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  • A composite image shows athletes in the women's freestyle slopestyle qualification round at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy. Getty Images
    A composite image shows athletes in the women's freestyle slopestyle qualification round at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Italy. Getty Images
  • A member of Thailand's Pheu Thai Party with his face painted with the electoral number and name of the party's lead candidate for prime minister, Yodchanan Wongsawat, during a rally in Bangkok. EPA
    A member of Thailand's Pheu Thai Party with his face painted with the electoral number and name of the party's lead candidate for prime minister, Yodchanan Wongsawat, during a rally in Bangkok. EPA
  • A supporter wears a vest with an image depicting Hussein Al Houthi, founder of the Houthi rebel movement, in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters
    A supporter wears a vest with an image depicting Hussein Al Houthi, founder of the Houthi rebel movement, in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters
  • A Palestinian youth stands on the ruins of a destroyed building in Zahra, southwest of Nuseirat, central Gaza. AFP
    A Palestinian youth stands on the ruins of a destroyed building in Zahra, southwest of Nuseirat, central Gaza. AFP
  • Mourners gather for the funeral of Saif Al Islam Qaddafi, the slain son of former Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, in Bani Walid, Libya. EPA
    Mourners gather for the funeral of Saif Al Islam Qaddafi, the slain son of former Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi, in Bani Walid, Libya. EPA
  • The pack rides during the annual Muscat Classic cycling race, in Oman's capital. AFP
    The pack rides during the annual Muscat Classic cycling race, in Oman's capital. AFP
  • Motorists drive on the unofficial ice road between the mainland and Vormsi island in Estonia, amid low water levels that enable the freezing of the Baltic Sea. Reuters
    Motorists drive on the unofficial ice road between the mainland and Vormsi island in Estonia, amid low water levels that enable the freezing of the Baltic Sea. Reuters
  • The Open Masters Games 2026 get under way at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi. Ahmed Ramzan/The National
    The Open Masters Games 2026 get under way at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi. Ahmed Ramzan/The National
  • Damage caused by flooding inside a Catholic church in Xai-Xai, in the Gaza province of Mozambique. AFP
    Damage caused by flooding inside a Catholic church in Xai-Xai, in the Gaza province of Mozambique. AFP
  • Mourners at the funeral of a victim of a suicide bombing at a mosque in Islamabad. AFP
    Mourners at the funeral of a victim of a suicide bombing at a mosque in Islamabad. AFP
  • Rescue teams search for survivors after a building collapsed in Tripoli, Lebanon. EPA
    Rescue teams search for survivors after a building collapsed in Tripoli, Lebanon. EPA
  • US Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, visit the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan. Getty Images
    US Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, visit the Tsitsernakaberd Armenian Genocide Memorial in Yerevan. Getty Images
  • A thick veil of fog blankets Al Salmiya district of Kuwait City. AFP
    A thick veil of fog blankets Al Salmiya district of Kuwait City. AFP
  • Palestinians watch a game of five-a-side football on a pitch surrounded by the rubble of Gaza city. AFP
    Palestinians watch a game of five-a-side football on a pitch surrounded by the rubble of Gaza city. AFP
  • A StarSky airliner carrying 55 people after it crash-landed while taking off in Mogadishu, Somalia. No injuries were reported. AFP
    A StarSky airliner carrying 55 people after it crash-landed while taking off in Mogadishu, Somalia. No injuries were reported. AFP
  • Swordsmith Akihira Kawasaki, right, and apprentice Toru Watanabe at work in Saitama prefecture, Japan. AFP
    Swordsmith Akihira Kawasaki, right, and apprentice Toru Watanabe at work in Saitama prefecture, Japan. AFP
  • A child holds an Iranian flag next to a missile on display during the 47th anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Tehran. Reuters
    A child holds an Iranian flag next to a missile on display during the 47th anniversary of the Islamic revolution in Tehran. Reuters
  • US Secretary of State Marco Rubio leaves the White House for a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Blair House in Washington, DC. AFP
    US Secretary of State Marco Rubio leaves the White House for a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Blair House in Washington, DC. AFP
  • Lightning strikes near the Christ the Redeemer monument in Rio de Janeiro. EPA
    Lightning strikes near the Christ the Redeemer monument in Rio de Janeiro. EPA
  • Damage after Cyclone Gezani tore through the port city of Toamasina in Madagascar. Reuters
    Damage after Cyclone Gezani tore through the port city of Toamasina in Madagascar. Reuters
  • Le Constellation bar owner Jessica, centre, arrives at a hearing in Sion focused on the deadly fire at the Swiss ski resort on New Year's Eve. AFP
    Le Constellation bar owner Jessica, centre, arrives at a hearing in Sion focused on the deadly fire at the Swiss ski resort on New Year's Eve. AFP
  • The UAE Flower Farm in full bloom in Ras Al Khaimah. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    The UAE Flower Farm in full bloom in Ras Al Khaimah. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Animenia Abu Dhabi, a celebration of anime and Japanese culture, is held at Manarat Al Saadiyat. Victor Besa / The National
    Animenia Abu Dhabi, a celebration of anime and Japanese culture, is held at Manarat Al Saadiyat. Victor Besa / The National
  • Officials and aid workers gather at Khalifa Port as the UAE’s Mother of the Nation aid ship prepares to set sail for Gaza. Ahmed Ramzan / The National
    Officials and aid workers gather at Khalifa Port as the UAE’s Mother of the Nation aid ship prepares to set sail for Gaza. Ahmed Ramzan / The National
  • Competitors take aim during the recurve archery event at the Open Masters Games in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    Competitors take aim during the recurve archery event at the Open Masters Games in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
  • US figure skater Ilia Malinin performs a backflip in the men's singles short programme, at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games. AFP
    US figure skater Ilia Malinin performs a backflip in the men's singles short programme, at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games. AFP
  • The UK's Prince William tours the Sharaan Nature Reserve in AlUla, during an official visit to Saudi Arabia. Getty Images
    The UK's Prince William tours the Sharaan Nature Reserve in AlUla, during an official visit to Saudi Arabia. Getty Images
  • Flooding causes part of a road to collapse after heavy rain in Coimbra, Portugal. EPA
    Flooding causes part of a road to collapse after heavy rain in Coimbra, Portugal. EPA
  • A gaggle of Canadian geese cross the South Lawn of the White House. AFP
    A gaggle of Canadian geese cross the South Lawn of the White House. AFP
  • Fog blankets Dubai. Authorities issued safety warnings to the public during the challenging conditions. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Fog blankets Dubai. Authorities issued safety warnings to the public during the challenging conditions. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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February 13, 2026

Updated: February 13, 2026, 6:00 PM
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