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PICTURE GALLERY SATURDAY | JULY 18, 2026

SATURDAY | JULY 18, 2026

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EDUCATION AID ... Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, accompanied by his wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and ERM Foundation founder Xin Er, posing for a photo with students who received contributions during the Federal Territory Students’ Special Contribution Ceremony: A Celebration of Life and Peace in Kuala Lumpur, organised by the foundation. – BERNAMAPIC

RUGGED RIDE ... Enthusiasts of remote-controlled 4x4 ‘crawler’ vehicles testing their handling skills through driving simulations on an off-road course at Bukit Mentok, Chukai in Terengganu. – BERNAMAPIC

REGAL REVIEW ... The world’s longest-reigning living monarch, Sultan of Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, inspecting a royal guard of honour during his 80th birthday celebration at Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. – REUTERSPIC

CREATIVE COSTUMES ... Residents taking part in a stand-up paddleboarding festival on the Moskva River in Moscow, Russia. – REUTERSPIC

DARING DIVE ... A soldier leaping over open flames during a performance at the Keris Strike Series 31 event in Baling, Kedah. – BERNAMAPIC

FEAR FACTOR ... Participants scramble at the eight-day Running of the Bulls ( Encierro ), the main event at the annual San Fermin Festival, during which hundreds of attendees sprint across an 875m course with six fighting bulls heading for the Plaza de Toros bull ring in Pamplona, Spain. – REUTERSPIC

CULTURE COMBO ... Dancers waiting to perform a Yosakoi dance during Remo-Yosakoi Festival in Surabaya, Indonesia, marking the 29th anniversary of the sister city partnership between Surabaya and Kochi Prefecture in Japan. – AFPPIC

SWEET TREAT ... Thai actor Kitikorn Haithongkama (third from right) stirring a large dish of azura , a traditional dessert eaten during Ashura commemorations in the first month of the Islamic lunar year, outside Yakaniyah mosque in Narathiwat province, southern Thailand. – AFPPIC

CHEERFUL CUSTOM ... Participants in Yerevan, Armenia splashing one another with water during the annual Vardavar Festival, an ancient tradition associated with the deity Astghik, who is the goddess of water, beauty, love and fertility. – AFPPIC