Pictures of the Day
  • The giant Emerging Man sculpture – the head alone is 8m in diameter – of a diver emerging from Yas Bay on Yas Island. It was created by Fathima Mohiuddin, aka Fatspatrol, an Indian Canadian artist who grew up in UAE. Victor Besa / The National
    The giant Emerging Man sculpture – the head alone is 8m in diameter – of a diver emerging from Yas Bay on Yas Island. It was created by Fathima Mohiuddin, aka Fatspatrol, an Indian Canadian artist who grew up in UAE. Victor Besa / The National
    The giant Emerging Man sculpture – the head alone is 8m in diameter – of a diver emerging from Yas Bay on Yas Island. It was created by Fathima Mohiuddin, aka Fatspatrol, an Indian Canadian artist who grew up in UAE. Victor Besa / The National
    The giant Emerging Man sculpture – the head alone is 8m in diameter – of a diver emerging from Yas Bay on Yas Island. It was created by Fathima Mohiuddin, aka Fatspatrol, an Indian Canadian artist who
  • HDMS Knud Rasmussen Royal Danish Navy patrol vessel, pictured from the bridge of HDMS Ejnar Mikkelsen, moored in Nuuk harbour in Greenland, amid ongoing tension with the US over the Danish territory. AFP
    HDMS Knud Rasmussen Royal Danish Navy patrol vessel, pictured from the bridge of HDMS Ejnar Mikkelsen, moored in Nuuk harbour in Greenland, amid ongoing tension with the US over the Danish territory. AFP
    HDMS Knud Rasmussen Royal Danish Navy patrol vessel, pictured from the bridge of HDMS Ejnar Mikkelsen, moored in Nuuk harbour in Greenland, amid ongoing tension with the US over the Danish territory. AFP
    HDMS Knud Rasmussen Royal Danish Navy patrol vessel, pictured from the bridge of HDMS Ejnar Mikkelsen, moored in Nuuk harbour in Greenland, amid ongoing tension with the US over the Danish territory.
  • A mourner at the funeral of Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city. Reuters
    A mourner at the funeral of Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city. Reuters
    A mourner at the funeral of Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city. Reuters
    A mourner at the funeral of Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city. Reuters
  • A man with his son after being freed from Al Aqtan prison when Syrian government forces took control of the jail in Raqqa, northern Syria. Reuters
    A man with his son after being freed from Al Aqtan prison when Syrian government forces took control of the jail in Raqqa, northern Syria. Reuters
    A man with his son after being freed from Al Aqtan prison when Syrian government forces took control of the jail in Raqqa, northern Syria. Reuters
    A man with his son after being freed from Al Aqtan prison when Syrian government forces took control of the jail in Raqqa, northern Syria. Reuters
  • People pay their respects near where protester Alex Pretti was fatally shot in an incident with federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota. AFP
    People pay their respects near where protester Alex Pretti was fatally shot in an incident with federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota. AFP
    People pay their respects near where protester Alex Pretti was fatally shot in an incident with federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota. AFP
    People pay their respects near where protester Alex Pretti was fatally shot in an incident with federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota. AFP
  • Laura Fernandez, Sovereign People party candidate in Costa Rica's presidential election, at her closing campaign rally in San Jose. The fight-wing politician is favourite to win the first-round vote. AFP
    Laura Fernandez, Sovereign People party candidate in Costa Rica's presidential election, at her closing campaign rally in San Jose. The fight-wing politician is favourite to win the first-round vote. AFP
    Laura Fernandez, Sovereign People party candidate in Costa Rica's presidential election, at her closing campaign rally in San Jose. The fight-wing politician is favourite to win the first-round vote. AFP
    Laura Fernandez, Sovereign People party candidate in Costa Rica's presidential election, at her closing campaign rally in San Jose. The fight-wing politician is favourite to win the first-round vote.
  • Circus ringmaster Alain Andre – aka Petit Gougou – prepares to enter the stage at the 48th Monte Carlo International Circus Festival in Monaco. AFP
    Circus ringmaster Alain Andre – aka Petit Gougou – prepares to enter the stage at the 48th Monte Carlo International Circus Festival in Monaco. AFP
    Circus ringmaster Alain Andre – aka Petit Gougou – prepares to enter the stage at the 48th Monte Carlo International Circus Festival in Monaco. AFP
    Circus ringmaster Alain Andre – aka Petit Gougou – prepares to enter the stage at the 48th Monte Carlo International Circus Festival in Monaco. AFP
  • US rock climber Alex Honnold climbs the Taipei 101 building in Taiwan without ropes or safety gear. AFP
    US rock climber Alex Honnold climbs the Taipei 101 building in Taiwan without ropes or safety gear. AFP
    US rock climber Alex Honnold climbs the Taipei 101 building in Taiwan without ropes or safety gear. AFP
    US rock climber Alex Honnold climbs the Taipei 101 building in Taiwan without ropes or safety gear. AFP