• Tourists visit Al Shindagha Historic District in Bur Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Tourists visit Al Shindagha Historic District in Bur Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Former US president Donald Trump leaves New York State Supreme Court, on the final day of a civil fraud trial. Bloomberg
    Former US president Donald Trump leaves New York State Supreme Court, on the final day of a civil fraud trial. Bloomberg
  • Pupils are taught how to shoot by a Taiwanese military instructor in Kaohsiung. AFP
    Pupils are taught how to shoot by a Taiwanese military instructor in Kaohsiung. AFP
  • Palestinians prepare graves in Rafah, southern Gaza, as the Israeli onslaught on the enclave continues. EPA
    Palestinians prepare graves in Rafah, southern Gaza, as the Israeli onslaught on the enclave continues. EPA
  • A member of Afghan security forces stands near the scene of an explosion in the Dasht-e-Barchi district of Kabul. AFP
    A member of Afghan security forces stands near the scene of an explosion in the Dasht-e-Barchi district of Kabul. AFP
  • Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, held in a northern penal colony, appears by video link in a Supreme Court hearing in Moscow. Reuters
    Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, held in a northern penal colony, appears by video link in a Supreme Court hearing in Moscow. Reuters
  • Visitors at the Las Vegas Convention Centre during the Consumer Electronics Show. AFP
    Visitors at the Las Vegas Convention Centre during the Consumer Electronics Show. AFP
  • Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is interviewed after a debate with former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley in Des Moines, Iowa. EPA
    Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is interviewed after a debate with former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley in Des Moines, Iowa. EPA
  • A new mosque with a glass dome is being built in Al Dhaid, Sharjah. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    A new mosque with a glass dome is being built in Al Dhaid, Sharjah. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • French tennis player Adrian Mannarino watches the roof close on the Rod Laver Arena during a practice session in Melbourne, before the Australian Open. AFP
    French tennis player Adrian Mannarino watches the roof close on the Rod Laver Arena during a practice session in Melbourne, before the Australian Open. AFP
  • Illuminated ice sculptures glow at Harbin Ice and Snow World, in China's northern Heilongjiang province. AFP
    Illuminated ice sculptures glow at Harbin Ice and Snow World, in China's northern Heilongjiang province. AFP
  • Performers take part in the traditional Three Wise Men Parade in Cordoba, Spain, on the eve of Epiphany. EPA
    Performers take part in the traditional Three Wise Men Parade in Cordoba, Spain, on the eve of Epiphany. EPA
  • A barn surrounded by flooded fields after heavy rain during Storm Henk in Nottinghamshire, Britain. Reuters
    A barn surrounded by flooded fields after heavy rain during Storm Henk in Nottinghamshire, Britain. Reuters
  • Women mark the anniversary of the death of Abu Bakr Siddiq, the first Caliph of Islam, at Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, in Indian-controlled Kashmir. AP
    Women mark the anniversary of the death of Abu Bakr Siddiq, the first Caliph of Islam, at Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar, in Indian-controlled Kashmir. AP
  • Orthodox Christians jump to catch a wooden crucifix during Epiphany celebrations in Piraeus, Greece. Reuters
    Orthodox Christians jump to catch a wooden crucifix during Epiphany celebrations in Piraeus, Greece. Reuters
  • The White Day parade during the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia. AFP
    The White Day parade during the Carnival of Blacks and Whites in Pasto, Colombia. AFP
  • Ethiopian Orthodox faithful during a Christmas Eve celebration at Bole Medhanialem Church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Reuters
    Ethiopian Orthodox faithful during a Christmas Eve celebration at Bole Medhanialem Church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Reuters
  • Fire engulfs a Rohingya refugee camp at Kutupalong in Cox's Bazar district, Bangladesh. AP
    Fire engulfs a Rohingya refugee camp at Kutupalong in Cox's Bazar district, Bangladesh. AP
  • A party is thrown in Mexico City for a German shepherd donated by Turkey to Mexico after a rescue dog from the country died searching for earthquake survivors last year. EPA
    A party is thrown in Mexico City for a German shepherd donated by Turkey to Mexico after a rescue dog from the country died searching for earthquake survivors last year. EPA
  • Celebrations of Gena, the Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas, in Lalibela. AFP
    Celebrations of Gena, the Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas, in Lalibela. AFP
  • A civic worker dumps election posters a day after the Awami League party led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won Bangladesh's parliamentary elections, in Dhaka. AFP
    A civic worker dumps election posters a day after the Awami League party led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina won Bangladesh's parliamentary elections, in Dhaka. AFP
  • Worshippers attend a service of the Nativity of Christ Liturgy at the Serbian Orthodox Church of the Holy Prince Lazar in Birmingham, central England. AFP
    Worshippers attend a service of the Nativity of Christ Liturgy at the Serbian Orthodox Church of the Holy Prince Lazar in Birmingham, central England. AFP
  • Cuban veterans participate in a parade commemorating the 65th anniversary of Fidel Castro's entry in Havana. AFP
    Cuban veterans participate in a parade commemorating the 65th anniversary of Fidel Castro's entry in Havana. AFP
  • Qatari driver Nasser Al Attiyah and his French co-driver Mathieu Baumel compete during Stage 3 of the Dakar Rally 2024, between Al Duwadimi and Al Salamiya, Saudi Arabia. AFP
    Qatari driver Nasser Al Attiyah and his French co-driver Mathieu Baumel compete during Stage 3 of the Dakar Rally 2024, between Al Duwadimi and Al Salamiya, Saudi Arabia. AFP
  • Bullet trains leaving Nanjing south railway station, in China's Jiangsu province. AFP
    Bullet trains leaving Nanjing south railway station, in China's Jiangsu province. AFP
  • Catholic devotees try to touch a glass-covered carriage carrying the Black Nazarene, during an annual religious procession in Manila. AFP
    Catholic devotees try to touch a glass-covered carriage carrying the Black Nazarene, during an annual religious procession in Manila. AFP
  • Police search a snow-covered residential area devastated by a tsunami following an earthquake, in Suzu, Japan. Reuters
    Police search a snow-covered residential area devastated by a tsunami following an earthquake, in Suzu, Japan. Reuters
  • State troopers climb the steps of the Nashville capitol’s rotunda before the start of a legislative session, in Tennessee. Reuters
    State troopers climb the steps of the Nashville capitol’s rotunda before the start of a legislative session, in Tennessee. Reuters
  • Soprano Sandy Leung, left, rehearses for Orpheus & Eurydice at Sydney Opera House. EPA
    Soprano Sandy Leung, left, rehearses for Orpheus & Eurydice at Sydney Opera House. EPA
  • A western reef heron at Jubail Mangrove Park in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    A western reef heron at Jubail Mangrove Park in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

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January 12, 2024

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