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Kuwait's newly appointed Emir Sheikh Meshal receives condolences following the death of late emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah the day after his funeral in Kuwait City. IMAGES
The parliament applauds Kuwait's new emir Sheikh Meshal upon his arrival for his inauguration in Kuwait City. Officially taking over from his half-brother Sheikh Nawaf who passed away on December 16, Sheikh Meshal is expected to pull the country out of longstanding political paralysis and reform a bloated public sector that have turned Kuwait into one of the Gulf's most laggard states. IMAGES
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz welcomes Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani in Berlin with a handshake, for a meeting planned before Hamas’ attack against Israel. Scholz hopes Qatar can mediate with Hamas to help release hostages held in Gaza. IMAGES
New Zealand bids farewell to a beloved Maori king as a flotilla of carved war canoes deliver the late monarch to his final resting place on the slopes of Mount Taupiri. King Tuheitia died on August 30 just days after undergoing heart surgery. IMAGES
Scores of mourners waving Israeli flags hold a procession from the home of slain US-Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin to the Jerusalem cemetery where he was set to be buried. Israeli authorities on Sunday announced the death of the 23-year-old along with that of five other hostages seized during Hamas's unprecedented October 7 attack on southern Israel. They said their bodies were recovered after they were shot at close range on Thursday or Friday, after nearly 11 months in captivity. IMAGES