Best photos of June 8: From quake destruction in the Philippines to the Special Olympics in the UAE

  • Destruction on Mindanao Island caused by a deadly 7. 8-magnitude earthquake that struck the Philippines. Reuters
    Destruction on Mindanao Island caused by a deadly 7. 8-magnitude earthquake that struck the Philippines. Reuters
  • Gazans light a torch at a mock World Cup event at the Martyr Muhammad Al Durra Stadium, which houses people displaced by the war, in Deir Al Balah. Reuters
    Gazans light a torch at a mock World Cup event at the Martyr Muhammad Al Durra Stadium, which houses people displaced by the war, in Deir Al Balah. Reuters
  • From left, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron gather outside Downing Street after talks on the war with Russia. PA
    From left, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron gather outside Downing Street after talks on the war with Russia. PA
  • A member of the Quechua indigenous group votes in the presidential run-off election in Cusco, south-east Peru. EPA
    A member of the Quechua indigenous group votes in the presidential run-off election in Cusco, south-east Peru. EPA
  • A Red Cross team carry the coffin of a woman suspected of having died from Ebola during an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. AFP
    A Red Cross team carry the coffin of a woman suspected of having died from Ebola during an outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. AFP
  • Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang and Hyundai executive chairman Euisun Chung attend a demonstration of a Hyundai Spot robot in Seoul. Reuters
    Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang and Hyundai executive chairman Euisun Chung attend a demonstration of a Hyundai Spot robot in Seoul. Reuters
  • Monkeys drink from stone taps at the Peace Pond at Swayambhunath Stupa, a Unesco World Heritage Site in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
    Monkeys drink from stone taps at the Peace Pond at Swayambhunath Stupa, a Unesco World Heritage Site in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
  • Tourists visit the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. EPA
    Tourists visit the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. EPA
  • An Israeli settler approaches part of an Iranian missile that landed in the occupied West Bank, during the latest exchange of strikes. Reuters
    An Israeli settler approaches part of an Iranian missile that landed in the occupied West Bank, during the latest exchange of strikes. Reuters
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends the 80th anniversary celebration of the founding of the Korean Children's Union, in Pyongyang. AFP
    North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attends the 80th anniversary celebration of the founding of the Korean Children's Union, in Pyongyang. AFP
  • Athletes attend the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics UAE Games, at Adnec in Abu Dhabi. Ryan Lim for The National
    Athletes attend the opening ceremony of the Special Olympics UAE Games, at Adnec in Abu Dhabi. Ryan Lim for The National