• Scaffolding surrounds a wooden spire being rebuilt at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, following the fire in April 2019. The cathedral is set to reopened at the end of 2024, according to the French Ministry of Culture. AFP
    Scaffolding surrounds a wooden spire being rebuilt at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, following the fire in April 2019. The cathedral is set to reopened at the end of 2024, according to the French Ministry of Culture. AFP
  • Palestinians survey homes destroyed by Israeli strikes, during the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas, at Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Reuters
    Palestinians survey homes destroyed by Israeli strikes, during the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas, at Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Reuters
  • Pope Francis poses for pictures with members of Italy's armed forces during his weekly audience at the Vatican. Reuters
    Pope Francis poses for pictures with members of Italy's armed forces during his weekly audience at the Vatican. Reuters
  • Stags at Ballater in Scotland after overnight temperatures hit sub-zero and snow fell. Getty Images
    Stags at Ballater in Scotland after overnight temperatures hit sub-zero and snow fell. Getty Images
  • Ice crystals form on a spiders web following an overnight frost in Dunham Massey, northern England. Reuters
    Ice crystals form on a spiders web following an overnight frost in Dunham Massey, northern England. Reuters
  • Iraqis gather at the Zeitoun bridge in the southern city of Nasiriyah to honour those killed in protests in 2019. AFP
    Iraqis gather at the Zeitoun bridge in the southern city of Nasiriyah to honour those killed in protests in 2019. AFP
  • Visitors view the Parthenon Marbles at the British Museum in London amid a diplomatic row between the UK and Greece over the disputed antiquities. AP
    Visitors view the Parthenon Marbles at the British Museum in London amid a diplomatic row between the UK and Greece over the disputed antiquities. AP
  • The lower house of Spain's parliament at the start of the opening ceremony of the 15th legislature in Madrid. EPA
    The lower house of Spain's parliament at the start of the opening ceremony of the 15th legislature in Madrid. EPA
  • Participants arrive at the venue for the Cop28 UN climate summit in Dubai. AFP
    Participants arrive at the venue for the Cop28 UN climate summit in Dubai. AFP
  • The daughter, sister and niece of Agnes Wanjiru react tearfully after a hearing into her death was adjourned at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi. The 21-year-old Kenyan was last seen alive in 2012 with a British soldier and her body was found three months later in a septic tank near an army base in Nanyuki. AFP
    The daughter, sister and niece of Agnes Wanjiru react tearfully after a hearing into her death was adjourned at the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi. The 21-year-old Kenyan was last seen alive in 2012 with a British soldier and her body was found three months later in a septic tank near an army base in Nanyuki. AFP
  • Haim Peretz, 60, points to damage to his house in Sderot, Israel, after a Hamas rocket strike. Reuters
    Haim Peretz, 60, points to damage to his house in Sderot, Israel, after a Hamas rocket strike. Reuters
  • Cars drive alongside a snow-covered meadow near a river in Schmitten, Germany. AP
    Cars drive alongside a snow-covered meadow near a river in Schmitten, Germany. AP
  • Imp, a Merlin falcon male that flies in different part of London including Lord's cricket ground, looks on after catching a chick, during its daily training at the Avian Environmental Consultants ground, near Brigstock, Northamptonshire on September 4, 2023. The Avian Environmental Consultants supplies bird control services by training falcons and hawks in order to prevent birds in general from roosting or ground dwelling in specific areas, such as monuments, like Westminster Abbey, or near industrial zone, but also during events like Wimbledon Tennis Championships or cricket matches at Lord's cricket ground. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP)
    Imp, a Merlin falcon male that flies in different part of London including Lord's cricket ground, looks on after catching a chick, during its daily training at the Avian Environmental Consultants ground, near Brigstock, Northamptonshire on September 4, 2023. The Avian Environmental Consultants supplies bird control services by training falcons and hawks in order to prevent birds in general from roosting or ground dwelling in specific areas, such as monuments, like Westminster Abbey, or near industrial zone, but also during events like Wimbledon Tennis Championships or cricket matches at Lord's cricket ground. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP)

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