• Decorations in front of Burj Khalifa on first day of the Eid Al Fitr holidays in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Decorations in front of Burj Khalifa on first day of the Eid Al Fitr holidays in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A BTS pop-up shop in Seoul, promoting the K-pop megastars' new album, as buzz builds ahead of their open-air comeback concert in the South Korean capital. AFP
    A BTS pop-up shop in Seoul, promoting the K-pop megastars' new album, as buzz builds ahead of their open-air comeback concert in the South Korean capital. AFP
  • Herders take their caravan of camels back to a farm in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi, after their morning stroll. Victor Besa / The National
    Herders take their caravan of camels back to a farm in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi, after their morning stroll. Victor Besa / The National
  • Snake eyes ... a visitor with his snake at a pet fair in Beijing. AFP
    Snake eyes ... a visitor with his snake at a pet fair in Beijing. AFP
  • Mourners gather at the funeral of Ali Larijani, Iran's security chief, Gholamreza Soleimani, Basij forces’ commander, and dozens of Iranian sailors, all killed in the current war, in Tehran. AFP
    Mourners gather at the funeral of Ali Larijani, Iran's security chief, Gholamreza Soleimani, Basij forces’ commander, and dozens of Iranian sailors, all killed in the current war, in Tehran. AFP
  • Passengers preparing for a pet repatriation flight from Abu Dhabi to Athens. Getty Images
    Passengers preparing for a pet repatriation flight from Abu Dhabi to Athens. Getty Images
  • Thousands attend a job fair at an exhibition centre in Harbin, in Heilongjiang province, north-east China. AFP
    Thousands attend a job fair at an exhibition centre in Harbin, in Heilongjiang province, north-east China. AFP
  • A man carries blankets for displaced residents on a motorcycle in Beirut. EPA
    A man carries blankets for displaced residents on a motorcycle in Beirut. EPA
  • A firefighter battles a blaze at a cardboard recycling plant during a 12-hour operation in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. Reuters
    A firefighter battles a blaze at a cardboard recycling plant during a 12-hour operation in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. Reuters
  • An Emirati man weaves a traditional fishing basket made from steel wire at Umm Al Quwain Museum. Antonie Robertson / The National
    An Emirati man weaves a traditional fishing basket made from steel wire at Umm Al Quwain Museum. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Smoke rises as lava from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano reaches the ocean on the island of Reunion. AFP
    Smoke rises as lava from the Piton de la Fournaise volcano reaches the ocean on the island of Reunion. AFP
  • People transport jerrycans filled with smuggled Iranian petrol on their motorcycles, on the outskirts of Quetta in Balochistan province. AFP
    People transport jerrycans filled with smuggled Iranian petrol on their motorcycles, on the outskirts of Quetta in Balochistan province. AFP
  • A building collapses during an Israeli air attack in Beirut’s Bashoura neighbourhood. AFP
    A building collapses during an Israeli air attack in Beirut’s Bashoura neighbourhood. AFP
  • Muslims perform late-night prayers known as Qiyam al Layl on the 27th night of Ramadan, at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
    Muslims perform late-night prayers known as Qiyam al Layl on the 27th night of Ramadan, at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters
  • Vapour trails are left in the sky high above the Almaty region of Kazakhstan. Reuters
    Vapour trails are left in the sky high above the Almaty region of Kazakhstan. Reuters
  • England's Marcus Smith squeezes over the line for a try in the Six Nations match against France in Paris, which the home side edged by 48-46, winning the tournament in the process. AFP
    England's Marcus Smith squeezes over the line for a try in the Six Nations match against France in Paris, which the home side edged by 48-46, winning the tournament in the process. AFP
  • Balls laid out at Zocalo square in Mexico City, before a new Guinness World Record attempt for the largest football coaching session ever held. AFP
    Balls laid out at Zocalo square in Mexico City, before a new Guinness World Record attempt for the largest football coaching session ever held. AFP
  • An Israeli artillery unit fires shells into Lebanon from the border separating the two countries. EPA
    An Israeli artillery unit fires shells into Lebanon from the border separating the two countries. EPA
  • Worshippers gather at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi to observe Laylat Al Qadr. Victor Besa / The National
    Worshippers gather at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi to observe Laylat Al Qadr. Victor Besa / The National
  • A demonstrator in Rome makes their position clear during a protest before Italy’s referendum on judicial reform. Reuters
    A demonstrator in Rome makes their position clear during a protest before Italy’s referendum on judicial reform. Reuters
  • A giant sand portrait of Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed in Gaza in 2024, created on a beach near Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Britain. Reuters
    A giant sand portrait of Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian girl killed in Gaza in 2024, created on a beach near Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Britain. Reuters
  • The Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, in Yellowknife, Canada. Reuters
    The Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, in Yellowknife, Canada. Reuters
  • Volunteers prepare iftar during Ramadan at Masjid Al Mustafa Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh. EPA
    Volunteers prepare iftar during Ramadan at Masjid Al Mustafa Mosque in Dhaka, Bangladesh. EPA
  • A woman walks past a burning house at the site of a Russian missile and drone strike in Brovary, Ukraine. Reuters
    A woman walks past a burning house at the site of a Russian missile and drone strike in Brovary, Ukraine. Reuters
  • 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
  • A passenger scrambles in through a train window, to travel home for Eid Al Fitr celebrations, at a station in Lahore, Pakistan. Reuters
    A passenger scrambles in through a train window, to travel home for Eid Al Fitr celebrations, at a station in Lahore, Pakistan. Reuters
  • Farmhands harvest strawberries at a field in Korba, Tunisia. EPA
    Farmhands harvest strawberries at a field in Korba, Tunisia. EPA
  • Syrian Kurds carry flaming torches to celebrate the spring festival Nowruz, in the village of Tel Mozan, north-eastern Syria. AFP
    Syrian Kurds carry flaming torches to celebrate the spring festival Nowruz, in the village of Tel Mozan, north-eastern Syria. AFP
  • From left, Jessie Buckley, winner of the Best Actress Award for Hamnet, and Michael B. Jordan, winner of the Best Actor Award for Sinners, pose with their Oscars at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. AFP
    From left, Jessie Buckley, winner of the Best Actress Award for Hamnet, and Michael B. Jordan, winner of the Best Actor Award for Sinners, pose with their Oscars at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. AFP

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