The Moon sets behind Montevideo port in Uruguay during a lunar eclipse, also known as a super blood moon. AP Photo
The Moon sets behind Montevideo port in Uruguay during a lunar eclipse, also known as a super blood moon. AP Photo
A busload of voters on the way to polling station in Damascus to cast their vote during the presidential elections in Syria. Reuters
A busload of voters on the way to polling station in Damascus to cast their vote during the presidential elections in Syria. Reuters
A member of Gaza's Bar Woolf sports team performs with fire above the ruins of a building destroyed in recent Israeli air strikes in Beit Lahia. AFP
A member of Gaza's Bar Woolf sports team performs with fire above the ruins of a building destroyed in recent Israeli air strikes in Beit Lahia. AFP
A robot barista makes coffee at the Big Data Expo in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China. EPA
A robot barista makes coffee at the Big Data Expo in Guiyang, Guizhou province, China. EPA
Trial judges and lawyers inspect the reconstructed wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 at the Gilze-Rijen Airbase, southern Netherlands. AFP
Trial judges and lawyers inspect the reconstructed wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 at the Gilze-Rijen Airbase, southern Netherlands. AFP
Villagers prepare a boat to rescue people during a flood as Cyclone Yaas makes landfall in Digha, near the Bay of Bengal in India. EPA
Villagers prepare a boat to rescue people during a flood as Cyclone Yaas makes landfall in Digha, near the Bay of Bengal in India. EPA
Villagers from Ja-Ela salvage cargo off the 'MV X-Press Pearl' container ship, on fire in the distance off Colombo harbour in Sri Lanka. Reuters
Villagers from Ja-Ela salvage cargo off the 'MV X-Press Pearl' container ship, on fire in the distance off Colombo harbour in Sri Lanka. Reuters
A Marine holds the door as Gianna Floyd, the daughter of George Floyd, walks into the White House. AP Photo
A Marine holds the door as Gianna Floyd, the daughter of George Floyd, walks into the White House. AP Photo
Lemurs listen to Seenlada Supat, 11, playing the keyboard at a zoo in Chonburi, Thailand. Reuters
Lemurs listen to Seenlada Supat, 11, playing the keyboard at a zoo in Chonburi, Thailand. Reuters
Pope Francis receives a kiss as he arrives at the San Damaso courtyard for the weekly general audience at the Vatican. Reuters
Pope Francis receives a kiss as he arrives at the San Damaso courtyard for the weekly general audience at the Vatican. Reuters

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From a lunar eclipse to the Pope getting a kiss - today's best pictures

Take a look at some of the best images from around the world in the past 24 hours

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May 26, 2021

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Terror attacks in Paris, November 13, 2015

- At 9.16pm, three suicide attackers killed one person outside the Atade de France during a foootball match between France and Germany- At 9.25pm, three attackers opened fire on restaurants and cafes over 20 minutes, killing 39 people- Shortly after 9.40pm, three other attackers launched a three-hour raid on the Bataclan, in which 1,500 people had gathered to watch a rock concert. In total, 90 people were killed- Salah Abdeslam, the only survivor of the terrorists, did not directly participate in the attacks, thought to be due to a technical glitch in his suicide vest- He fled to Belgium and was involved in attacks on Brussels in March 2016. He is serving a life sentence in France

The burning issue

The internal combustion engine is facing a watershed moment – major manufacturer Volvo is to stop producing petroleum-powered vehicles by 2021 and countries in Europe, including the UK, have vowed to ban their sale before 2040. The National takes a look at the story of one of the most successful technologies of the last 100 years and how it has impacted life in the UAE. 

Read part four: an affection for classic cars lives on

Read part three: the age of the electric vehicle begins

Read part two: how climate change drove the race for an alternative 

UAE SQUAD

Ali Khaseif, Mohammed Al Shamsi, Fahad Al Dhanhani, Khalid Essa, Bandar Al Ahbabi, Salem Rashid, Shaheen Abdulrahman, Khalifa Al Hammadi, Mohammed Al Attas, Walid Abbas, Hassan Al Mahrami, Mahmoud Khamis, Alhassan Saleh, Ali Salmeen, Yahia Nader, Abdullah Ramadan, Majed Hassan, Abdullah Al Naqbi, Fabio De Lima, Khalil Al Hammadi, Khalfan Mubarak, Tahnoun Al Zaabi, Muhammed Jumah, Yahya Al Ghassani, Caio Canedo, Ali Mabkhout, Sebastian Tagliabue, Zayed Al Ameri

Results

5pm: Maiden (PA) Dh80,000 (Turf) 1,200m, Winner: ES Rubban, Antonio Fresu (jockey), Ibrahim Aseel (trainer)

5.30pm: Handicap (PA) Dh85,000 (T) 1,200m, Winner: Al Mobher, Sczcepan Mazur, Ibrahim Al Hadhrami

6pm: Handicap (PA) Dh80,000 (T) 2,200m, Winner: Jabalini, Tadhg O’Shea, Ibrahim Al Hadhrami

6.30pm: Wathba Stallions Cup (PA) Dh70,000 (T) 2,200m, Winner: AF Abahe, Tadgh O’Shea, Ernst Oertel

7pm: Handicap (PA) Dh85,000 (T) 1,600m, Winner: AF Makerah, Tadhg O’Shea, Ernst Oertel

7.30pm: Maiden (TB) Dh80,000 (T) 1,600m, Winner: Law Of Peace, Tadhg O’Shea, Satish Seemar

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