainian war veterans in Kyiv. Getty Images
  • A member of Bahrain's delegation walks past Vatican Swiss Guards after the arrival of Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa for a private meeting with Pope Leo XIV, in the Courtyard of St Damasus. AP
    A member of Bahrain's delegation walks past Vatican Swiss Guards after the arrival of Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa for a private meeting with Pope Leo XIV, in the Courtyard of St Damasus. AP
  • Students watch as rescuers search for survivors after a building collapsed at an Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java province, Indonesia. AFP
    Students watch as rescuers search for survivors after a building collapsed at an Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java province, Indonesia. AFP
  • An Indian priest performs the ritual of arti in honour of the Goddess Durga during the Durga Puja Hindu festival in Mumbai, India. EPA
    An Indian priest performs the ritual of arti in honour of the Goddess Durga during the Durga Puja Hindu festival in Mumbai, India. EPA
  • Members of the clergy attend a Mass for the Jubilee of Catechists, led by Pope Leo XIV, in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Reuters
    Members of the clergy attend a Mass for the Jubilee of Catechists, led by Pope Leo XIV, in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Reuters
  • A young rider prepares his steed for a race at the Maralal International Camel Derby in Kenya. AFP
    A young rider prepares his steed for a race at the Maralal International Camel Derby in Kenya. AFP
  • Samburu women gather to perform traditional dances in celebration after a race, part of the 32nd Maralal International Camel Derby celebrations, in Kenya. AFP
    Samburu women gather to perform traditional dances in celebration after a race, part of the 32nd Maralal International Camel Derby celebrations, in Kenya. AFP
  • An ambulance carrying the dead and injured makes its way through the crowd after a crush at a political rally in the Karur district of Tamil Nadu, India. Dozens were killed. AFP
    An ambulance carrying the dead and injured makes its way through the crowd after a crush at a political rally in the Karur district of Tamil Nadu, India. Dozens were killed. AFP
  • Children leave after a ceremony in memory of national heroes on Martyrs' Day in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China. EPA
    Children leave after a ceremony in memory of national heroes on Martyrs' Day in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China. EPA

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October 03, 2025

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