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  • Philippines Navy personnel and Chinese coastguards clash near a grounded warship, the BRP Sierra Madre, that Manila uses as a military outpost in the South China Sea. Reuters
    Philippines Navy personnel and Chinese coastguards clash near a grounded warship, the BRP Sierra Madre, that Manila uses as a military outpost in the South China Sea. Reuters
  • Israeli extremists storming the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. AFP
    Israeli extremists storming the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem. AFP
  • A French Canadair firefighting plane flies over a burning forest near Cotignac, south-eastern France. AFP
    A French Canadair firefighting plane flies over a burning forest near Cotignac, south-eastern France. AFP
  • People in traditional costume and body paint take part in the Ngerebeg ritual to ward of evil spirits in Tegallalang, Bali, Indonesia. EPA
    People in traditional costume and body paint take part in the Ngerebeg ritual to ward of evil spirits in Tegallalang, Bali, Indonesia. EPA
  • Spain supporters celebrate their team's World Cup final victory over Argentina at Bla Bla, Jumeirah Beach Residence, Dubai. Ruel Pableo for The National
    Spain supporters celebrate their team's World Cup final victory over Argentina at Bla Bla, Jumeirah Beach Residence, Dubai. Ruel Pableo for The National
  • Larry the Cat poses with a mouse he caught outside 10 Downing Street during Prime Minister Andy Burnham's first cabinet meeting, in London, England. Getty Images
    Larry the Cat poses with a mouse he caught outside 10 Downing Street during Prime Minister Andy Burnham's first cabinet meeting, in London, England. Getty Images
  • Palestinian firefighters battle a house blaze following an Israeli air strike in Gaza. EPA
    Palestinian firefighters battle a house blaze following an Israeli air strike in Gaza. EPA
  • US President Donald Trump, right, attends the dignified transfer of the bodies of service members killed in action in Iraq and Jordan, in Dover, Delaware. AFP
    US President Donald Trump, right, attends the dignified transfer of the bodies of service members killed in action in Iraq and Jordan, in Dover, Delaware. AFP
  • Smoke rising from the site of an explosion carried out by the Israeli military, in the village of Kfar Tibnit, Lebanon. AFP
    Smoke rising from the site of an explosion carried out by the Israeli military, in the village of Kfar Tibnit, Lebanon. AFP
  • A helmet lies on a table in the clubhouse as Finchley take on North Middlesex at Finchley Cricket Club in London, England. Rob Greig for The National
    A helmet lies on a table in the clubhouse as Finchley take on North Middlesex at Finchley Cricket Club in London, England. Rob Greig for The National
  • Smoke billows from Wildberries warehouses following a Ukrainian drone attack in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Reuters
    Smoke billows from Wildberries warehouses following a Ukrainian drone attack in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Reuters
  • A police explosives officer inspects a suspicious package in Bogota, Colombia. EPA
    A police explosives officer inspects a suspicious package in Bogota, Colombia. EPA
  • Visitors at the SeaWorld marine life theme park on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. AFP
    Visitors at the SeaWorld marine life theme park on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. AFP
  • Cyclists race through Voiron, south-eastern France, during stage 18 of the Tour de France. Reuters
    Cyclists race through Voiron, south-eastern France, during stage 18 of the Tour de France. Reuters
  • Climbers scale the Breithorn on a warm summer day in Zermatt, Switzerland. Reuters
    Climbers scale the Breithorn on a warm summer day in Zermatt, Switzerland. Reuters
  • Carlos Leyva, son of journalist Francisco Alejandro Leyva, who was shot dead in the town of San Pablo Etla, stands beside his father's casket during the funeral in Oaxaca, Mexico. Reuters
    Carlos Leyva, son of journalist Francisco Alejandro Leyva, who was shot dead in the town of San Pablo Etla, stands beside his father's casket during the funeral in Oaxaca, Mexico. Reuters
  • Palestinians attend the funeral in Gaza city of six members of a family, who were killed when an Israeli strike hit their home. Reuters
    Palestinians attend the funeral in Gaza city of six members of a family, who were killed when an Israeli strike hit their home. Reuters
  • Relatives of missing people attach a flyer to a lamp post near Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Reuters
    Relatives of missing people attach a flyer to a lamp post near Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Reuters
  • Abseilers prepare to paint over Pam the Bird graffiti, spray-painted on a 140-metre-tall pylon by alleged vandal Jack Gibson-Burrell, on Melbourne's Bolte Bridge. AFP
    Abseilers prepare to paint over Pam the Bird graffiti, spray-painted on a 140-metre-tall pylon by alleged vandal Jack Gibson-Burrell, on Melbourne's Bolte Bridge. AFP
  • Wooden crosses mark the graves of victims in La Guaira, almost a month after earthquakes rocked Venezuela on June 24, killing and displacing thousands of people. Reuters
    Wooden crosses mark the graves of victims in La Guaira, almost a month after earthquakes rocked Venezuela on June 24, killing and displacing thousands of people. Reuters
  • A fruit vendor at a market in Kabul tries to sell Afghan melons after disruption to export markets created an oversupply. EPA
    A fruit vendor at a market in Kabul tries to sell Afghan melons after disruption to export markets created an oversupply. EPA
  • Cattle sit on sand dunes visible after the Danube River's level fell substantially, near Calarasi, Romania. Reuters
    Cattle sit on sand dunes visible after the Danube River's level fell substantially, near Calarasi, Romania. Reuters
  • Lewis Hamilton takes on a bend during qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot. Reuters
    Lewis Hamilton takes on a bend during qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot. Reuters
  • A glaciologist stands beside an eight-metre marker measuring the annual ice melt of the Rhone Glacier, Switzerland. EPA
    A glaciologist stands beside an eight-metre marker measuring the annual ice melt of the Rhone Glacier, Switzerland. EPA
  • A Taoist priest raises a folded text during a crucial stage of the nocturnal Absolution Horse Ritual, meant to pardon wandering spirits, in Yunlin, Taiwan. Getty Images
    A Taoist priest raises a folded text during a crucial stage of the nocturnal Absolution Horse Ritual, meant to pardon wandering spirits, in Yunlin, Taiwan. Getty Images
  • Spain's Lamine Yamal and Argentina's Lionel Messi after the World Cup 2026 final match, in which the former emerged victorious. Reuters
    Spain's Lamine Yamal and Argentina's Lionel Messi after the World Cup 2026 final match, in which the former emerged victorious. Reuters
  • People assist a woman who fainted during a clash with police at a protest demanding the resignation of India's Education Minister, in New Delhi. AFP
    People assist a woman who fainted during a clash with police at a protest demanding the resignation of India's Education Minister, in New Delhi. AFP
  • Men shovel soil on top of the graves of villagers who died in extreme heat in the deserts of south-western Afghanistan's Nimroz province, while attempting to cross into Iran. AFP
    Men shovel soil on top of the graves of villagers who died in extreme heat in the deserts of south-western Afghanistan's Nimroz province, while attempting to cross into Iran. AFP
  • Newly inaugurated military officers celebrate at a ceremony outside the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA
    Newly inaugurated military officers celebrate at a ceremony outside the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA
  • A penguin attends the Ski Dubai Summer Camp for children at Mall Of The Emirates, Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National
    A penguin attends the Ski Dubai Summer Camp for children at Mall Of The Emirates, Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National

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July 24, 2026

Updated: July 24, 2026, 6:02 PM
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