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  • A stilt walker entertains crowds at the 30th Dubai World Cup held at Meydan Racecourse. Antonie Robertson / The National
    A stilt walker entertains crowds at the 30th Dubai World Cup held at Meydan Racecourse. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • More from the Dubai World Cup in Meydan, as well-dressed men take part in the Style Stakes Competition. Antonie Robertson / The National
    More from the Dubai World Cup in Meydan, as well-dressed men take part in the Style Stakes Competition. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Demonstrators gather for a so-called No Kings protest against US President Donald Trump's policies, in Boston, Massachusetts. Reuters
    Demonstrators gather for a so-called No Kings protest against US President Donald Trump's policies, in Boston, Massachusetts. Reuters
  • Parishioners at St Joseph's Cathedral, during a ritual Easter service featuring washing of the feet. Victor Besa / The National
    Parishioners at St Joseph's Cathedral, during a ritual Easter service featuring washing of the feet. Victor Besa / The National
  • Men compete in a race organised by the UAE-based foundation Al Faris Al Shahm at the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip. AFP
    Men compete in a race organised by the UAE-based foundation Al Faris Al Shahm at the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip. AFP
  • A man aims a rifle during basic military training in Havana, Cuba. AFP
    A man aims a rifle during basic military training in Havana, Cuba. AFP
  • Residents look on as rescue workers search for bodies following an air strike in Tehran. Getty Images
    Residents look on as rescue workers search for bodies following an air strike in Tehran. Getty Images
  • People hold fronds before Palm Sunday Mass, commemorating Jesus Christ’s entry into Jerusalem, at Balide Church in Dili, East Timor. AFP
    People hold fronds before Palm Sunday Mass, commemorating Jesus Christ’s entry into Jerusalem, at Balide Church in Dili, East Timor. AFP
  • Israeli security and rescue personnel get to work following Iranian missile barrages near Eshtaol, Israel. Reuters
    Israeli security and rescue personnel get to work following Iranian missile barrages near Eshtaol, Israel. Reuters
  • Prince Albert II of Monaco, Princess Charlene and Pope Leo XIV arrive at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of Monaco. Reuters
    Prince Albert II of Monaco, Princess Charlene and Pope Leo XIV arrive at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of Monaco. Reuters
  • Visitors watch a catwalk show during China Fashion Week in Beijing. EPA
    Visitors watch a catwalk show during China Fashion Week in Beijing. EPA
  • A kitesurfer soars into the air above the sea as the sun sets in Marseille, south-eastern France. AFP
    A kitesurfer soars into the air above the sea as the sun sets in Marseille, south-eastern France. AFP
  • Danish jockey Laura Jurs rides Shaheen to victory in the closing event of this year’s Female Camel Racing Series C1 Championship Carnival, near Dubai. EPA
    Danish jockey Laura Jurs rides Shaheen to victory in the closing event of this year’s Female Camel Racing Series C1 Championship Carnival, near Dubai. EPA
  • A Bedouin boy in a cave he has turned into a makeshift bomb shelter, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in a village near Arad, southern Israel. Reuters
    A Bedouin boy in a cave he has turned into a makeshift bomb shelter, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in a village near Arad, southern Israel. Reuters
  • Winter gnats perform a courtship ritual in the sunshine in Northamptonshire, England. PA
    Winter gnats perform a courtship ritual in the sunshine in Northamptonshire, England. PA
  • A child stands inside her family tent at a displacement camp in Beirut. Reuters
    A child stands inside her family tent at a displacement camp in Beirut. Reuters
  • Penitents of the Work and Light brotherhood take part in a procession, as part of Holy Week celebrations, in Granada, Spain. AFP
    Penitents of the Work and Light brotherhood take part in a procession, as part of Holy Week celebrations, in Granada, Spain. AFP
  • Members of the Tamang community visit the Boudhanath Stupa to observe the Temal festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
    Members of the Tamang community visit the Boudhanath Stupa to observe the Temal festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
  • A man surveys the scene of an Israeli strike in Beirut. Reuters
    A man surveys the scene of an Israeli strike in Beirut. Reuters
  • A ball of fire rises from the site of an Israeli strike on a building next to the motorway that leads to Beirut airport. AFP
    A ball of fire rises from the site of an Israeli strike on a building next to the motorway that leads to Beirut airport. AFP
  • Rula Daloul teaches displaced Palestinian children music and singing among tents at a camp in Gaza city. AFP
    Rula Daloul teaches displaced Palestinian children music and singing among tents at a camp in Gaza city. AFP
  • Action from the World Cup qualifying playoff in which Iraq beat Bolivia 2-1 at the BBVA Stadium in Guadalupe, Mexico. AFP
    Action from the World Cup qualifying playoff in which Iraq beat Bolivia 2-1 at the BBVA Stadium in Guadalupe, Mexico. AFP
  • Soldiers from the Defence Sikh Network and British Army take part in Holla Mohalla, the annual Sikh military festival, at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, UK. AFP
    Soldiers from the Defence Sikh Network and British Army take part in Holla Mohalla, the annual Sikh military festival, at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, UK. AFP
  • Hindus bathe as part of the full moon festival Balaju Purnima, in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
    Hindus bathe as part of the full moon festival Balaju Purnima, in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
  • The funeral in Sidon of a man killed in an overnight Israeli air strike in Beirut. Getty Images
    The funeral in Sidon of a man killed in an overnight Israeli air strike in Beirut. Getty Images
  • A member of the Druze community in a building that was hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon, in the northern Israeli city of Shefa-Amr. AFP
    A member of the Druze community in a building that was hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon, in the northern Israeli city of Shefa-Amr. AFP
  • A road washed away by a flood in Chaman, in Pakistan's Balochistan province. Reuters
    A road washed away by a flood in Chaman, in Pakistan's Balochistan province. Reuters
  • Syrian Christians celebrate the Akitu festival in Qamishli. Reuters
    Syrian Christians celebrate the Akitu festival in Qamishli. Reuters
  • A crowd at a park in Titusville watches the take off of the Artemis II crewed lunar mission from Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida. AFP
    A crowd at a park in Titusville watches the take off of the Artemis II crewed lunar mission from Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida. AFP
  • The four Artemis II crew members as they head to orbit the Moon for the first such mission in more than half a century. Photo: Nasa
    The four Artemis II crew members as they head to orbit the Moon for the first such mission in more than half a century. Photo: Nasa

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April 03, 2026

Updated: April 03, 2026, 6:00 PM
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