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  • An aerial photograph of a local fishing boat in the Iraqi Hawizeh Marsh in Maysan province, southern Iraq, after water returned due to rainfall following a long period of drought on April 26, 2026. Hawizeh is a transboundary marsh shared by Iraq and Iran. (Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP)
    An aerial photograph of a local fishing boat in the Iraqi Hawizeh Marsh in Maysan province, southern Iraq, after water returned due to rainfall following a long period of drought on April 26, 2026. Hawizeh is a transboundary marsh shared by Iraq and Iran. (Photo by Hussein FALEH / AFP)
  • Sabastian Sawe of Team Kenya celebrates winning the London Marathon with a World Record time of 1:59:30. Getty Images
    Sabastian Sawe of Team Kenya celebrates winning the London Marathon with a World Record time of 1:59:30. Getty Images
  • Law enforcement personnel detain Cole Tomas Allen, a suspect in the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Reuters
    Law enforcement personnel detain Cole Tomas Allen, a suspect in the shooting incident at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner. Reuters
  • French emergency services and firefighters work as a bus with passengers fell into the River Seine in Juvisy-sur-Orge, near Paris. Reuters
    French emergency services and firefighters work as a bus with passengers fell into the River Seine in Juvisy-sur-Orge, near Paris. Reuters
  • PFL fighter Mohammad Yahya trains for his upcoming fight against Mehdi Saadi in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    PFL fighter Mohammad Yahya trains for his upcoming fight against Mehdi Saadi in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman. Reuters
    Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman. Reuters
  • Ceramic vase and scent, part of the Skin of Dreams exhibition at the Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    Ceramic vase and scent, part of the Skin of Dreams exhibition at the Cultural Foundation, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
  • Farmers harvest lotuses in a field in Kandal province, Cambodia. AFP
    Farmers harvest lotuses in a field in Kandal province, Cambodia. AFP
  • French matador Carlos Olsina takes part in a training session at a bullring in the southern city of Beziers. AFP
    French matador Carlos Olsina takes part in a training session at a bullring in the southern city of Beziers. AFP
  • Lightning flashes across the sky during a thunderstorm in Lalitpur, Nepal. Reuters
    Lightning flashes across the sky during a thunderstorm in Lalitpur, Nepal. Reuters
  • A Humboldt penguin is given its debut at La Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City. AFP
    A Humboldt penguin is given its debut at La Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City. AFP
  • Boats pass the Banc d'Arguin nature reserve, sandbank affected by erosion, in south-western France. AFP
    Boats pass the Banc d'Arguin nature reserve, sandbank affected by erosion, in south-western France. AFP
  • Atif Najib, former head of political security in Deraa during Bashar Al Assad's rule of Syria, faces trial in Damascus, charged with committing war crimes. Reuters
    Atif Najib, former head of political security in Deraa during Bashar Al Assad's rule of Syria, faces trial in Damascus, charged with committing war crimes. Reuters
  • A displaced girl calls her sister from inside a tent at a makeshift camp during a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in Beirut. Reuters
    A displaced girl calls her sister from inside a tent at a makeshift camp during a temporary ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, in Beirut. Reuters
  • School pupils take part in early childhood Hajj pilgrimage education in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. EPA
    School pupils take part in early childhood Hajj pilgrimage education in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. EPA
  • An Afghan parkour athlete performs a stunt at a sandy mountainside in Reg-e-Rawan, Kapisa province. AFP
    An Afghan parkour athlete performs a stunt at a sandy mountainside in Reg-e-Rawan, Kapisa province. AFP
  • Farmers and vendors wait for customers at a wholesale market in Lahore, Pakistan. AFP
    Farmers and vendors wait for customers at a wholesale market in Lahore, Pakistan. AFP
  • Sri Lankan monks are taken to a detention centre in Colombo after a court hearing in Negombo. The 22 monks returned from Thailand allegedly carrying 110kg of cannabis. AFP
    Sri Lankan monks are taken to a detention centre in Colombo after a court hearing in Negombo. The 22 monks returned from Thailand allegedly carrying 110kg of cannabis. AFP
  • Chinese and Cambodian citizens believed to be Huione Pay creditors clash with police during a protest near the National Bank of Cambodia headquarters in Phnom Penh. AFP
    Chinese and Cambodian citizens believed to be Huione Pay creditors clash with police during a protest near the National Bank of Cambodia headquarters in Phnom Penh. AFP
  • Children cool off at Gorai Beach in Mumbai, India, where a weather warning is in place due to a heatwave. EPA
    Children cool off at Gorai Beach in Mumbai, India, where a weather warning is in place due to a heatwave. EPA
  • Britain's King Charles III and US President Donald Trump meet for tea at the White House in Washington. Reuters
    Britain's King Charles III and US President Donald Trump meet for tea at the White House in Washington. Reuters
  • Mask II, part of an exhibition by the Australian sculptor Ron Mueck at Mori Art Museum in Tokyo. Getty Images
    Mask II, part of an exhibition by the Australian sculptor Ron Mueck at Mori Art Museum in Tokyo. Getty Images
  • Police assess the mangled wreckage of one of two trains involved in a fatal crash in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
    Police assess the mangled wreckage of one of two trains involved in a fatal crash in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
  • A rickshaw driver ploughs through a flooded street during heavy rain in Dhaka, Bangladesh. EPA
    A rickshaw driver ploughs through a flooded street during heavy rain in Dhaka, Bangladesh. EPA
  • Ethiopian migrants take a breather in a remote desert area during their journey along the so-called Eastern Route, returning from a failed attempt to cross into Yemen. AFP
    Ethiopian migrants take a breather in a remote desert area during their journey along the so-called Eastern Route, returning from a failed attempt to cross into Yemen. AFP
  • Displaced Palestinians attend the funeral of four people who were killed by an Israeli strike on a vehicle in Gaza city. AFP
    Displaced Palestinians attend the funeral of four people who were killed by an Israeli strike on a vehicle in Gaza city. AFP
  • Specialists abseil down Happisburgh Lighthouse in Norfolk to carry out a structural survey inspecting cracks and damage to the landmark. PA
    Specialists abseil down Happisburgh Lighthouse in Norfolk to carry out a structural survey inspecting cracks and damage to the landmark. PA
  • Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates-XRG crosses the finish line to win the first stage of the Tour of Romandie in Martigny, Switzerland. AFP
    Tadej Pogacar of UAE Team Emirates-XRG crosses the finish line to win the first stage of the Tour of Romandie in Martigny, Switzerland. AFP
  • A wildfire rages in the village of 't Harde in the Netherlands. EPA
    A wildfire rages in the village of 't Harde in the Netherlands. EPA
  • The rescued humpback whale in a special barge along the Danish coastline enroute back to the North Sea after it beached on a sandbank near the city of Luebeck, in late March. AFP
    The rescued humpback whale in a special barge along the Danish coastline enroute back to the North Sea after it beached on a sandbank near the city of Luebeck, in late March. AFP

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May 01, 2026

Updated: May 02, 2026, 4:34 AM
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