• Swiss freeride snowboarder, base jumper and wingsuit pilot Geraldine Fasnacht prepares to jump out of SolarStratos, a solar powered aircraft prototype, flown by Swiss adventurer Raphael Domjan to perform the first ever wingsuit jump from and electrical and solar airplpane, above the alpine resort of Verbier, Switzerland, Saturday, June 18, 2022. (Valentin Flauraud / Keystone via AP)
    Swiss freeride snowboarder, base jumper and wingsuit pilot Geraldine Fasnacht prepares to jump out of SolarStratos, a solar powered aircraft prototype, flown by Swiss adventurer Raphael Domjan to perform the first ever wingsuit jump from and electrical and solar airplpane, above the alpine resort of Verbier, Switzerland, Saturday, June 18, 2022. (Valentin Flauraud / Keystone via AP)
  • A displaced Syrian child plays with her doll inside the damaged building where she is living in Syria's northern city of Raqa. AFP
    A displaced Syrian child plays with her doll inside the damaged building where she is living in Syria's northern city of Raqa. AFP
  • Monks and nuns sit in prayer and contemplation at Deir Mar Moussa Al-Habashi (St Moses the Ethiopian monastery), one of Syria's ancient monasteries near Damascus. The monastery has reopened to visitors after more than a decade of war and isolation. AFP
    Monks and nuns sit in prayer and contemplation at Deir Mar Moussa Al-Habashi (St Moses the Ethiopian monastery), one of Syria's ancient monasteries near Damascus. The monastery has reopened to visitors after more than a decade of war and isolation. AFP
  • A boy cools off in the Shatt Al-Arab waterway, formed at the confluence of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, in Iraq's southern city of Basra. AFP
    A boy cools off in the Shatt Al-Arab waterway, formed at the confluence of the Euphrates and Tigris rivers, in Iraq's southern city of Basra. AFP
  • An aerial view shows Syrians gathering on the shores of the Euphrates River in the northern city of Raqa. AFP
    An aerial view shows Syrians gathering on the shores of the Euphrates River in the northern city of Raqa. AFP
  • A boy jumping from a diving tower on the shore of lake Ammersee in southern Germany as the temperature reached around 30°C. AFP
    A boy jumping from a diving tower on the shore of lake Ammersee in southern Germany as the temperature reached around 30°C. AFP
  • Firefighters battle a wildfire in Pumarejo de Tera near Zamora in northern Spain. Firefighters continue to fight multiple fires in Spain on the last day of an extreme heat wave. AFP
    Firefighters battle a wildfire in Pumarejo de Tera near Zamora in northern Spain. Firefighters continue to fight multiple fires in Spain on the last day of an extreme heat wave. AFP
  • A girl carries her brother as she wades through a flooded road after heavy rains, on the outskirts of Agartala, India. Reuters
    A girl carries her brother as she wades through a flooded road after heavy rains, on the outskirts of Agartala, India. Reuters
  • Festival-goers attend Spanish singer Morad's live show at the Sonar Festival in Barcelona. AFP
    Festival-goers attend Spanish singer Morad's live show at the Sonar Festival in Barcelona. AFP
  • Philadelphia firefighter Lt Sean Williamson, who was killed in an early morning building collapse, is received by his fellow firefighters as police and others stand by. AP
    Philadelphia firefighter Lt Sean Williamson, who was killed in an early morning building collapse, is received by his fellow firefighters as police and others stand by. AP
  • Labourers work at a clay pottery workshop on the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
    Labourers work at a clay pottery workshop on the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan. EPA
  • People attend a massive boxing class and try to set a new Guinness World Record for people taking a class at the same time for 30 minutes, in Mexico City. Reuters
    People attend a massive boxing class and try to set a new Guinness World Record for people taking a class at the same time for 30 minutes, in Mexico City. Reuters

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Today's best photos: from a freeride snowboarder to a boxing class record attempt

'The National' picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

June 19, 2022

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More from The National:

Saturday's best photos: from a street artist in Paris to a crowded beach in Bournemouth

Friday's best photos: from Kevin Spacey in court to a 'dancing devil'

Thursday's best photos: from an Indonesian security drill to Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

Wednesday's best photos: from K-pop group BTS to Royal Ascot

Tuesday's best photos: from the Mohammed bin Rashid Library to a waxing gibbous moon

Monday's best photos: from the Milky Way to a giant picnic blanket in Switzerland

Lexus LX700h specs

Engine: 3.4-litre twin-turbo V6 plus supplementary electric motor

Power: 464hp at 5,200rpm

Torque: 790Nm from 2,000-3,600rpm

Transmission: 10-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 11.7L/100km

On sale: Now

Price: From Dh590,000

WHEN TO GO:

September to November or March to May; this is when visitors are most likely to see what they’ve come for.

WHERE TO STAY:

Meghauli Serai, A Taj Safari - Chitwan National Park resort (tajhotels.com) is a one-hour drive from Bharatpur Airport with stays costing from Dh1,396 per night, including taxes and breakfast. Return airport transfers cost from Dh661.

HOW TO GET THERE:

Etihad Airways regularly flies from Abu Dhabi to Kathmandu from around Dh1,500 per person return, including taxes. Buddha Air (buddhaair.com) and Yeti Airlines (yetiairlines.com) fly from Kathmandu to Bharatpur several times a day from about Dh660 return and the flight takes just 20 minutes. Driving is possible but the roads are hilly which means it will take you five or six hours to travel 148 kilometres.

The finalists

Player of the Century, 2001-2020: Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Ronaldinho

Coach of the Century, 2001-2020: Pep Guardiola (Manchester City), Jose Mourinho (Tottenham Hotspur), Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid), Sir Alex Ferguson

Club of the Century, 2001-2020: Al Ahly (Egypt), Bayern Munich (Germany), Barcelona (Spain), Real Madrid (Spain)

Player of the Year: Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)

Club of the Year: Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Real Madrid

Coach of the Year: Gian Piero Gasperini (Atalanta), Hans-Dieter Flick (Bayern Munich), Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool)

Agent of the Century, 2001-2020: Giovanni Branchini, Jorge Mendes, Mino Raiola

Company profile

Name: Thndr

Started: October 2020

Founders: Ahmad Hammouda and Seif Amr

Based: Cairo, Egypt

Sector: FinTech

Initial investment: pre-seed of $800,000

Funding stage: series A; $20 million

Investors: Tiger Global, Beco Capital, Prosus Ventures, Y Combinator, Global Ventures, Abdul Latif Jameel, Endure Capital, 4DX Ventures, Plus VC,  Rabacap and MSA Capital

Tenet

Director: Christopher Nolan

Stars: John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Michael Caine, Kenneth Branagh 

Rating: 5/5

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