• UAE charity The Giving Family prepares to hold an iftar event in Dubai's Al Quoz area. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    UAE charity The Giving Family prepares to hold an iftar event in Dubai's Al Quoz area. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Protesters gather in Buenos Aires to show their opposition to a labour reform plan in Argentina. EPA
    Protesters gather in Buenos Aires to show their opposition to a labour reform plan in Argentina. EPA
  • People flee a formerly Kurdish-controlled area of Aleppo, in Syria. Getty images
    People flee a formerly Kurdish-controlled area of Aleppo, in Syria. Getty images
  • Britain's King Charles III attends the opening show of London Fashion Week. Reuters
    Britain's King Charles III attends the opening show of London Fashion Week. Reuters
  • Members of the Iranian military take part in joint naval exercises with Russia, in southern Iran. Reuters
    Members of the Iranian military take part in joint naval exercises with Russia, in southern Iran. Reuters
  • Rocket launchers are displayed during a ceremony in Pyongyang, North Korea. Reuters
    Rocket launchers are displayed during a ceremony in Pyongyang, North Korea. Reuters
  • Indonesian women attend taraweeh prayers at the Great Mosque of Istiqlal, in Jakarta. Reuters
    Indonesian women attend taraweeh prayers at the Great Mosque of Istiqlal, in Jakarta. Reuters
  • Models rest backstage before the Bibhu Mohapatra Fall and Winter 2026 show, at New York Fashion Week. Reuters
    Models rest backstage before the Bibhu Mohapatra Fall and Winter 2026 show, at New York Fashion Week. Reuters
  • Revellers attend a carnival in the village of Ghaxaq, Malta. Reuters
    Revellers attend a carnival in the village of Ghaxaq, Malta. Reuters
  • Canadian military personnel light a signal fire during an annual series of drills centred on the defence of the Canadian Arctic. Reuters
    Canadian military personnel light a signal fire during an annual series of drills centred on the defence of the Canadian Arctic. Reuters
  • Smoke rises from the site of a gas lorry explosion in Santiago, Chile. AFP
    Smoke rises from the site of a gas lorry explosion in Santiago, Chile. AFP
  • Flooding surrounds a house in the village of Couthures-sur-Garonne, in south-west France. AFP
    Flooding surrounds a house in the village of Couthures-sur-Garonne, in south-west France. AFP
  • Norway's Karoline Offigstad Knotten shoots in the women's biathlon 4x6km relay event, at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. AFP
    Norway's Karoline Offigstad Knotten shoots in the women's biathlon 4x6km relay event, at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. AFP
  • A member of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus patrols the buffer zone separating Cypriot territory and the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. AFP
    A member of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus patrols the buffer zone separating Cypriot territory and the breakaway Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. AFP
  • Members of the Paraiso do Tuiuti samba school perform at the Rio Carnival, in Brazil. AFP
    Members of the Paraiso do Tuiuti samba school perform at the Rio Carnival, in Brazil. AFP
  • Muslims break their fast at Al Farooq Omar bin Al Khattab Mosque in Al Safa, Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Muslims break their fast at Al Farooq Omar bin Al Khattab Mosque in Al Safa, Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Worshippers attend morning prayers at Sheikh Hazza bin Sultan Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh for The National
    Worshippers attend morning prayers at Sheikh Hazza bin Sultan Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh for The National
  • Ayaan Mendon, an 11-year-old Dubai resident who aims to climb the 7,100-metre Lenin Peak in Tajikistan this year. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Ayaan Mendon, an 11-year-old Dubai resident who aims to climb the 7,100-metre Lenin Peak in Tajikistan this year. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Zayed National Museum. Victor Besa / The National
    Zayed National Museum. Victor Besa / The National
  • Afghan athlete Mudasir Tahiri, centre, carries a donkey on his shoulder to show his strength in the Nahr Shahi district of Balkh province. AFP
    Afghan athlete Mudasir Tahiri, centre, carries a donkey on his shoulder to show his strength in the Nahr Shahi district of Balkh province. AFP
  • A young shepherd tends his flock in the hills near the village of Asira Al Shamaliya, north of Nablus in the occupied west bank, during a dust storm. AFP
    A young shepherd tends his flock in the hills near the village of Asira Al Shamaliya, north of Nablus in the occupied west bank, during a dust storm. AFP
  • A family fishes off the breakwater along the Creek extension behind Business Bay on a hazy day in Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National
    A family fishes off the breakwater along the Creek extension behind Business Bay on a hazy day in Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National
  • The Akbaran camp near Akhtarin in Aleppo province for people arriving from Al Hol camp in eastern Syria. AFP
    The Akbaran camp near Akhtarin in Aleppo province for people arriving from Al Hol camp in eastern Syria. AFP
  • A Bangladeshi labourer inspects leather at a tannery in Dhaka. AFP
    A Bangladeshi labourer inspects leather at a tannery in Dhaka. AFP
  • The Carnival of Binche in Hainaut, Belgium. AFP
    The Carnival of Binche in Hainaut, Belgium. AFP
  • The restored Triumph of David artwork, inspired by the biblical tale of David and Goliath, is installed at Louvre Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    The restored Triumph of David artwork, inspired by the biblical tale of David and Goliath, is installed at Louvre Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
  • A cannon is fired at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi to mark the first iftar of Ramadan. Victor Besa / The National
    A cannon is fired at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi to mark the first iftar of Ramadan. Victor Besa / The National
  • Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg leaves court in Los Angeles, California, after taking the stand in a test case accusing social media platforms of being addictive for children. Reuters
    Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg leaves court in Los Angeles, California, after taking the stand in a test case accusing social media platforms of being addictive for children. Reuters
  • Members of the Iranian military take part in joint naval exercises with Russia in southern Iran. Reuters
    Members of the Iranian military take part in joint naval exercises with Russia in southern Iran. Reuters
  • From top left, US envoy Jared Kushner, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U S Vice President JD Vance attend the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace in Washington. Getty Images
    From top left, US envoy Jared Kushner, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and U S Vice President JD Vance attend the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace in Washington. Getty Images

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