• Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is taken to federal court in New York to face charges for crimes including drug trafficking. Bloomberg
    Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is taken to federal court in New York to face charges for crimes including drug trafficking. Bloomberg
  • A Palestinian woman gathers her belongings after an Israeli air strike on central Gaza. Reuters
    A Palestinian woman gathers her belongings after an Israeli air strike on central Gaza. Reuters
  • Syrian Civil Defence personnel battle a fire after renewed clashes between government troops and the Syrian Democratic Forces in Aleppo. Reuters
    Syrian Civil Defence personnel battle a fire after renewed clashes between government troops and the Syrian Democratic Forces in Aleppo. Reuters
  • The Butterfly Gardens Abu Dhabi is home to thousands of butterflies, koi and rainforest wildlife. Victor Besa / The National
    The Butterfly Gardens Abu Dhabi is home to thousands of butterflies, koi and rainforest wildlife. Victor Besa / The National
  • A scout band performs as the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, arrives at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Reuters
    A scout band performs as the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, arrives at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Reuters
  • Camels cross the desert at the site of the fifth stage of the Dakar Rally, in Hail, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    Camels cross the desert at the site of the fifth stage of the Dakar Rally, in Hail, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
  • A residential building in Kyiv bears the scars of Russian drone and missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital. AFP
    A residential building in Kyiv bears the scars of Russian drone and missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital. AFP
  • A protester holds a sign bearing the first name of the woman shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minnesota. EPA
    A protester holds a sign bearing the first name of the woman shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minnesota. EPA
  • People use ropes to cross a river swollen by flash floods in Indonesia's Aceh province. AFP
    People use ropes to cross a river swollen by flash floods in Indonesia's Aceh province. AFP
  • Newly graduated Iraqi military officers take part in a Baghdad parade to mark the 105th anniversary of the founding of army. AFP
    Newly graduated Iraqi military officers take part in a Baghdad parade to mark the 105th anniversary of the founding of army. AFP
  • A woman weeps as she prepares to leave her family home, after harassment by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. AFP
    A woman weeps as she prepares to leave her family home, after harassment by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. AFP
  • Workers fill boxes with raisins in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan. AFP
    Workers fill boxes with raisins in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan. AFP
  • A frozen lake near Budapest, Hungary. Reuters
    A frozen lake near Budapest, Hungary. Reuters
  • A forest fire engulfs Mount Pirque, in Argentina's Patagonia region. AFP
    A forest fire engulfs Mount Pirque, in Argentina's Patagonia region. AFP
  • From left, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Paris talks on security guarantees for Kyiv. AFP
    From left, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Paris talks on security guarantees for Kyiv. AFP
  • Coloured kite strings are arranged ahead of Lohri, the spring festival, in Amritsar, India. AFP
    Coloured kite strings are arranged ahead of Lohri, the spring festival, in Amritsar, India. AFP
  • Miners clash with riot police after taking part in the 'Bolivia is Not for Sale' march against latest legislation and rising fuel prices, in La Paz. Reuters
    Miners clash with riot police after taking part in the 'Bolivia is Not for Sale' march against latest legislation and rising fuel prices, in La Paz. Reuters
  • Australia's Steve Smith uses all his athleticism to dodge a short ball on day three of the fifth Ashes Test vs England in Sydney. Smith finished on 129 not out. AFP
    Australia's Steve Smith uses all his athleticism to dodge a short ball on day three of the fifth Ashes Test vs England in Sydney. Smith finished on 129 not out. AFP
  • The towers of skyscrapers poke through dense fog in Islamabad, Pakistan. AFP
    The towers of skyscrapers poke through dense fog in Islamabad, Pakistan. AFP
  • A man in Donald Trump costume mocks the US President at a protest against American strikes on Venezuela and the capture of its leader Nicolas Maduro, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Reuters
    A man in Donald Trump costume mocks the US President at a protest against American strikes on Venezuela and the capture of its leader Nicolas Maduro, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Reuters
  • A member of staff holds up the head of a 243-kilogram bluefin tuna at the sushi restaurant 'Sushizanmai' in Tokyo after the New Year's auction at Toyosu fish market. A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record $3. 2 million for a giant bluefin tuna at an annual prestigious new year auction in Tokyo's main fish market. AFP
    A member of staff holds up the head of a 243-kilogram bluefin tuna at the sushi restaurant 'Sushizanmai' in Tokyo after the New Year's auction at Toyosu fish market. A Japanese sushi entrepreneur paid a record $3. 2 million for a giant bluefin tuna at an annual prestigious new year auction in Tokyo's main fish market. AFP
  • A migrant warms his hands aboard the rescue ship Ocean Viking operated by the NGO SOS Mediterranee as its sails to Savona port in north-western Italy. AFP
    A migrant warms his hands aboard the rescue ship Ocean Viking operated by the NGO SOS Mediterranee as its sails to Savona port in north-western Italy. AFP
  • Girls in traditional Oromo Karrayyu costumes attend the naming ceremony of the new Oromo Karrayyu traditional leader Abbaa Gadaa in Fentale, Oromia region, Ethiopia. Reuters
    Girls in traditional Oromo Karrayyu costumes attend the naming ceremony of the new Oromo Karrayyu traditional leader Abbaa Gadaa in Fentale, Oromia region, Ethiopia. Reuters
  • A US Air Force F22-Raptor aircraft takes off from José Aponte de la Torre Airport, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. AFP
    A US Air Force F22-Raptor aircraft takes off from José Aponte de la Torre Airport, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. AFP
  • A floral memorial outside Le Constellation bar, after a fatal fire and explosion marred a New Year's Eve party in the Crans-Montana ski resort, Switzerland, leaving at least 40 dead. Reuters
    A floral memorial outside Le Constellation bar, after a fatal fire and explosion marred a New Year's Eve party in the Crans-Montana ski resort, Switzerland, leaving at least 40 dead. Reuters
  • Colourful scenes in the crowd at the Africa Cup of Nations last-16 tie, pitting Senegal against Sudan, in Tangier, Morocco. The Senegalese won 3-1. Reuters
    Colourful scenes in the crowd at the Africa Cup of Nations last-16 tie, pitting Senegal against Sudan, in Tangier, Morocco. The Senegalese won 3-1. Reuters
  • Hindu devotees marking the Swasthani Brata Katha festival on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. AFP
    Hindu devotees marking the Swasthani Brata Katha festival on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. AFP
  • People take part in a tribute to a 16-year-old who died in a fireworks accident on New Year's Eve, in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. EPA
    People take part in a tribute to a 16-year-old who died in a fireworks accident on New Year's Eve, in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. EPA
  • The moon rises behind an idol of the Hindu god Shiva in Ahmedabad, India, on the eve of the Wolf supermoon. AFP
    The moon rises behind an idol of the Hindu god Shiva in Ahmedabad, India, on the eve of the Wolf supermoon. AFP
  • Visitors and delegates arrive at the 1 Billion Followers Summit in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Visitors and delegates arrive at the 1 Billion Followers Summit in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National

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