• Palestinians rush to collect an aid air drop in Gaza city, amid reports that many people in the enclave face starvation after months of Israeli attacks. AFP
    Palestinians rush to collect an aid air drop in Gaza city, amid reports that many people in the enclave face starvation after months of Israeli attacks. AFP
  • Displaced Palestinians try to get internet service on their phones in Rafah, southern Gaza. Reuters
    Displaced Palestinians try to get internet service on their phones in Rafah, southern Gaza. Reuters
  • A room is cleared after the Jiangsu province delegation meeting at the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. AFP
    A room is cleared after the Jiangsu province delegation meeting at the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. AFP
  • Israeli soldiers mourn Sgt David Sassoon at a funeral in Netanya. Sgt Sassoon was one of more than 245 Israeli troops killed in the Gaza war. Getty Images
    Israeli soldiers mourn Sgt David Sassoon at a funeral in Netanya. Sgt Sassoon was one of more than 245 Israeli troops killed in the Gaza war. Getty Images
  • Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi argues with Anibal Godoy of Nashville SC during a Concacaf Champions Cup match in Nashville. Getty Images
    Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi argues with Anibal Godoy of Nashville SC during a Concacaf Champions Cup match in Nashville. Getty Images
  • The state of emergency in Haiti capital Port-au-Prince has been extended until March 11 amid gang violence and calls for Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign. AFP
    The state of emergency in Haiti capital Port-au-Prince has been extended until March 11 amid gang violence and calls for Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign. AFP
  • A shepherd on his mobile phone at Al Massira Dam in Ouled Essi Masseoud, about 140km south of Casablanca. AFP
    A shepherd on his mobile phone at Al Massira Dam in Ouled Essi Masseoud, about 140km south of Casablanca. AFP
  • A bread delivery man in the al-Darb al-Ahmar district in the old quarter of Cairo. AFP
    A bread delivery man in the al-Darb al-Ahmar district in the old quarter of Cairo. AFP
  • Andres Cuervo, teacher and curator of the Ornithology collection of the Institute of Natural Sciences, works with Eutoxeres species at the research laboratory of the National University in Bogota. AFP
    Andres Cuervo, teacher and curator of the Ornithology collection of the Institute of Natural Sciences, works with Eutoxeres species at the research laboratory of the National University in Bogota. AFP
  • A Moroccan traditional bath, known as a hammam, in Rabat. Climate change and droughts have forced Morocco's famous public baths to close a few days a week. AP
    A Moroccan traditional bath, known as a hammam, in Rabat. Climate change and droughts have forced Morocco's famous public baths to close a few days a week. AP
  • A technician scans an old newspaper at the National Archives Conservation and Restoration Centre in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
    A technician scans an old newspaper at the National Archives Conservation and Restoration Centre in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Palestinian skateboarder Aram Sabbah at the World Skateboarding Tour. Dubai Harbour, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Palestinian skateboarder Aram Sabbah at the World Skateboarding Tour. Dubai Harbour, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A model presents a teddy-bear-themed creation by Swiss fashion house Vetements at Paris Fashion Week. AFP
    A model presents a teddy-bear-themed creation by Swiss fashion house Vetements at Paris Fashion Week. AFP
  • An activist from animal rights group Peta protests in front of Victoria Beckham at her show at the Paris Fashion Week, over her use of animal products. Reuters
    An activist from animal rights group Peta protests in front of Victoria Beckham at her show at the Paris Fashion Week, over her use of animal products. Reuters
  • Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak at 3,776m, viewed from the window of a flight from Tokyo to Hong Kong, above Shizuoka Prefecture. AFP
    Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak at 3,776m, viewed from the window of a flight from Tokyo to Hong Kong, above Shizuoka Prefecture. AFP
  • Cross-country skiing in Salen, Sweden, the start of the 100th Vasaloppet, the world's biggest race in the discipline. Reuters
    Cross-country skiing in Salen, Sweden, the start of the 100th Vasaloppet, the world's biggest race in the discipline. Reuters
  • Jumping from a rock at Piratininga beach in Niteroi, Brazil. EPA
    Jumping from a rock at Piratininga beach in Niteroi, Brazil. EPA
  • Real Salt Lake on their way to a 3-0 win over LAFC in the snow at America First Field in Sandy, Utah. Reuters
    Real Salt Lake on their way to a 3-0 win over LAFC in the snow at America First Field in Sandy, Utah. Reuters
  • Participants during the sixth European Festival of Bell-bearing traditions in Thessaloniki, Greece. Reuters
    Participants during the sixth European Festival of Bell-bearing traditions in Thessaloniki, Greece. Reuters
  • Sudanese refugees wait in line to collect water at Kumer refugee camp in Ethiopia's Amhara region. Refugees face conflict and insecurity as the border region of Amhara is plagued by unrest and clashes in which the Ethiopian army is battling an ethnic Amhara militia known as Fano. AFP
    Sudanese refugees wait in line to collect water at Kumer refugee camp in Ethiopia's Amhara region. Refugees face conflict and insecurity as the border region of Amhara is plagued by unrest and clashes in which the Ethiopian army is battling an ethnic Amhara militia known as Fano. AFP
  • US Vice President Kamala Harris, second from left, her husband Doug Emhoff, right, civil rights laywer Ben Crump, second right, and Rev Al Sharpton, second left, join a march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge during a commemoration of the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. AFP
    US Vice President Kamala Harris, second from left, her husband Doug Emhoff, right, civil rights laywer Ben Crump, second right, and Rev Al Sharpton, second left, join a march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge during a commemoration of the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama. AFP
  • Wounded Palestinian Nidal Al Gharib, who lost his wife and daughter, walks past houses in his community destroyed by an Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
    Wounded Palestinian Nidal Al Gharib, who lost his wife and daughter, walks past houses in his community destroyed by an Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • The Northern Lights illuminate the sky above F-35B Lightning jets on the flight deck of the Royal Navy's HMS Prince of Wales, off the coast of Norway. AP
    The Northern Lights illuminate the sky above F-35B Lightning jets on the flight deck of the Royal Navy's HMS Prince of Wales, off the coast of Norway. AP
  • Counter-protesters in Jakarta fix a ripped banner of Indonesia's President Joko Widodo as demonstrators demanded his impeachment, the rejection of the general election results and the removal of members of the General Election Commission. AFP
    Counter-protesters in Jakarta fix a ripped banner of Indonesia's President Joko Widodo as demonstrators demanded his impeachment, the rejection of the general election results and the removal of members of the General Election Commission. AFP
  • Models present creations at Chanel's ready-to-wear autumn-winter 2024/2025 show at Paris Fashion Week. AFP
    Models present creations at Chanel's ready-to-wear autumn-winter 2024/2025 show at Paris Fashion Week. AFP
  • Tourists at the Pachamama sculpture, which pays homage to the city of Medellin, Colombia. AFP
    Tourists at the Pachamama sculpture, which pays homage to the city of Medellin, Colombia. AFP
  • Swedish soldiers join Finnish hunting units in Hetta, northern Finland, for an exercise that is part of the Nordic Response. EPA
    Swedish soldiers join Finnish hunting units in Hetta, northern Finland, for an exercise that is part of the Nordic Response. EPA
  • US presidential hopeful Donald Trump arrives at a Super Tuesday election night event at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. AFP
    US presidential hopeful Donald Trump arrives at a Super Tuesday election night event at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. AFP
  • A buffalo in Iraq's central Mesopotamian marshes, where water levels have risen thanks to good rainfall after a long drought. AFP
    A buffalo in Iraq's central Mesopotamian marshes, where water levels have risen thanks to good rainfall after a long drought. AFP
  • An Afghan horseman in Kabul. EPA
    An Afghan horseman in Kabul. EPA

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The best photos of the week: From aid dropped over Gaza to snow in Kabul

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March 08, 2024

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Friday's best photos: From Port-au-Prince gang violence to a State of the Union protest

Thursday's best photos: From a hammam in Rabat to bread delivery in Cairo

Wednesday's best photos: From Francis Ngannou's workout to dog training in Germany

Tuesday's best photos: From Ramadan preparations to Chanel's ready-to-wear show

Monday's best photos: From Kamala Harris in Selma to Buzkashi in Kyrgyzstan

Sunday's best photos: From Tokyo Marathon runners' headgear to Kylie at the Brit Awards

Updated: March 08, 2024, 6:01 PM