Janelle Monae attends the 27th Costume Designers Guild Awards in Los Angeles, California, U. S. , February 6, 2025. REUTERS / Daniel Cole
Janelle Monae attends the 27th Costume Designers Guild Awards in Los Angeles, California, U. S. , February 6, 2025. REUTERS / Daniel Cole
A step back in time at a shop in Baghdad that sells audio cassette tapes and other vintage items of yesteryear. Reuters
A step back in time at a shop in Baghdad that sells audio cassette tapes and other vintage items of yesteryear. Reuters
Hong Kong actor Loong Koon-tin getting made up as US President Donald Trump for a rehearsal of the absurdist play 'Trump, the Twins President', performed in the Chinese territory from February 1 to 3. AFP
Hong Kong actor Loong Koon-tin getting made up as US President Donald Trump for a rehearsal of the absurdist play 'Trump, the Twins President', performed in the Chinese territory from February 1 to 3. AFP
A taxidermist at work on a gazelle at the Paris Natural History Museum. AFP
A taxidermist at work on a gazelle at the Paris Natural History Museum. AFP
A young elephant at play at Ol Pejeta conservancy, Laikipia county, Kenya. AFP
A young elephant at play at Ol Pejeta conservancy, Laikipia county, Kenya. AFP
A group of prospective police recruits, ready to be enrolled in the M23-controlled force, salute in Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The ‘takeover’ and subsequent appointments by the Rwandan-backed armed group means the city now has two officials for many public posts. AFP
A group of prospective police recruits, ready to be enrolled in the M23-controlled force, salute in Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The ‘takeover’ and subsequent appointments by the Rwandan-backed armed group means the city now has two officials for many public posts. AFP
A camp for displaced Palestinians is set up next to buildings destroyed by Israeli bombs in Jabalia, Gaza. AP
A camp for displaced Palestinians is set up next to buildings destroyed by Israeli bombs in Jabalia, Gaza. AP
Schoolgirls look around the vandalised former residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh's former leader and the father of the country's ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka. AP
Schoolgirls look around the vandalised former residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Bangladesh's former leader and the father of the country's ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in Dhaka. AP
Action from the women's cricket match between Victoria and Queensland at CitiPower Centre, in Melbourne, Australia. Getty Images
Action from the women's cricket match between Victoria and Queensland at CitiPower Centre, in Melbourne, Australia. Getty Images
A new contingent of UN-backed Kenyan police officers arrives at the airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, flown in to help curb the prevailing violence in the Caribbean nation. EPA
A new contingent of UN-backed Kenyan police officers arrives at the airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, flown in to help curb the prevailing violence in the Caribbean nation. EPA
A Philadelphia Eagles fan at a media event in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the city prepares to stage Sunday’s Super Bowl LIX showdown between the Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs. EPA
A Philadelphia Eagles fan at a media event in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the city prepares to stage Sunday’s Super Bowl LIX showdown between the Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs. EPA
A retired Syrian employee counts her salary after receiving it for the first time since the fall of Bashar Al Assad's regime, in Damascus, under a scheme launched by the new government in Syria. EPA
A retired Syrian employee counts her salary after receiving it for the first time since the fall of Bashar Al Assad's regime, in Damascus, under a scheme launched by the new government in Syria. EPA
The Pop Air, Art is Inflatable exhibition gets under way at the Balloon Museum in Berlin. EPA
The Pop Air, Art is Inflatable exhibition gets under way at the Balloon Museum in Berlin. EPA

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Best photos of February 7: Costume Designers Guild Awards to Berlin Balloon Museum

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

February 07, 2025

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THE CLOWN OF GAZA

Director: Abdulrahman Sabbah 

Starring: Alaa Meqdad

Rating: 4/5

Updated: February 07, 2025, 9:10 AM`
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