Best photos of September 26: Al Ayyala at the UN crime congress to searching for lionfish in Croatia

  • An Al Ayyala cultural performance at the UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
    An Al Ayyala cultural performance at the UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Pope Leo XIV inside the Church of Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes in Paris, at a site commemorating the priests and bishops killed during the French Revolution. Reuters
    Pope Leo XIV inside the Church of Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes in Paris, at a site commemorating the priests and bishops killed during the French Revolution. Reuters
  • Hindus pull a statue of Ganesh during a procession in Mumbai, India. Getty Images
    Hindus pull a statue of Ganesh during a procession in Mumbai, India. Getty Images
  • Vehicles are submerged in flood water after heavy rain in Bangkok. AFP
    Vehicles are submerged in flood water after heavy rain in Bangkok. AFP
  • Displaced Palestinians wait to receive hot meals distributed by a charity kitchen in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza. AFP
    Displaced Palestinians wait to receive hot meals distributed by a charity kitchen in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza. AFP
  • Firefighters work at the site of a market hit in a Russian drone strike on Zaporizhzhia, in Ukraine. Reuters
    Firefighters work at the site of a market hit in a Russian drone strike on Zaporizhzhia, in Ukraine. Reuters
  • Chinese divers Wang Zongyuan and Zheng Jiuyuan compete at the 2026 Asian Games in Tokyo. AFP
    Chinese divers Wang Zongyuan and Zheng Jiuyuan compete at the 2026 Asian Games in Tokyo. AFP
  • A diver searches for lionfish in Telascica Nature Park near Sali, Croatia. Reuters
    A diver searches for lionfish in Telascica Nature Park near Sali, Croatia. Reuters

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