Residents and firefighters put out a fire at Tondo in Manila on November 24, 2024. Raging orange flames and thick black smoke billowed into the sky, as fire ripped through hundreds of houses in a closely built slum area of the Philippine capital Manila. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP)
Residents and firefighters put out a fire at Tondo in Manila on November 24, 2024. Raging orange flames and thick black smoke billowed into the sky, as fire ripped through hundreds of houses in a closely built slum area of the Philippine capital Manila. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP)
Firefighters tackle a blaze after a building was hit in an Israeli air strike in the Haret Hreik neighbourhood of southern Beirut. AFP
Firefighters tackle a blaze after a building was hit in an Israeli air strike in the Haret Hreik neighbourhood of southern Beirut. AFP
People take part in a protest marking 1,000 days since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in Istanbul. Reuters
People take part in a protest marking 1,000 days since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, in Istanbul. Reuters
People place candles on a hill at the Holodomor Genocide complex of the National Museum in Kyiv, Ukraine. EPA
People place candles on a hill at the Holodomor Genocide complex of the National Museum in Kyiv, Ukraine. EPA
Max Verstappen during the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix at the US city's Strip Circuit. Getty Images
Max Verstappen during the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix at the US city's Strip Circuit. Getty Images
A person performs as people attend the inauguration of the traditional Christmas season decorations at President Tarradella Square in Badalona, Catalonia. EPA
A person performs as people attend the inauguration of the traditional Christmas season decorations at President Tarradella Square in Badalona, Catalonia. EPA
Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola looking pensive during the match against Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, which the home side lost 4-0. AP
Manchester City head coach Pep Guardiola looking pensive during the match against Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, which the home side lost 4-0. AP
A tree surrounded by floodwater after heavy storms in Forestville, California. AP
A tree surrounded by floodwater after heavy storms in Forestville, California. AP

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Best photos of November 24: Fire in Manila to flooding in California

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November 24, 2024

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Padmaavat

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Strait of Hormuz

Fujairah is a crucial hub for fuel storage and is just outside the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route linking Middle East oil producers to markets in Asia, Europe, North America and beyond.

The strait is 33 km wide at its narrowest point, but the shipping lane is just three km wide in either direction. Almost a fifth of oil consumed across the world passes through the strait.

Iran has repeatedly threatened to close the strait, a move that would risk inviting geopolitical and economic turmoil.

Last month, Iran issued a new warning that it would block the strait, if it was prevented from using the waterway following a US decision to end exemptions from sanctions for major Iranian oil importers.

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