Best photos of August 24: Falcon auction in Abu Dhabi to Russian air attack in Odesa

  • The most expensive falcon at this year's Adihex, the Gyr Pure 3219, was sold for Dh255,000. This year's auction featured a live online bidding platform. Pawan Singh for The National
    The most expensive falcon at this year's Adihex, the Gyr Pure 3219, was sold for Dh255,000. This year's auction featured a live online bidding platform. Pawan Singh for The National
  • Visitors inside the recently opened Space and Time Cube Surabaya immersive digital art space, in Indonesia. AFP
    Visitors inside the recently opened Space and Time Cube Surabaya immersive digital art space, in Indonesia. AFP
  • People fish on a jetty as the sun sets in Le Havre, France. AFP
    People fish on a jetty as the sun sets in Le Havre, France. AFP
  • Musicians prepare to perform during the opening ceremony of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, in Ulaanbaatar. AFP
    Musicians prepare to perform during the opening ceremony of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, in Ulaanbaatar. AFP
  • Members of the Royal Regiment of Scotland's Balaklava company march in Crathie, Aberdeenshire. Getty Images
    Members of the Royal Regiment of Scotland's Balaklava company march in Crathie, Aberdeenshire. Getty Images
  • The partially revealed bed of Woodhead Reservoir as water levels drop amid drought, near Glossop, northern England. AFP
    The partially revealed bed of Woodhead Reservoir as water levels drop amid drought, near Glossop, northern England. AFP
  • Demonstrators clash with security forces during a protest, after the sinking of a migrant boat bound for Italy, in Ben Guerdane, Tunisia. Reuters
    Demonstrators clash with security forces during a protest, after the sinking of a migrant boat bound for Italy, in Ben Guerdane, Tunisia. Reuters
  • A Ukrainian firefighter works at the site of a shopping centre that was hit during a Russian air attack in Odesa. AFP
    A Ukrainian firefighter works at the site of a shopping centre that was hit during a Russian air attack in Odesa. AFP