• Engineers wave through gaps in the drill face after a boring machine broke through to complete HS2's longest tunnel, in Great Missenden, England. The high-speed rail line will run between London and Birmingham. Getty Images
    Engineers wave through gaps in the drill face after a boring machine broke through to complete HS2's longest tunnel, in Great Missenden, England. The high-speed rail line will run between London and Birmingham. Getty Images
  • Seen through giant glasses, The World, an exclusive private residential ship, arrives in Cape Town, South Africa. Reuters
    Seen through giant glasses, The World, an exclusive private residential ship, arrives in Cape Town, South Africa. Reuters
  • A deserted Thessaloniki station during a 24-hour rail strike in Greece. Staff are demanding answers a year after the nation's deadliest train crash, which killed 57 people. AFP
    A deserted Thessaloniki station during a 24-hour rail strike in Greece. Staff are demanding answers a year after the nation's deadliest train crash, which killed 57 people. AFP
  • People displaced by an outbreak of violence gather to receive humanitarian aid from the World Food Programme in Nampula, Mozambique. AFP
    People displaced by an outbreak of violence gather to receive humanitarian aid from the World Food Programme in Nampula, Mozambique. AFP
  • Pope Francis holds his weekly general audience in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. Reuters
    Pope Francis holds his weekly general audience in Paul VI Hall at the Vatican. Reuters
  • A wildfire that prompted an evacuation edges towards a home outside of Shattuck, Oklahoma. Reuters
    A wildfire that prompted an evacuation edges towards a home outside of Shattuck, Oklahoma. Reuters
  • Palestinians who fled from the northern Gaza Strip seek shelter near Deir Al Balah in the south. EPA
    Palestinians who fled from the northern Gaza Strip seek shelter near Deir Al Balah in the south. EPA
  • A soldier participates in a military parade to commemorate the 180th anniversary of the Dominican Republic's independence in the capital city Santo Domingo. EPA
    A soldier participates in a military parade to commemorate the 180th anniversary of the Dominican Republic's independence in the capital city Santo Domingo. EPA
  • A Ukrainian amputee military veteran, 23, who lost his legs during shelling near Bakhmut, takes part in archery training in Kyiv ahead of an international contest. AFP
    A Ukrainian amputee military veteran, 23, who lost his legs during shelling near Bakhmut, takes part in archery training in Kyiv ahead of an international contest. AFP
  • A motorcyclist crosses a road in Bangkok. AFP
    A motorcyclist crosses a road in Bangkok. AFP
  • San Diego Padres left-fielder Jurickson Profar prepares for the second inning of a spring training baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, in Peoria, Arizona. AP
    San Diego Padres left-fielder Jurickson Profar prepares for the second inning of a spring training baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, in Peoria, Arizona. AP
  • Romanian taxi drivers protest outside the national parliament building in Bucharest in a row over what they see as unfair competition from ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Bolt. EPA
    Romanian taxi drivers protest outside the national parliament building in Bucharest in a row over what they see as unfair competition from ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Bolt. EPA

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Today's best photos: From the completion of a UK tunnel to a taxi protest in Bucharest

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

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February 28, 2024

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The specs

Engine: 3-litre twin-turbo V6

Power: 400hp

Torque: 475Nm

Transmission: 9-speed automatic

Price: From Dh215,900

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Who's who in Yemen conflict

Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government

Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council

Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south

Habrish 'rebels': Tribal-backed forces feuding with STC over control of oil in government territory

UAE v United States, T20 International Series

Both matches at ICC Academy, Dubai. Admission is free.

1st match: Friday, 2pm

2nd match: Saturday, 2pm

UAE squad: Mohammed Naveed (captain), Rohan Mustafa, Ashfaq Ahmed, Shaiman Anwar, Rameez Shahzad, Amjad Gul, CP Rizwan, Mohammed Boota, Abdul Shakoor, Ahmed Raza, Imran Haider, Sultan Ahmed, Zahoor Khan, Amir Hayat

USA squad: Saurabh Netravalkar (captain), Jaskaran Malhotra, Elmore Hutchinson, Aaron Jones, Nosthush Kenjige, Ali Khan, Jannisar Khan, Xavier Marshall, Monank Patel, Timil Patel, Roy Silva, Jessy Singh, Steven Taylor, Hayden Walsh

Japan 30-10 Russia

Tries: Matsushima (3), Labuschange | Golosnitsky

Conversions: Tamura, Matsuda | Kushnarev

Penalties: Tamura (2) | Kushnarev

The specs

Engine: 2.0-litre 4-cyl, 48V hybrid

Transmission: eight-speed automatic

Power: 325bhp

Torque: 450Nm

Price: Dh359,000

On sale: now 

Updated: February 28, 2024, 1:11 PM

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