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  • A farmer returns from the field at Tinpiple village on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, 11 May 2026, ahead of the nationwide rice planting season. The impact of a chemical fertiliser crisis triggered by tensions in West Asia is already being felt in the US and Europe, where the main crop planting season is underway. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, fertiliser stock currently stands at 137,500 tonnes and has been reserved for the paddy transplantation period, while the requirement for the three-month season is at least 250,000 tonnes. Nepal’s paddy transplantation begins in June. EPA / NARENDRA SHRESTHA
    A farmer returns from the field at Tinpiple village on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal, 11 May 2026, ahead of the nationwide rice planting season. The impact of a chemical fertiliser crisis triggered by tensions in West Asia is already being felt in the US and Europe, where the main crop planting season is underway. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, fertiliser stock currently stands at 137,500 tonnes and has been reserved for the paddy transplantation period, while the requirement for the three-month season is at least 250,000 tonnes. Nepal’s paddy transplantation begins in June. EPA / NARENDRA SHRESTHA
  • Homes in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Mortgage rates in the US have increased for the second straight week. Bloomberg
    Homes in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Mortgage rates in the US have increased for the second straight week. Bloomberg
  • Children play at the Mexico-US border wall during Mother's Day festivities in Playas de Tijuana. AFP
    Children play at the Mexico-US border wall during Mother's Day festivities in Playas de Tijuana. AFP
  • Supporters of Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra rest on a pavement, awaiting his release from jail in Bangkok. Will he return to the political spotlight? AFP
    Supporters of Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra rest on a pavement, awaiting his release from jail in Bangkok. Will he return to the political spotlight? AFP
  • A bereaved Palestinian father tries to recover the bodies of his 24 relatives buried under rubble for more than two years, in Gaza city. Israel does not allow the entry of heavy machinery. AFP
    A bereaved Palestinian father tries to recover the bodies of his 24 relatives buried under rubble for more than two years, in Gaza city. Israel does not allow the entry of heavy machinery. AFP
  • A Turkish Airlines plane is parked at Tribhuvan International Airport after a fire broke out on board while landing in Kathmandu. Reuters
    A Turkish Airlines plane is parked at Tribhuvan International Airport after a fire broke out on board while landing in Kathmandu. Reuters
  • An electrician at work in Hanoi, Vietnam, where large-scale demolitions are taking place as part of a major renewal plan. EPA
    An electrician at work in Hanoi, Vietnam, where large-scale demolitions are taking place as part of a major renewal plan. EPA
  • Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak at 3,776 metres, noses through the clouds above Shizuoka Prefecture. AFP
    Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak at 3,776 metres, noses through the clouds above Shizuoka Prefecture. AFP

Best photos of May 11: Rice farmer in Kathmandu to majestic Mount Fuji in Japan

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

May 11, 2026

Updated: May 11, 2026, 11:32 AM
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