• Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of Unites States appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, as seen from Rome, Italy May 8, 2025. REUTERS / Alkis Konstantinidis
    Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of Unites States appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, as seen from Rome, Italy May 8, 2025. REUTERS / Alkis Konstantinidis
  • A morning Mass is held at St Joseph's Cathedral in Abu Dhabi to mark the election of Pope Leo XIV. Victor Besa / The National
    A morning Mass is held at St Joseph's Cathedral in Abu Dhabi to mark the election of Pope Leo XIV. Victor Besa / The National
  • Street performers covered in silver paint shelter from the rain in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta. AFP
    Street performers covered in silver paint shelter from the rain in Indonesia's capital, Jakarta. AFP
  • Miral announces the development of Disneyland Abu Dhabi on Yas Island. Victor Besa / The National
    Miral announces the development of Disneyland Abu Dhabi on Yas Island. Victor Besa / The National
  • Dubai Medical College reveals its AI-run greenhouse growing medicinal plants. Antonie Robertson/The National
    Dubai Medical College reveals its AI-run greenhouse growing medicinal plants. Antonie Robertson/The National
  • A woman protects herself from the sun with a parasol in Tokyo. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    A woman protects herself from the sun with a parasol in Tokyo. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A man looks down from the observation deck of the 68-metre Obelisk in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AFP
    A man looks down from the observation deck of the 68-metre Obelisk in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AFP
  • An Israeli air strike targets the Nabatieh region in southern Lebanon. EPA
    An Israeli air strike targets the Nabatieh region in southern Lebanon. EPA
  • A man stands inside the ruins of a house hit by Pakistani shelling in Uri, in Indian-administered Kashmir. AFP
    A man stands inside the ruins of a house hit by Pakistani shelling in Uri, in Indian-administered Kashmir. AFP
  • People attend a protest against the Israeli government and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over the war in Gaza, in Jerusalem. Demonstrators also demanded the release of all hostages in captivity in the enclave. Reuters
    People attend a protest against the Israeli government and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over the war in Gaza, in Jerusalem. Demonstrators also demanded the release of all hostages in captivity in the enclave. Reuters
  • Russia's Defence Minister Andrei Belousov takes part in a Victory Day parade marking the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany, in Red Square, Moscow. Reuters
    Russia's Defence Minister Andrei Belousov takes part in a Victory Day parade marking the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany, in Red Square, Moscow. Reuters
  • Dhows race from Sir Bu Nair Island to the shores of Dubai, during Al Gaffal Long Distance Heritage competition. Zilzal 25, owned by Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan bin Zayed and skippered by Marwan Abdullah Al Marzouqi, won first place out of 118 dhows. WAM
    Dhows race from Sir Bu Nair Island to the shores of Dubai, during Al Gaffal Long Distance Heritage competition. Zilzal 25, owned by Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan bin Zayed and skippered by Marwan Abdullah Al Marzouqi, won first place out of 118 dhows. WAM
  • Scotland's National Piper Louise Marshall playing a lament to the fallen at dawn on Portobello Beach in Edinburgh on the 80th anniversary of VE Day. PA
    Scotland's National Piper Louise Marshall playing a lament to the fallen at dawn on Portobello Beach in Edinburgh on the 80th anniversary of VE Day. PA
  • South Korean former prime minister Han Duck-soo talks with Kim Moon-soo, presidential candidate for South Korea's conservative People Power Party, during a meeting to discuss unifying candidacy in Seoul. Reuters
    South Korean former prime minister Han Duck-soo talks with Kim Moon-soo, presidential candidate for South Korea's conservative People Power Party, during a meeting to discuss unifying candidacy in Seoul. Reuters
  • Spanish painter and sculptor Antonio Lopez gives the finishing touches to a statue of painter Francisco de Goya. EPA
    Spanish painter and sculptor Antonio Lopez gives the finishing touches to a statue of painter Francisco de Goya. EPA
  • Hundreds of people part in the Sunrise Swim, which marks the first swim of the season, at Brockwell Lido, South London. PA Wire
    Hundreds of people part in the Sunrise Swim, which marks the first swim of the season, at Brockwell Lido, South London. PA Wire
  • Venezuelan jockey Junior Alvarado rides Sovereignty to victory in the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 3 in Louisville, Kentucky. AFP
    Venezuelan jockey Junior Alvarado rides Sovereignty to victory in the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 3 in Louisville, Kentucky. AFP
  • Revellers take part in the Devils and Congos Festival in Portobelo, Panama. AP
    Revellers take part in the Devils and Congos Festival in Portobelo, Panama. AP
  • Fans pack the shore of Copacabana beach to watch Lady Gaga's free concert in Rio de Janeiro. AP Photo
    Fans pack the shore of Copacabana beach to watch Lady Gaga's free concert in Rio de Janeiro. AP Photo
  • A driver prepares for the first all-women supercar rally in Dubai. AP
    A driver prepares for the first all-women supercar rally in Dubai. AP
  • Ukrainian servicemen prepare a night drone for flight towards the front line in the war with Russia, in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region. AFP
    Ukrainian servicemen prepare a night drone for flight towards the front line in the war with Russia, in Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region. AFP
  • A search and rescue operation for passengers after two boats capsized in Qianxi City, in south-west China's Guizhou Province. AP
    A search and rescue operation for passengers after two boats capsized in Qianxi City, in south-west China's Guizhou Province. AP
  • Two church volunteers help to carry out the rites during a baptism event at Huntington State Beach, California. AFP
    Two church volunteers help to carry out the rites during a baptism event at Huntington State Beach, California. AFP
  • Baglihar Dam on the Chenab river, which flows from Indian-administered Kashmir into Pakistan, in Jammu. Reuters
    Baglihar Dam on the Chenab river, which flows from Indian-administered Kashmir into Pakistan, in Jammu. Reuters
  • Nuns in Rome, Italy, as the conclave to choose the pope began in The Vatican. Getty Images
    Nuns in Rome, Italy, as the conclave to choose the pope began in The Vatican. Getty Images
  • A procession after a Mass at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help chapel in Quezon City, Philippines, when the papal conclave began. AP
    A procession after a Mass at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help chapel in Quezon City, Philippines, when the papal conclave began. AP
  • Damage at Sanaa International Airport in Yemen after an Israeli air strike. Reuters
    Damage at Sanaa International Airport in Yemen after an Israeli air strike. Reuters
  • Pupils from an Indonesian boarding school visit the reclining Buddha statue at the Maha Vihara Mojopahit temple in Mojokerto, East Java. AFP
    Pupils from an Indonesian boarding school visit the reclining Buddha statue at the Maha Vihara Mojopahit temple in Mojokerto, East Java. AFP
  • Indian Air Force personnel patrol a security checkpoint on the outskirts of Srinagar after strikes were launched against Pakistan. EPA
    Indian Air Force personnel patrol a security checkpoint on the outskirts of Srinagar after strikes were launched against Pakistan. EPA
  • English actor Damson Idris poses on the Met Gala carpet, in New York. Reuters
    English actor Damson Idris poses on the Met Gala carpet, in New York. Reuters

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May 09, 2025

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