• A building collapses after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s Bashoura neighbourhood on March 18, 2026. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 when Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah launched rockets towards Israel in response to US-Israeli strikes that killed Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Photo by FADEL itani / AFP)
    A building collapses after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s Bashoura neighbourhood on March 18, 2026. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 when Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah launched rockets towards Israel in response to US-Israeli strikes that killed Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. (Photo by FADEL itani / AFP)
  • A beachgoer takes his dog out on a skateboard at Venice Beach Skate Park, Los Angeles. Forecasts warn a record-breaking heatwave in California could last until the weekend. EPA
    A beachgoer takes his dog out on a skateboard at Venice Beach Skate Park, Los Angeles. Forecasts warn a record-breaking heatwave in California could last until the weekend. EPA
  • A rainbow over Havana. Cuba hurried to restore power after a nationwide blackout that hit the island as US President Donald Trump proclaimed he will 'take' it over. AFP
    A rainbow over Havana. Cuba hurried to restore power after a nationwide blackout that hit the island as US President Donald Trump proclaimed he will 'take' it over. AFP
  • A farmer at work in a rice field near Hanoi, Vietnam. AFP
    A farmer at work in a rice field near Hanoi, Vietnam. AFP
  • Anti-war protesters in Seoul shout slogans and parade with placards at a rally opposing US President Donald Trump’s request for South Korea to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz. EPA
    Anti-war protesters in Seoul shout slogans and parade with placards at a rally opposing US President Donald Trump’s request for South Korea to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz. EPA
  • A mosaic of vehicles in a traffic jam on the motorway out of Jakarta at a toll booth in Cikampek, West Java, as people head home for Eid Al Fitr festivities, marking the end of Ramadan. AFP
    A mosaic of vehicles in a traffic jam on the motorway out of Jakarta at a toll booth in Cikampek, West Java, as people head home for Eid Al Fitr festivities, marking the end of Ramadan. AFP
  • Fire burns outside of the US embassy in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone following a drone and rocket attack, security officials say. AFP
    Fire burns outside of the US embassy in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone following a drone and rocket attack, security officials say. AFP
  • A resident looks out over central Beirut, Lebanon, after an Israeli air attack on Zuqaq Al Blat district. Reuters
    A resident looks out over central Beirut, Lebanon, after an Israeli air attack on Zuqaq Al Blat district. Reuters
  • In Al Satwa, Dubai, tailors at Ghazal Madeena Men's Tailoring prepare new garments for the Eid Al Fitr celebrations after Ramadan ends. Antonie Robertson/The National
    In Al Satwa, Dubai, tailors at Ghazal Madeena Men's Tailoring prepare new garments for the Eid Al Fitr celebrations after Ramadan ends. Antonie Robertson/The National

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Best Photos of March 18: Israeli airstrike in Beirut to tailors preparing Eid outfits in Dubai

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March 18, 2026

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Updated: March 18, 2026, 12:14 PM
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