Argentina fans celebrate in a bar in Madrid, Spain during the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France in Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. (AP Photo / Andrea Comas)
Argentina fans celebrate in a bar in Madrid, Spain during the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France in Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. (AP Photo / Andrea Comas)
The US Capitol behind a vigil honouring Iranians killed by their government at the National Mall in Washington. AP
The US Capitol behind a vigil honouring Iranians killed by their government at the National Mall in Washington. AP
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson celebrates his touchdown pass in a 13-3 victory over the Baltimore Ravens in Cleveland. AP
Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson celebrates his touchdown pass in a 13-3 victory over the Baltimore Ravens in Cleveland. AP
Firefighter Hector Chacon, 76, rappels down from a bridge in Guatemala City, Guatemala, to hand Christmas gifts to children. EPA
Firefighter Hector Chacon, 76, rappels down from a bridge in Guatemala City, Guatemala, to hand Christmas gifts to children. EPA
Trains at a standstill at King's Cross Station in London, UK, after 40,000 rail workers went on strike. EPA
Trains at a standstill at King's Cross Station in London, UK, after 40,000 rail workers went on strike. EPA
Lightning flashes during a thunderstorm over Tirana, Albania. Reuters
Lightning flashes during a thunderstorm over Tirana, Albania. Reuters
A child plays outdoors at a camp for internally displaced people in Al Zawf, north-western Syria. AFP
A child plays outdoors at a camp for internally displaced people in Al Zawf, north-western Syria. AFP
Conservationists' scaffolding during an inspection of the 7.45 metre by 24.65 metre oil painting Il Paradiso (1592) by Tintoretto and his son Domenico in the Palazzo Ducale in Venice, Italy. AP
Conservationists' scaffolding during an inspection of the 7.45 metre by 24.65 metre oil painting Il Paradiso (1592) by Tintoretto and his son Domenico in the Palazzo Ducale in Venice, Italy. AP
Swans fly past as the sun rises over the Vistula River in Topolno, northern Poland. EPA
Swans fly past as the sun rises over the Vistula River in Topolno, northern Poland. EPA
The Harbin Ice-Snow World, a renowned seasonal theme park, in Harbin, in north-east China's Heilongjiang Province. EPA
The Harbin Ice-Snow World, a renowned seasonal theme park, in Harbin, in north-east China's Heilongjiang Province. EPA
Rowers dressed as Father Christmas take part in a Christmas regatta along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Reuters
Rowers dressed as Father Christmas take part in a Christmas regatta along the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. Reuters

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Today's best photos: from the World Cup final to Santas on gondolas in Venice

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December 18, 2022

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Some of Darwish's last words

"They see their tomorrows slipping out of their reach. And though it seems to them that everything outside this reality is heaven, yet they do not want to go to that heaven. They stay, because they are afflicted with hope." - Mahmoud Darwish, to attendees of the Palestine Festival of Literature, 2008

His life in brief: Born in a village near Galilee, he lived in exile for most of his life and started writing poetry after high school. He was arrested several times by Israel for what were deemed to be inciteful poems. Most of his work focused on the love and yearning for his homeland, and he was regarded the Palestinian poet of resistance. Over the course of his life, he published more than 30 poetry collections and books of prose, with his work translated into more than 20 languages. Many of his poems were set to music by Arab composers, most significantly Marcel Khalife. Darwish died on August 9, 2008 after undergoing heart surgery in the United States. He was later buried in Ramallah where a shrine was erected in his honour.

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