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Spain and Barcelona midfielder Alexia Putellas and England and Bayern Munich forward Harry Kane kiss their Ballon d'Or trophies at the awards ceremony in London. AFP -
Falconer Ammar Al Marri prepares to hone his skills in the desert. Victor Besa / The National -
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un walks past a vast array of drones at the Unmanned Aeronautical Technology Development 2026, in Kangwon. AFP -
A Muslim woman reads the Quran at Al Aqsa Mosque compound, in the Old City of Jerusalem. AFP -
Israeli police use stun grenades to disperse Ultra-Orthodox Jews during a protest against conscription for military service. AFP -
Models walk the runway at Tarun Tahiliani's show at Dubai Fashion Week. Getty Images -
A skeleton sculpture on display in a marigold field in Atlixco, Mexico, with the Popocatepetl volcano in the background, ready for Day of the Dead celebrations. Reuters -
A skater pushes a reindeer-shaped skating aid ahead of them as the winter outdoor ice rink opens on the Museumplein in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. EPA -
Visitors at the General Cemetery of La Paz, in Bolivia. AFP -
A barricade burns in a Jakarta street during a protest against Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's policies and the government's handling of wildfires. Reuters -
William Contreras of the Milwaukee Brewers celebrates after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in game five of the baseball World Series in St Petersburg, Florida. AFP -
Emergency services work at the site of a deadly high-speed train collision around 150 km south of Madrid, in Toledo province, central Spain. AFP -
Britain's King Charles III joins a Junkanoo parade in Parliament Square in Nassau, the Bahamas. AFP -
A dust storm lowers visibility in Najaf, Iraq. Reuters -
An artist paints a mural on a building in Zurich, Switzerland. EPA -
A squirrel monkey looks at a Halloween pumpkin at the Pairi Daiza wildlife park in Brugelette, Belgium. Reuters -
A fisherman rows his boat through water lilies on Dal Lake in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir. Reuters -
An honour guard yawns before a meeting between Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo, during the summit of heads of state of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum, in Moscow. Reuters -
A farmer hangs freshly harvested red cockscomb flowers to dry in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian-administered Kashmir. EPA -
A mural at the Kite Beach in Dubai. Ruel Pableo for The National -
Protesters clash with riot police during a demonstration to demand the resignation of Chile's Minister of Justice Fernando Rabat, after disputed sentence reductions granted to prisoners convicted of sexually abusing minors, in Santiago. Reuters -
Muslims perform Umrah at the Grand Mosque during heavy rain in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Reuters -
Apple-picking Weining county, Guizhou province, south-western China. AFP -
A samosa vendor watches kites being flown on Nadir Khan Hill overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan. AFP -
A green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) swims in the Red Sea near Marsa Alam, Egypt. EPA -
White-tailed eagles fight in the Pacsmag Lakes Nature Reserve near Tamasi, southern Hungary. EPA -
A Ukrainian firefighter extinguishes a blaze at a hypermarket hit by a Russian air strike, in Kharkiv. AFP -
Supporters of the Students' List movement celebrate their victory in the Serbian parliamentary elections, in Belgrade. AFP -
A boat sails past murky waters off the coast of Banda Aceh, Indonesia, as monsoon conditions affect the area. AFP -
Arab Reading Challenge winner Mayar Mohammed, 11, from Egypt, jumps for joy at the closing ceremony in Dubai. The challenge was launched in 2015 by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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Updated: October 30, 2026, 6:10 PM
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