• Kaylee McKeown of Australia at the 2022 Fina World Short Course Swimming Championships in Melbourne, Australia. Getty Images
    Kaylee McKeown of Australia at the 2022 Fina World Short Course Swimming Championships in Melbourne, Australia. Getty Images
  • Clothes put out to dry on the banks of the River Yamuna seen from a railway bridge near Agra, India. AP
    Clothes put out to dry on the banks of the River Yamuna seen from a railway bridge near Agra, India. AP
  • Piotr Zyla of Poland at the men's FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Engelberg, Switzerland. EPA
    Piotr Zyla of Poland at the men's FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Engelberg, Switzerland. EPA
  • Argentina fans celebrate in Madrid during the World Cup final between Argentina and France in Qatar. AP
    Argentina fans celebrate in Madrid during the World Cup final between Argentina and France in Qatar. AP
  • A vigil honouring Iranians killed by their government at the National Mall in Washington. AP
    A vigil honouring Iranians killed by their government at the National Mall in Washington. AP
  • Lightning over Tirana, Albania. Reuters
    Lightning over Tirana, Albania. Reuters
  • Gondoliers dressed as Father Christmas during a Christmas regatta on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Reuters
    Gondoliers dressed as Father Christmas during a Christmas regatta on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Reuters
  • The face of Lionel Messi projected on to the obelisk in central Buenos Aires as fans celebrate Argentina's World Cup victory. AP
    The face of Lionel Messi projected on to the obelisk in central Buenos Aires as fans celebrate Argentina's World Cup victory. AP
  • The Thai warship HTMS Sukhotha before sinking in the Gulf of Thailand. At least 31 Royal Thai Navy personnel were reported missing after the vessel floundered. AFP
    The Thai warship HTMS Sukhotha before sinking in the Gulf of Thailand. At least 31 Royal Thai Navy personnel were reported missing after the vessel floundered. AFP
  • Sikh boys take a selfie at a turban-tying event at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. AFP
    Sikh boys take a selfie at a turban-tying event at the Golden Temple in Amritsar. AFP
  • A social worker protests in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, against a new government human resource policy. EPA
    A social worker protests in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, against a new government human resource policy. EPA
  • Forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun arranges the skeletal remains of drugs war victims for autopsy in a laboratory in Manila. AFP
    Forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun arranges the skeletal remains of drugs war victims for autopsy in a laboratory in Manila. AFP
  • Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo. AFP
    Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo. AFP
  • Protesters in Khartoum mark the fourth anniversary of the start of the uprising that ousted autocrat Omar Al Bashir in April 2019. AFP
    Protesters in Khartoum mark the fourth anniversary of the start of the uprising that ousted autocrat Omar Al Bashir in April 2019. AFP
  • The Year of the Rabbit is approaching, as the Seoul Lantern Festival in the South Korean capital's Gwanghwamun Square makes clear. AFP
    The Year of the Rabbit is approaching, as the Seoul Lantern Festival in the South Korean capital's Gwanghwamun Square makes clear. AFP
  • A man rowing on Dal Lake on a cold morning in Srinagar. EPA
    A man rowing on Dal Lake on a cold morning in Srinagar. EPA
  • A woman dressed as Santa Claus paddleboards off Mare e Sole beach on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica. AFP
    A woman dressed as Santa Claus paddleboards off Mare e Sole beach on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica. AFP
  • Destruction in the village of Bohorodychne, in eastern Ukraine. AFP
    Destruction in the village of Bohorodychne, in eastern Ukraine. AFP
  • Muizenberg beach in Cape Town, South Africa. EPA
    Muizenberg beach in Cape Town, South Africa. EPA
  • Flooding in Matangkuli, Indonesia. AFP
    Flooding in Matangkuli, Indonesia. AFP
  • A motorbike ambulance, a two-wheeler with a sidecar, on its way to a pregnant woman in the remote village of Kodoli, in India's Chhattisgarh state. AP Photo
    A motorbike ambulance, a two-wheeler with a sidecar, on its way to a pregnant woman in the remote village of Kodoli, in India's Chhattisgarh state. AP Photo
  • Thousands of penguins on Desolation Island, part of the Crozet Islands in the southern Indian Ocean. AFP
    Thousands of penguins on Desolation Island, part of the Crozet Islands in the southern Indian Ocean. AFP
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses a joint meeting of Congress in Washington. AP
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses a joint meeting of Congress in Washington. AP
  • Indian Navy soldiers rehearse for a republic day parade in New Delhi. AP
    Indian Navy soldiers rehearse for a republic day parade in New Delhi. AP
  • Red lanterns for New Year's Day in Danzhai, China. AFP
    Red lanterns for New Year's Day in Danzhai, China. AFP
  • Firefighters on the way to extinguish a blaze at a hydrocarbon storage area of Bravo Petroleum company in Barranquilla, Colombia. Reuters
    Firefighters on the way to extinguish a blaze at a hydrocarbon storage area of Bravo Petroleum company in Barranquilla, Colombia. Reuters
  • Russian Communist party supporters on the way to lay flowers at the tomb of Joseph Stalin, marking the 143rd anniversary of his birth, in Red Square, Moscow. AFP
    Russian Communist party supporters on the way to lay flowers at the tomb of Joseph Stalin, marking the 143rd anniversary of his birth, in Red Square, Moscow. AFP
  • Winter solstice celebrations at Stonehenge, near Amesbury, southern England. Reuters
    Winter solstice celebrations at Stonehenge, near Amesbury, southern England. Reuters
  • A man in the entrance of a mudhif reed house in the southern Chibayish marshes of Dhi Qar province, Iraq. AFP
    A man in the entrance of a mudhif reed house in the southern Chibayish marshes of Dhi Qar province, Iraq. AFP
  • Birds over the dried-up Lake Penuelas in Valparaiso, Chile. AP
    Birds over the dried-up Lake Penuelas in Valparaiso, Chile. AP

Weekend

Best photos of the week: from Argentina triumph to Santa paddle-boarding

Striking pictures from around the world

Charlotte Mayhew

December 23, 2022

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More from The National:

Friday's best photos: from Biden among Christmas trees to winter solstice at Stonehenge

Thursday's best photos: from nuns in the Vatican to Zelenskyy in Congress

Wednesday's best photos: from penguins in the Antarctic to Santa in Corsica

Tuesday's best photos: from vast snow sculptures to ferocious waves

Monday's best photos: from Sikhs at the Golden Temple to football fans in Buenos Aires

Sunday's best photos: from the World Cup final to Santas on gondolas in Venice

Saturday's best photos: from ski jumping in Switzerland to lightning in Albania

Saudi National Day
Sri Lanka's T20I squad

Thisara Perera (captain), Dilshan Munaweera, Danushka Gunathilaka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Ashan Priyanjan, Mahela Udawatte, Dasun Shanaka, Sachith Pathirana, Vikum Sanjaya, Lahiru Gamage, Seekkuge Prasanna, Vishwa Fernando, Isuru Udana, Jeffrey Vandersay and Chathuranga de Silva.

AUSTRALIA SQUAD

Aaron Finch, Matt Renshaw, Brendan Doggett, Michael Neser, Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Marsh, Tim Paine (captain), Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Jon Holland, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Peter Siddle

What is a black hole?

1. Black holes are objects whose gravity is so strong not even light can escape their pull

2. They can be created when massive stars collapse under their own weight

3. Large black holes can also be formed when smaller ones collide and merge

4. The biggest black holes lurk at the centre of many galaxies, including our own

5. Astronomers believe that when the universe was very young, black holes affected how galaxies formed

The President's Cake

Director: Hasan Hadi

Starring: Baneen Ahmad Nayyef, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Sajad Mohamad Qasem 

Rating: 4/5

Hurricanes 31-31 Lions

Wellington Hurricanes: 
Tries: Gibbins, Laumape, Goosen, Fifita tries, Barrett
Conversions: Barrett (4)
Penalties: Barrett

British & Irish Lions:
Tries: Seymour (2), North
Conversions: Biggar (2)
Penalties: Biggar (4)

MATCH INFO

Uefa Champions League final:

Who: Real Madrid v Liverpool
Where: NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine
When: Saturday, May 26, 10.45pm (UAE)
TV: Match on BeIN Sports

Updated: December 23, 2022, 6:17 PM
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