23/08/2025

SATURDAY | AUG 23, 2025

PICTURE GALLERY 17

MILITARY MOVES ... Indian Border Security Force soldiers take part in the ‘Beating the Retreat’ ceremony on the eve of the country’s Independence Day celebrations at the India-Pakistan Wagah border post near Amritsar. – AFPPIC

SUSTENANCE STRUGGLE ... Palestinians jostling to receive food from a charity kitchen in Gaza City. – REUTERSPIC

DESTRUCTIVE DELUGE ... Residents and rescue personnel examine the damage caused by a massive flood at a village in India’s Himalayan district of Kishtwar. – AFPPIC

Kuala Lumpur leg of the nationwide tour, distributing flags and fostering patriotism ahead of National Day.

FLAMING FURY ... A car burns during a wildfire in Meda, Portugal, spurred by a heatwave and draught attributed to climate change. – REUTERSPIC

OFFICIAL ORATION ... Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto delivers his annual State of the Nation Address, ahead of the country’s Independence Day in Jakarta. – REUTERSPIC