RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - FEBRUARY 19: A general view of the morning track work ahead of the Saudi Cup 2025 at King Abdulaziz Racecourse on February 19, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Francois Nel / Getty Images)
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - FEBRUARY 19: A general view of the morning track work ahead of the Saudi Cup 2025 at King Abdulaziz Racecourse on February 19, 2025 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Francois Nel / Getty Images)
Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir have raided bookstores and seized 668 books linked to Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. AP
Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir have raided bookstores and seized 668 books linked to Jamaat-e-Islami Hind. AP
People walk amid the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip. AP
People walk amid the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip. AP
Visitors attend IDEX 2025 in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
Visitors attend IDEX 2025 in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National
After declaring a food security emergency, the Department of Agriculture release NFA rice stocks to local government units to stabilise rice prices. EPA
After declaring a food security emergency, the Department of Agriculture release NFA rice stocks to local government units to stabilise rice prices. EPA
People walk past a work of art entitled The Thinker by Pierre Abboud in Internet City, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
People walk past a work of art entitled The Thinker by Pierre Abboud in Internet City, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
An aerial view shows a mosque and residential buildings surrounded by flood waters after heavy rain in Karak, Malaysia's Pahang state. AFP
An aerial view shows a mosque and residential buildings surrounded by flood waters after heavy rain in Karak, Malaysia's Pahang state. AFP
The sun sets beyond beachfront properties destroyed in the Palisades fire along the Pacific Ocean in Malibu, California. AFP
The sun sets beyond beachfront properties destroyed in the Palisades fire along the Pacific Ocean in Malibu, California. AFP

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Best photos of February 19: Abdulaziz racecourse in Riyadh to the aftermath of the Palisades fire in LA

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February 19, 2025

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Education: High school in Thatta, a city now in Pakistan

Regrets: Not completing college in Karachi when universities were shut down following protests by freedom fighters for the British to quit India 

 

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Updated: February 19, 2025, 9:38 AM