Best photos of December 8: Fall of Assad anniversary to Bridge Summit in Abu Dhabi

DAMASCUS, SYRIA - DECEMBER 8: Hundreds of people gather in Umayyad Square waving Syrian flags and celebrating the first anniversary of the fall of the 61-year Baath regime in Damascus, Syria, on December 8, 2025. Izz Aldien Alqasem / Anadolu (Photo by Izz Aldien Alqasem / Anadolu via AFP)
People gather for a congregational rain-seeking prayer at a park in Peshawar, Pakistan. EPA
Dal Lake on a cold morning in Srinagar, Indian Kashmir. Reuters
Staff members at Budapest Zoo provide care to a three-month-old tiger that was seized having been kept illegally. AFP
Fireworks explode above a Christmas tree beside the Muhammad Al Amine Mosque in Beirut. EPA
A mahout riding a Sumatran elephant helps clear tree debris following flash floods in Meureudu, Indonesia. AFP
A duck-shaped hot air balloon during the Expo Transporte event at Francisco de Miranda Air Base in Caracas, Venezuela. AFP
The Bridge media summit at Adnec in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson/The National

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December 08, 2025

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