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  • Swimming coaches hold a training session for Palestinian children, including amputees and orphans, at a swimming pool in Khan Younis, Gaza. Reuters
    Swimming coaches hold a training session for Palestinian children, including amputees and orphans, at a swimming pool in Khan Younis, Gaza. Reuters
  • A Lebanese nun plays with a pelican, nicknamed Sawsan, on the beach at the port of Batroun, northern Lebanon. EPA
    A Lebanese nun plays with a pelican, nicknamed Sawsan, on the beach at the port of Batroun, northern Lebanon. EPA
  • A church damaged by a deadly 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Quimbaya, Colombia. Reuters
    A church damaged by a deadly 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Quimbaya, Colombia. Reuters
  • An infrared photo of Coco Gauff returning a shot at the Cincinnati Open in the US. Reuters
    An infrared photo of Coco Gauff returning a shot at the Cincinnati Open in the US. Reuters
  • Emergency workers at the site of a landslide in Antofagasta region of northern Chile. Reuters
    Emergency workers at the site of a landslide in Antofagasta region of northern Chile. Reuters
  • Participants run in front of young cows during the Encierro del Pilon in Falces, north-east Spain. AFP
    Participants run in front of young cows during the Encierro del Pilon in Falces, north-east Spain. AFP
  • A man wades through floodwater following heavy monsoon rain in Pasig City, Metro Manila, the Philippines. Reuters
    A man wades through floodwater following heavy monsoon rain in Pasig City, Metro Manila, the Philippines. Reuters
  • A man on his donkey watches from a hilltop as Israeli forces carry out a demolition on a Palestinian building, in Qalandia, the occupied West Bank. AFP
    A man on his donkey watches from a hilltop as Israeli forces carry out a demolition on a Palestinian building, in Qalandia, the occupied West Bank. AFP
  • Devotees offer prayers at the shrine of Sufi saint Naqshband Sahib in Srinagar in the disputed Kashmir region. EPA
    Devotees offer prayers at the shrine of Sufi saint Naqshband Sahib in Srinagar in the disputed Kashmir region. EPA
  • A military skydive takes place over the Presidential Palace in Jakarta during a ceremony marking Indonesia's 81st independence day. Reuters
    A military skydive takes place over the Presidential Palace in Jakarta during a ceremony marking Indonesia's 81st independence day. Reuters
  • Scores of couples take part in a mass wedding ceremony on the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, in Akre, 100km north of Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. AFP
    Scores of couples take part in a mass wedding ceremony on the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, in Akre, 100km north of Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan. AFP
  • Athletes take on the water jump in the 3000m Men's Steeplechase Final at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, Britain. EPA
    Athletes take on the water jump in the 3000m Men's Steeplechase Final at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, Britain. EPA
  • A sprawling expanse of white marble waste in Rajasthan's Kishangarh city, India, is drawing visitors to a landscape that resembles a snow-covered valley more than a dumping ground. AFP
    A sprawling expanse of white marble waste in Rajasthan's Kishangarh city, India, is drawing visitors to a landscape that resembles a snow-covered valley more than a dumping ground. AFP
  • Italian gold medallist Gianmarco Tamberi celebrates his men's high jump victory at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. AFP
    Italian gold medallist Gianmarco Tamberi celebrates his men's high jump victory at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham. AFP
  • A rider celebrates with his animal after winning a donkey-cart race in Karachi, Pakistan. AFP
    A rider celebrates with his animal after winning a donkey-cart race in Karachi, Pakistan. AFP
  • Emergency services at the scene after a tourist bus travelling from Poland ploughed into a roadside ditch in Hungary. A dozen people were killed. EPA
    Emergency services at the scene after a tourist bus travelling from Poland ploughed into a roadside ditch in Hungary. A dozen people were killed. EPA
  • Iraqi authorities have seized gold weighing 60kg and $20 million in cash, the latest haul in the national crackdown on corruption. Photo: Iraq Judiciary
    Iraqi authorities have seized gold weighing 60kg and $20 million in cash, the latest haul in the national crackdown on corruption. Photo: Iraq Judiciary
  • Egyptian footballer Mohamed Salah, centre, runs with the ball on his Turkish Super League debut for Trabzonspor against Kasimpasa SK in Istanbul. The match ended 1-1. Getty Images
    Egyptian footballer Mohamed Salah, centre, runs with the ball on his Turkish Super League debut for Trabzonspor against Kasimpasa SK in Istanbul. The match ended 1-1. Getty Images
  • Indonesians leave their homes after a deadly earthquake struck the east of the country. Reuters
    Indonesians leave their homes after a deadly earthquake struck the east of the country. Reuters
  • White doves are released at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, as Japan marks the 81st anniversary of the end of the Second World War. EPA
    White doves are released at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, as Japan marks the 81st anniversary of the end of the Second World War. EPA
  • Indian Independence Day celebrations get under way at Lal Chowk in Srinagar, in Indian-administered Kashmir. AFP
    Indian Independence Day celebrations get under way at Lal Chowk in Srinagar, in Indian-administered Kashmir. AFP
  • The coffin containing the remains of Bonnie Tyler arrives at Swansea Minster for a memorial service for the Welsh singer who died at the age of 75 in a hospital in Portugal. Reuters
    The coffin containing the remains of Bonnie Tyler arrives at Swansea Minster for a memorial service for the Welsh singer who died at the age of 75 in a hospital in Portugal. Reuters
  • Visitors attend Sandstorm Comics Presents Playgrounds, a pop culture and comic festival, at Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Visitors attend Sandstorm Comics Presents Playgrounds, a pop culture and comic festival, at Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • On a trip to Shanghai, King Abdullah II of Jordan visits AgiBot, one of China’s leading robotics manufacturing companies. Photo: Royal Hashemite Court
    On a trip to Shanghai, King Abdullah II of Jordan visits AgiBot, one of China’s leading robotics manufacturing companies. Photo: Royal Hashemite Court
  • Taliban security personnel travel in an armoured vehicle during celebrations marking Afghanistan's Independence Day in the Arghistan district of Kandahar province. AFP
    Taliban security personnel travel in an armoured vehicle during celebrations marking Afghanistan's Independence Day in the Arghistan district of Kandahar province. AFP
  • Supporters leave flowers after a vigil for late University of Cambridge professor, Jason Arday, in Trafalgar Square, London, following his death aged 41 on August 14. AFP
    Supporters leave flowers after a vigil for late University of Cambridge professor, Jason Arday, in Trafalgar Square, London, following his death aged 41 on August 14. AFP
  • Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's Pole Vault during the World Athletics Diamond League meeting at the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise in Lausanne, Switzerland. AFP
    Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's Pole Vault during the World Athletics Diamond League meeting at the Stade Olympique de la Pontaise in Lausanne, Switzerland. AFP
  • Farmers harvest gorgon fruit at a village in Taizhou, eastern China. AFP
    Farmers harvest gorgon fruit at a village in Taizhou, eastern China. AFP
  • Pupils celebrate their GCSE results at Repton School Abu Dhabi-Fry Campus. Victor Besa / The National
    Pupils celebrate their GCSE results at Repton School Abu Dhabi-Fry Campus. Victor Besa / The National
  • Robot dogs are walked by a woman dressed as 101 Dalmatians villain Cruella de Vil at the World Robot Conference in Beijing, China. AFP
    Robot dogs are walked by a woman dressed as 101 Dalmatians villain Cruella de Vil at the World Robot Conference in Beijing, China. AFP

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August 21, 2026

Updated: August 21, 2026, 6:04 PM
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