Pictures of the Day
  • Home is in Our Past, a play by Ghazal Etehadi, staged on a rooftop at Bayt Al Mamzar, in the Deira area of Dubai. Ruel Pableo for The National
    Home is in Our Past, a play by Ghazal Etehadi, staged on a rooftop at Bayt Al Mamzar, in the Deira area of Dubai. Ruel Pableo for The National
    Home is in Our Past, a play by Ghazal Etehadi, staged on a rooftop at Bayt Al Mamzar, in the Deira area of Dubai. Ruel Pableo for The National
    Home is in Our Past, a play by Ghazal Etehadi, staged on a rooftop at Bayt Al Mamzar, in the Deira area of Dubai. Ruel Pableo for The National
  • The aftermath of a scrapyard fire allegedly started by Israeli settlers in the village of Ayn Yabrud, north-east of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. AFP
    The aftermath of a scrapyard fire allegedly started by Israeli settlers in the village of Ayn Yabrud, north-east of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. AFP
    The aftermath of a scrapyard fire allegedly started by Israeli settlers in the village of Ayn Yabrud, north-east of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. AFP
    The aftermath of a scrapyard fire allegedly started by Israeli settlers in the village of Ayn Yabrud, north-east of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. AFP
  • Israeli youths take part in gruelling pre-military conscription training in northern Tel Aviv. Israelis are generally drafted aged 18, with pre-service evaluations at sixteen and a half. AFP
    Israeli youths take part in gruelling pre-military conscription training in northern Tel Aviv. Israelis are generally drafted aged 18, with pre-service evaluations at sixteen and a half. AFP
    Israeli youths take part in gruelling pre-military conscription training in northern Tel Aviv. Israelis are generally drafted aged 18, with pre-service evaluations at sixteen and a half. AFP
    Israeli youths take part in gruelling pre-military conscription training in northern Tel Aviv. Israelis are generally drafted aged 18, with pre-service evaluations at sixteen and a half. AFP
  • A bomb disposal expert works at the scene after a gas cylinder was found under the statue of David at Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence, Italy. EPA
    A bomb disposal expert works at the scene after a gas cylinder was found under the statue of David at Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence, Italy. EPA
    A bomb disposal expert works at the scene after a gas cylinder was found under the statue of David at Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence, Italy. EPA
    A bomb disposal expert works at the scene after a gas cylinder was found under the statue of David at Piazzale Michelangelo in Florence, Italy. EPA
  • Carole Zerbib, principal of Lycee Vauquelin high school in Paris, surveys damage to the school building as violent youth protests continue over education throughout France. Reuters
    Carole Zerbib, principal of Lycee Vauquelin high school in Paris, surveys damage to the school building as violent youth protests continue over education throughout France. Reuters
    Carole Zerbib, principal of Lycee Vauquelin high school in Paris, surveys damage to the school building as violent youth protests continue over education throughout France. Reuters
    Carole Zerbib, principal of Lycee Vauquelin high school in Paris, surveys damage to the school building as violent youth protests continue over education throughout France. Reuters
  • A protester demonstrating against the Orange Order's annual parade holds a placard, as talks continue over the disputed route of the Drumcree march, in Portadown, Northern Ireland. Reuters
    A protester demonstrating against the Orange Order's annual parade holds a placard, as talks continue over the disputed route of the Drumcree march, in Portadown, Northern Ireland. Reuters
    A protester demonstrating against the Orange Order's annual parade holds a placard, as talks continue over the disputed route of the Drumcree march, in Portadown, Northern Ireland. Reuters
    A protester demonstrating against the Orange Order's annual parade holds a placard, as talks continue over the disputed route of the Drumcree march, in Portadown, Northern Ireland. Reuters
  • Shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins speaks in the fanzone on day two of the UK Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, England. Getty Images
    Shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins speaks in the fanzone on day two of the UK Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, England. Getty Images
    Shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins speaks in the fanzone on day two of the UK Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, England. Getty Images
    Shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins speaks in the fanzone on day two of the UK Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham, England. Getty Images
  • Japan's Emperor Naruhito delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of a session at the House of Councillors at the National Diet in Tokyo. AFP
    Japan's Emperor Naruhito delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of a session at the House of Councillors at the National Diet in Tokyo. AFP
    Japan's Emperor Naruhito delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of a session at the House of Councillors at the National Diet in Tokyo. AFP
    Japan's Emperor Naruhito delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of a session at the House of Councillors at the National Diet in Tokyo. AFP