Arabian antelopes graze in the desert outside Dubai on January 4, 2022. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP)
Arabian antelopes graze in the desert outside Dubai on January 4, 2022. (Photo by Karim SAHIB / AFP)
The face of Diego Maradona peers up from the bottom of a pool in a tribute to the late Argentine footballer near Buenos Aires. AFP
The face of Diego Maradona peers up from the bottom of a pool in a tribute to the late Argentine footballer near Buenos Aires. AFP
A syringe? No, these are sheep and goats in Schneverdingen, Germany, forming the shape of a hypodermic needle about 100 metres long in a campaign to promote Covid-19 vaccinations. AP
A syringe? No, these are sheep and goats in Schneverdingen, Germany, forming the shape of a hypodermic needle about 100 metres long in a campaign to promote Covid-19 vaccinations. AP
The scene of an explosion in an apartment building in Turnhout, Belgium. Two people survived, with the bodies of four other residents found beneath the debris. AFP
The scene of an explosion in an apartment building in Turnhout, Belgium. Two people survived, with the bodies of four other residents found beneath the debris. AFP
Boats on a swan lake in Band-e Amir National Park, Afghanistan. Reuters
Boats on a swan lake in Band-e Amir National Park, Afghanistan. Reuters
A man running along a flooded bike path during the "King Tide" in Mill Valley, California. "King Tides" occur when the Earth, Moon and Sun align in orbit to produce unusually high water levels. AFP
A man running along a flooded bike path during the "King Tide" in Mill Valley, California. "King Tides" occur when the Earth, Moon and Sun align in orbit to produce unusually high water levels. AFP
The Taj Mahal in Agra is shrouded in fog. AFP
The Taj Mahal in Agra is shrouded in fog. AFP
No sign of the White House, just snow coating Washington, DC. AFP
No sign of the White House, just snow coating Washington, DC. AFP

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Today's best photos: from Burj Khalifa's birthday to a whiteout in Washington DC

'The National' selects the most striking pictures from around the world

The National

January 04, 2022

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Today's best photos: from flooding in North Aceh to Covid-19 testing in Israel

Today's best photos: from southern Peru's 'Roscasiri' to California's annual Rose Parade

Today's best photos: from Colorado wildfire to a Rohingya child in Indonesia

Today's best photos: from wildfire in Argentina to camel racing in Sharjah

Today's best photos: from a winter scene in California to a Chinese ice sculpture

The Sand Castle

Director: Matty Brown

Stars: Nadine Labaki, Ziad Bakri, Zain Al Rafeea, Riman Al Rafeea

Rating: 2.5/5

The White Lotus: Season three

Creator: Mike White

Starring: Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, Natasha Rothwell

Rating: 4.5/5

UAE WARRIORS RESULTS

Featherweight

Azouz Anwar (EGY) beat Marcelo Pontes (BRA)

TKO round 2

Catchweight 90kg

Moustafa Rashid Nada (KSA) beat Imad Al Howayeck (LEB)

Split points decision

Welterweight

Gimbat Ismailov (RUS) beat Mohammed Al Khatib (JOR)

TKO round 1

Flyweight (women)

Lucie Bertaud (FRA) beat Kelig Pinson (BEL)

Unanimous points decision

Lightweight

Alexandru Chitoran (ROU) beat Regelo Enumerables Jr (PHI)

TKO round 1

Catchweight 100kg

Marc Vleiger (NED) beat Mohamed Ali (EGY)

Rear neck choke round 1

Featherweight

James Bishop (NZ) beat Mark Valerio (PHI)

TKO round 2

Welterweight

Abdelghani Saber (EGY) beat Gerson Carvalho (BRA)

TKO round 1

Middleweight

Bakhtiyar Abbasov (AZE) beat Igor Litoshik (BLR)

Unanimous points decision

Bantamweight

Fabio Mello (BRA) beat Mark Alcoba (PHI)

Unanimous points decision

Welterweight

Ahmed Labban (LEB) v Magomedsultan Magomedsultanov (RUS)

TKO round 1

Bantamweight

Trent Girdham (AUS) beat Jayson Margallo (PHI)

TKO round 3

Lightweight

Usman Nurmagomedov (RUS) beat Roman Golovinov (UKR)

TKO round 1

Middleweight

Tarek Suleiman (SYR) beat Steve Kennedy (AUS)

Submission round 2

Lightweight

Dan Moret (USA) v Anton Kuivanen (FIN)

TKO round 2

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On Women's Day
About Karol Nawrocki

• Supports military aid for Ukraine, unlike other eurosceptic leaders, but he will oppose its membership in western alliances.

• A nationalist, his campaign slogan was Poland First. "Let's help others, but let's take care of our own citizens first," he said on social media in April.

• Cultivates tough-guy image, posting videos of himself at shooting ranges and in boxing rings.

• Met Donald Trump at the White House and received his backing.

Updated: January 04, 2022, 1:31 PM`
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