• Nasa scientists inspect samples collected from asteroid Bennu and brought back to Earth. Photo: Nasa
    Nasa scientists inspect samples collected from asteroid Bennu and brought back to Earth. Photo: Nasa
  • Thousands travelled from all over Syria to watch a horse racing festival. Hasan Belal for The National
    Thousands travelled from all over Syria to watch a horse racing festival. Hasan Belal for The National
  • Iraqi Sunnis gather at the shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Al Kilani in Baghdad. AFP
    Iraqi Sunnis gather at the shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Al Kilani in Baghdad. AFP
  • A visitor views Jaipur rugs at the Alserkal Lates art event at Alserkal Avenue, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    A visitor views Jaipur rugs at the Alserkal Lates art event at Alserkal Avenue, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Devotees carry an idol of the Hindu deity Ganesh at a festival in Mumbai, India. Reuters
    Devotees carry an idol of the Hindu deity Ganesh at a festival in Mumbai, India. Reuters
  • Migrants wait behind razor wire after crossing the Rio Grande as they try to enter the US at Eagle Pass, Texas. Reuters
    Migrants wait behind razor wire after crossing the Rio Grande as they try to enter the US at Eagle Pass, Texas. Reuters
  • A woman arrives at a Red Cross centre in Armenia, having fled fighting in nearby Nagorno-Karabakh. AFP
    A woman arrives at a Red Cross centre in Armenia, having fled fighting in nearby Nagorno-Karabakh. AFP
  • The sun sets behind the spiral ramp in the dome of the Reichstag building in Berlin. EPA
    The sun sets behind the spiral ramp in the dome of the Reichstag building in Berlin. EPA
  • A model presents an outfit from the Spring/Summer 2024 womenswear collection by Saint Laurent. EPA
    A model presents an outfit from the Spring/Summer 2024 womenswear collection by Saint Laurent. EPA
  • Tourists ride a camel after disembarking a Costa Cruises ship arriving from Italy, at La Goulette, in Tunis. EPA
    Tourists ride a camel after disembarking a Costa Cruises ship arriving from Italy, at La Goulette, in Tunis. EPA
  • Storm clouds above the banking district in Frankfurt, Germany. AP
    Storm clouds above the banking district in Frankfurt, Germany. AP
  • Rickshaws navigate a flooded road after heavy rain in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters
    Rickshaws navigate a flooded road after heavy rain in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters
  • The 2023 Formula Kite European Championships in Portsmouth, southern England. Getty Images
    The 2023 Formula Kite European Championships in Portsmouth, southern England. Getty Images
  • A Palestinian protester in a confrontation with Israeli troops on Gaza's eastern border. At least 28 demonstrators were injured. EPA
    A Palestinian protester in a confrontation with Israeli troops on Gaza's eastern border. At least 28 demonstrators were injured. EPA
  • A robot dog developed by Chinese company DEEP Robotics goes for a walk in the Asian Games host city of Hangzhou. AFP
    A robot dog developed by Chinese company DEEP Robotics goes for a walk in the Asian Games host city of Hangzhou. AFP
  • Reece Walsh of rugby league team the Broncos with his daughter after beating New Zealand Warriors at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. Getty Images
    Reece Walsh of rugby league team the Broncos with his daughter after beating New Zealand Warriors at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. Getty Images
  • Migrants aiming to reach the US on a train known as 'The Beast' in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. EPA
    Migrants aiming to reach the US on a train known as 'The Beast' in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. EPA
  • Pope Francis at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille, France, during the Mediterranean Meetings 2023. Reuters
    Pope Francis at the Velodrome Stadium in Marseille, France, during the Mediterranean Meetings 2023. Reuters
  • The damaged E6 near Stenungsund, Sweden, after a landslide caused a sinkhole on the motorway to Norway. AP
    The damaged E6 near Stenungsund, Sweden, after a landslide caused a sinkhole on the motorway to Norway. AP
  • Sheep cross Southwark Bridge during the annual London Sheep Drive, in London. Reuters
    Sheep cross Southwark Bridge during the annual London Sheep Drive, in London. Reuters
  • An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine drops to children during a vaccination campaign in Kandahar. AFP
    An Afghan health worker administers polio vaccine drops to children during a vaccination campaign in Kandahar. AFP
  • An aerial picture taken with a drone shows sunbathers on Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro. EPA
    An aerial picture taken with a drone shows sunbathers on Ipanema Beach in Rio de Janeiro. EPA
  • Hindu devotees gather for the immersion of idols of Hindu god Lord Ganesh in Chennai. EPA
    Hindu devotees gather for the immersion of idols of Hindu god Lord Ganesh in Chennai. EPA
  • Asian Games shooting gold medallists South Korea alongside silver medallists North Korea, in Hangzhou, eastern China. Reuters
    Asian Games shooting gold medallists South Korea alongside silver medallists North Korea, in Hangzhou, eastern China. Reuters
  • Houseboats and a stranded boat on the Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil. AFP
    Houseboats and a stranded boat on the Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil. AFP
  • Indian police force pro-Kannada activists into a bus in Bangalore, India. EPA
    Indian police force pro-Kannada activists into a bus in Bangalore, India. EPA
  • The view from from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, of migrants near the border after crossing the Rio Bravo. Reuters
    The view from from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, of migrants near the border after crossing the Rio Bravo. Reuters
  • Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey competes in the heats of the women's 50m freestyle at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. AFP
    Hong Kong's Siobhan Haughey competes in the heats of the women's 50m freestyle at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. AFP
  • Military personnel take part in a parade to celebrate South Korea's 75th Armed Forces Day in Seoul. AFP
    Military personnel take part in a parade to celebrate South Korea's 75th Armed Forces Day in Seoul. AFP
  • Six recently weaned St Bernard pups take a meal break in Martigny, Switzerland. Reuters
    Six recently weaned St Bernard pups take a meal break in Martigny, Switzerland. Reuters

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