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Qamishli residents gather near a missile that fell close to the airport in the Syrian border city. Reuters -
Iranians flee as a strike hits Tehran, with the US and Israel launching more attacks on the country. Reuters -
School buses are parked at the International School of Choueifat Abu Dhabi, where remote learning has been in place. Victor Besa / The National -
Dar Al Ber Society, the oldest iftar meal distributor in the UAE, hands out food packages in Bur Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National -
Seagulls flock to Dubai Creek. Visitors continue to go to the area, despite attacks across the region. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watches a missile test at the Nampho Shipyard. Reuters -
US President Donald Trump hosts Lionel Messi and his Inter Miami teammates, including Luis Suarez, at the White House after last season's MLS Cup win. Reuters -
California Governor Gavin Newsom, a potential 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, attends an event in New Hampshire, which traditionally holds the first primary election in the US. Reuters -
Supporters of Rastriya Swatantra Party gather in Kathmandu to celebrate the initial results of elections in Nepal. Reuters -
A visually impaired worshipper reads verses from the Quran at a mosque in Yemen's capital Sanaa. EPA -
Riot police look on as Filipinos burn an American flag at a protest outside the US embassy in Manila. Getty Images -
Australian senator Fatima Payman listens to One Nation leader Pauline Hanson address politicians, as she is censured for 'inflammatory and divisive' remarks about Muslims. Reuters -
An Egyptian woman performs the role of musaharati, walking streets in Cairo and beating a drum to wake residents for suhoor. AFP -
An Iranian missile is intercepted over Israel, as the war escalates in the Middle East. Reuters -
Lebanese civil defence personnel tackle a blaze caused by an Israeli attack on a solar power site, in the southern city of Tyre. AFP -
Artist Luke Jerram's Museum of the Moon and Gaia is displayed at the National Renewable Energy Centre in Blyth, north-east England. Getty Images -
A road winds through paddy fields in Montasik, in Indonesia's Aceh province. AFP -
Iranian citizens arrive in Turkey after passing through the Razi-Kapikoy border crossing in Van. AFP -
Residents carry the Earth God palanquin during the Lantern Festival in Taiwan. AFP -
Migrants try to board a smugglers' boat off France's northern coast, as they attempt to cross the Channel to the UK. AFP -
Buddhist monks take part in Makha Bucha celebrations in Thailand's Wat Dhammakaya Buddhist temple. AFP -
Models present creations for Anrealage during Paris Fashion Week. AFP -
A sinkhole that opened in Pondok Balik village, in Indonesia. EPA -
A woman covered in coloured powder celebrates the Hindu festival of Holi in Mumbai. AFP -
A Nepalese woman has her thumb inked after voting in parliamentary elections in Kathmandu. EPA -
Ultra-Orthodox Jews mark the Purim festival in Jerusalem. Reuters -
A security guard takes position at the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Reuters -
One man and his dog rest on the first day of the Crufts show, at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham. PA -
Displaced children who fled the fighting between Pakistani and Afghan forces wait at a border crossing in eastern Afghanistan. Reuters -
A Blood Moon, caused when it passes through the Earth’s shadow, hangs over Laguna province in the Philippines. Getty Images
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Updated: March 06, 2026, 6:01 PM
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