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  • Demonstrators outside Lycee Simone Weil in Paris during a nationwide day of protests by French high school pupils. Getty Images
    Demonstrators outside Lycee Simone Weil in Paris during a nationwide day of protests by French high school pupils. Getty Images
  • A giant Argentina football shirt is displayed at the National Flag Memorial in Rosario to mark Lionel Messi's final match for his country. AFP
    A giant Argentina football shirt is displayed at the National Flag Memorial in Rosario to mark Lionel Messi's final match for his country. AFP
  • Houthi fighters gather in Sanaa, as the group fights against the Saudi-led coalition and Yemeni government forces. EPA
    Houthi fighters gather in Sanaa, as the group fights against the Saudi-led coalition and Yemeni government forces. EPA
  • Palestinians assess the damage caused to a house hit by Israeli strikes on Gaza city. Reuters
    Palestinians assess the damage caused to a house hit by Israeli strikes on Gaza city. Reuters
  • This attempt to set the Guinness World Records for the largest gathering of people dressed as Spider-Man was unsuccessful in New York City. Reuters
    This attempt to set the Guinness World Records for the largest gathering of people dressed as Spider-Man was unsuccessful in New York City. Reuters
  • A display at the Ai Everything summit in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    A display at the Ai Everything summit in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
  • US service members cheer as the USS Abraham Lincoln returns to its home port at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego. EPA
    US service members cheer as the USS Abraham Lincoln returns to its home port at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego. EPA
  • The 94th Indian Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force Station in Ghaziabad, India. Reuters
    The 94th Indian Air Force Day parade at Hindon Air Force Station in Ghaziabad, India. Reuters
  • An Egyptian farmer collects dates during the harvest in Badrshein, south of Giza. Reuters
    An Egyptian farmer collects dates during the harvest in Badrshein, south of Giza. Reuters
  • A rescuer kneels by a makeshift memorial at an apartment building where at least 22 residents were killed in a Russian missile strike, in Pryluky, Ukraine. Reuters
    A rescuer kneels by a makeshift memorial at an apartment building where at least 22 residents were killed in a Russian missile strike, in Pryluky, Ukraine. Reuters
  • Riders take part in the Lammat Watan equestrian festival in Souq al Khamis Amsihel, Libya. AFP
    Riders take part in the Lammat Watan equestrian festival in Souq al Khamis Amsihel, Libya. AFP
  • Migrants rescued from a boat off the coast of Lanzarote arrive in the port of Arrecife, in the Canary Islands, Spain. EPA
    Migrants rescued from a boat off the coast of Lanzarote arrive in the port of Arrecife, in the Canary Islands, Spain. EPA
  • South Korea's Nuri rocket (KSLV-II) lifts off from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea. Reuters
    South Korea's Nuri rocket (KSLV-II) lifts off from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea. Reuters
  • A Palestinian boy carries containers of water past the rubble of buildings destroyed during the war, in Gaza city. Reuters
    A Palestinian boy carries containers of water past the rubble of buildings destroyed during the war, in Gaza city. Reuters
  • The water in Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Fountain is dyed red on the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks. AFP
    The water in Tel Aviv's Dizengoff Fountain is dyed red on the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks. AFP
  • Visitors photograph a 3.5-metre shark trapped in a canal in the south-eastern port city of Busan, South Korea. AFP
    Visitors photograph a 3.5-metre shark trapped in a canal in the south-eastern port city of Busan, South Korea. AFP
  • Migrants shield themselves from the rain while queuing at a stall run by a charity organisation in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, in North Africa. Reuters
    Migrants shield themselves from the rain while queuing at a stall run by a charity organisation in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, in North Africa. Reuters
  • Wrestlers grapple at the EnglandSumo Open Weight Competition in Uxbridge, UK. Getty Images
    Wrestlers grapple at the EnglandSumo Open Weight Competition in Uxbridge, UK. Getty Images
  • Mourners pray next to the coffin of Kashif Umar, one of the three Pakistanis killed on a hijacked oil tanker off the Somali coast, during a funeral procession in Karachi. EPA
    Mourners pray next to the coffin of Kashif Umar, one of the three Pakistanis killed on a hijacked oil tanker off the Somali coast, during a funeral procession in Karachi. EPA
  • Surfers wait for early morning waves at Sunset Beach near Burj Al Arab, Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National
    Surfers wait for early morning waves at Sunset Beach near Burj Al Arab, Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National
  • The aftermath of a scrapyard fire allegedly started by Israeli settlers in the village of Ayn Yabrud, north-east of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. AFP
    The aftermath of a scrapyard fire allegedly started by Israeli settlers in the village of Ayn Yabrud, north-east of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. AFP
  • A bomb disposal expert works at the scene after a gas cylinder was found under the statue of David at Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence, Italy. EPA
    A bomb disposal expert works at the scene after a gas cylinder was found under the statue of David at Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence, Italy. EPA
  • A protester demonstrating against the Orange Order's annual parade holds a placard, as talks continue over the disputed route of the Drumcree march, in Portadown, Northern Ireland. Reuters
    A protester demonstrating against the Orange Order's annual parade holds a placard, as talks continue over the disputed route of the Drumcree march, in Portadown, Northern Ireland. Reuters
  • 'Castellers' build a human tower during a competition in Tarragona, Spain. Getty Images
    'Castellers' build a human tower during a competition in Tarragona, Spain. Getty Images
  • A ferry carries US marines from the USS George HW Bush to Phuket Deep Sea Port in Thailand. Reuters
    A ferry carries US marines from the USS George HW Bush to Phuket Deep Sea Port in Thailand. Reuters
  • Egrets on a beach in Mannar, Sri Lanka. AFP
    Egrets on a beach in Mannar, Sri Lanka. AFP
  • Carlos Alcaraz plays a forehand against Denis Shapovalov at the Kinoshita Group Japan Open in Tokyo. Getty Images
    Carlos Alcaraz plays a forehand against Denis Shapovalov at the Kinoshita Group Japan Open in Tokyo. Getty Images
  • A wildfire in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, near the main access road to Machu Picchu in Peru. AFP
    A wildfire in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, near the main access road to Machu Picchu in Peru. AFP
  • A protester is arrested at a rally demanding the resignation of India's chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, in New Delhi. Reuters
    A protester is arrested at a rally demanding the resignation of India's chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, in New Delhi. Reuters
  • Dubai Miracle Garden has reopened for its 15th season. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Dubai Miracle Garden has reopened for its 15th season. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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October 09, 2026

Updated: October 09, 2026, 6:02 PM
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