Best photos of December 2: National Day horse parade to landslide in Sri Lanka

  • A horse parade to mark Eid Al Etihad, or National Day, at Al Shahama Equestrian Club, Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    A horse parade to mark Eid Al Etihad, or National Day, at Al Shahama Equestrian Club, Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Enthusiasts gather to watch drivers drifting in the desert of Umm Al Quwain. AFP
    Enthusiasts gather to watch drivers drifting in the desert of Umm Al Quwain. AFP
  • Children wait to welcome Pope Leo XIV to the De la Croix Hospital in Jal El Dib, Lebanon. EPA
    Children wait to welcome Pope Leo XIV to the De la Croix Hospital in Jal El Dib, Lebanon. EPA
  • Israeli troops demolish the house of Palestinian detainee Abdul Karim Sanoubar in Nablus, the occupied West Bank. EPA
    Israeli troops demolish the house of Palestinian detainee Abdul Karim Sanoubar in Nablus, the occupied West Bank. EPA
  • People buy oranges at a wholesale fruit market in Lahore, Pakistan. AP
    People buy oranges at a wholesale fruit market in Lahore, Pakistan. AP
  • A Somali trader carries a fish at Liido beach in Mogadishu. Reuters
    A Somali trader carries a fish at Liido beach in Mogadishu. Reuters
  • Air force helicopters carry flags during the Laos national day military parade in the capital, Vientiane. AFP
    Air force helicopters carry flags during the Laos national day military parade in the capital, Vientiane. AFP
  • People scour the site of a landslide for survivors after heavy rainfall following Cyclone Ditwah in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Reuters
    People scour the site of a landslide for survivors after heavy rainfall following Cyclone Ditwah in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Reuters