Musketeers of The Marquis of Winchester Regiment fire a salvo from their guns during a battle to re-enact the 1645 English Civil War, at Old Basing House near Basingstoke south east England.

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Aerial view of Qasr Al Hosn and the surrounding area of Abu Dhabi in the 1950s, showing the emirate before the oil boom transformed the city.

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UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, views a map while travelling by train from Abu Dhabi to Dubai to attend the inauguration of the Etihad Rail station in Dubai.

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A Palestinian jockey rides during a local horse race in al-Majd, west of the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Hebron.

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This aerial view shows patches of blooming wildflowers in the Atacama Desert near Copiapo, Chile.

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Afghan children attend a circus training session on the rooftop of a house in Kabul on September 21, 2026.

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Tarpaulins cover the ice cave of the 'Mer de Glace' glacier to prevent it from melting, at the Montenvers station in Chamonix, France.

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Smoke billows from one of the towers of the World Trade Center and flames and debris explode from the second tower in New York, Sept. 11, 2001

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The first set of customers enter the Apple Store at Dubai Mall to buy the new iPhone in 2025.

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Delayed passengers wait and queue with their luggage at Terminal 3 of London Heathrow airport, west of London on September 8, 2026, following major disruption due an issue affecting the NATS air traffic control systems.

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Competitors ride donkeys during an annual race held in the southern village of Roum, Lebanon.

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Aymara indigenous people perform a ritual to thank 'Pachamama' (Mother Earth) after an unusual snowfall at the Northern Summit of La Paz, along the road to the Yungas, in La Paz department, Bolivia.

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Indian expats from Kerala in UAE came together on Wednesday to celebrate Thiruvonam, the most important day of the Onam festival.

Indian expats from Kerala celebrate Onam across the UAE

Dolly Parton, left, Lily Tomlin, center, and Jan Fonda arrive for the premiere of their film “9 To 5" in New York on Dec. 14, 1980.

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Rocky, a gibbon hand-raised by on-site caretaker Jodi Kleier, sits in an enclosure at the Gibbon Conservation Center in Santa Clarita, Calif.

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Young fighters compete in an action-packed bout during the 7th Youth MMA World Championships at Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi.

Youth MMA stars battle for glory in Abu Dhabi

Palestinian girl Miral al-Babli, who lost a leg after being injured during the war between Israel and Hamas, receives swimming training from the Heal Palestine organization at a pool in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip.

Gaza children turn to swimming after losing limbs

A changing Dubai skyline: The Toyota building stands along Sheikh Zayed Road in this view of the landmark before its planned demolition in 2027.

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People crowd a street in Istanbul’s Eminonu commercial district,

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