Pakistanis wade through flood water in Lahore. Arif Ali / AFP Photo
Pakistanis wade through flood water in Lahore. Arif Ali / AFP Photo
Marko Arnautovic, left, vies with Iceland’s defender Kari Arnason during their Euro 2016 Group F showdown at the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis, near Paris. Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP Photo
Marko Arnautovic, left, vies with Iceland’s defender Kari Arnason during their Euro 2016 Group F showdown at the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis, near Paris. Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP Photo
Solar Impulse 2, piloted by Swiss aviator Bertrand Piccard, is pictured before landing at San Pablo airport in Seville, southern Spain. Marcelo del Pozo / Reuters
Solar Impulse 2, piloted by Swiss aviator Bertrand Piccard, is pictured before landing at San Pablo airport in Seville, southern Spain. Marcelo del Pozo / Reuters
Nepali women cry over the coffins of relatives who were killed when a suicide bomber struck a minibus in Kabul. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
Nepali women cry over the coffins of relatives who were killed when a suicide bomber struck a minibus in Kabul. Navesh Chitrakar / Reuters
Deer stags with growing, velvet covered antlers are seen in a forest in Hungary. Attila Kovacs / EPA
Deer stags with growing, velvet covered antlers are seen in a forest in Hungary. Attila Kovacs / EPA
Italian supporters dressed as smurfs pose as they gather with other football fans in the streets of Lille. Philippe Huguen / AFP Photo
Italian supporters dressed as smurfs pose as they gather with other football fans in the streets of Lille. Philippe Huguen / AFP Photo
Afghan boys study the Quran at a mosque in Jalalabad. Nootullah Shirzada / AFP Photo
Afghan boys study the Quran at a mosque in Jalalabad. Nootullah Shirzada / AFP Photo

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World in focus — best photos for June 23, 2016

Fatima Al Marzouqi

June 23, 2016

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A look at the best photos from around the world today.

Dubai World Cup Carnival card

6.30pm: UAE 1000 Guineas Trial Conditions (TB) US$100,000 (Dirt) 1,400m

7.05pm: Handicap (TB) $135,000 (Turf) 1,000m

7.40pm: Handicap (TB) $175,000 (D) 1,900m

8.15pm: Meydan Challenge Listed Handicap (TB) $175,000 (T) 1,400m

8.50pm: Dubai Stakes Group 3 (TB) $200,000 (D) 1,200m

9.25pm: Dubai Racing Club Classic Listed Handicap (TB) $175,000 (T) 2,410m

The National selections

6.30pm: Final Song

7.05pm: Pocket Dynamo

7.40pm: Dubai Icon

8.15pm: Dubai Legacy

8.50pm: Drafted

9.25pm: Lucius Tiberius

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MATCH INFO

Euro 2020 qualifier

Fixture: Liechtenstein v Italy, Tuesday, 10.45pm (UAE)

TV: Match is shown on BeIN Sports

While you're here
The specs: 2018 Maserati Ghibli

Price, base / as tested: Dh269,000 / Dh369,000

Engine: 3.0-litre twin-turbocharged V6

Transmission: Eight-speed automatic

Power: 355hp @ 5,500rpm

Torque: 500Nm @ 4,500rpm

Fuel economy, combined: 8.9L / 100km

The biog

Born: Kuwait in 1986
Family: She is the youngest of seven siblings
Time in the UAE: 10 years
Hobbies: audiobooks and fitness: she works out every day, enjoying kickboxing and basketball

UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
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