Best Photos of November 18: from Kartika month to Mamdani in a soup kitchen


  • Hindu devotees light Diyas, oil lamps made from clay or mud, to mark the auspicious last Monday of the Kartika month, at a temple in Bangalore, India. EPA
    Hindu devotees light Diyas, oil lamps made from clay or mud, to mark the auspicious last Monday of the Kartika month, at a temple in Bangalore, India. EPA
  • The second Manar Abu Dhabi second public light art exhibition has opened in the UAE capital. Victor Besa / The National
    The second Manar Abu Dhabi second public light art exhibition has opened in the UAE capital. Victor Besa / The National
  • An Australian farmer surrounded by sheep as he directs his dogs to move them in New South Wales. AFP
    An Australian farmer surrounded by sheep as he directs his dogs to move them in New South Wales. AFP
  • This two-toed sloth is a new resident of the Lodz Zoo in Poland. EPA
    This two-toed sloth is a new resident of the Lodz Zoo in Poland. EPA
  • People dressed as Pepino, a harlequin-type character, demonstrate in La Paz, Bolivia, against the alleged appropriation of the character in a religious festival. EPA
    People dressed as Pepino, a harlequin-type character, demonstrate in La Paz, Bolivia, against the alleged appropriation of the character in a religious festival. EPA
  • The Saint Laurent Chapel in Montmorillon, central France, is deteriorating due to lack of use, prompting ministerial attention this week. AFP
    The Saint Laurent Chapel in Montmorillon, central France, is deteriorating due to lack of use, prompting ministerial attention this week. AFP
  • Fursan Al Emarat display team put on a spectacular performance at the Dubai Airshow 2025. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Fursan Al Emarat display team put on a spectacular performance at the Dubai Airshow 2025. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani serves food in a soup kitchen in the Bronx as the grapples with food insecurity affecting nearly 1.8 million residents. EPA
    New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani serves food in a soup kitchen in the Bronx as the grapples with food insecurity affecting nearly 1.8 million residents. EPA