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As part of the Qatar Winter Tour 2023, Paris Saint-Germain conducts its first team training opened to the public at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha. Fans had the unique opportunity to watch the Paris Saint-Germain stars in action on Wednesday evening.

HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani speaks during a panel discussio at the 53rd World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland:"We have been suffering in the Middle East for decades from violations of the Charter of the United Nations, including the Palestinian issue, the Israeli occupation, and the Syrian issue. We would like to see the world stand up against these abuses."

A clip shared on social media appears to show a plane, believed to be the plane that crashed on Sunday in Nepal, flying low over a residential area before banking sharply to the left, followed by a loud explosion. Those on board the ATR 72 twin-engine turboprop aircraft that plummeted into a steep gorge, smashed into pieces and burst into flames in the central city of Pokhara included six children, officials said. At least 67 people were confirmed dead. AFP

Rescue workers search through the wreckage of a plane, that crashed in Nepal with 72 poeple on board, and retrieve the bodies of victims. At least 67 people were confirmed dead in the incident, police said, in the Himalayan country's worst aviation disaster in three decades. AFP

Ultra-runner Sufiya Sufi, a holder of three Guinness World Records, finishes her ‘fastest run across Qatar’ Friday at Al Ruwais. The Indian pro-athlete completed the south to north run of the country in 30 hours and 34 minutes. She started her run from Abu Samra on Thursday at 6.16am and touched the finish line in Al Ruwais Friday at 12.50pm.

Huge balloons of various shapes, including Lionel Messi's jersey, light up the night on Wednesday, as part of the First Moon Balloon festival in Envigado, Antioquia Department, Colombia. AFP

US President Joe Biden tells reporters that he has been briefed by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and that "aircrafts can still land safely, just not take off right now," as he leaves the White House on his way to Walter Reed Medical Center. "They don't know what the cause of it is, they expect in a couple of hours they'll have a good sense of what caused it and we'll respond at that time," he adds. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that normal operations were resuming gradually as airlines warned of lingering delays. AFP

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Tuesday said he had revoked the Ukrainian citizenship of Viktor Medvedchuk, once seen as Russian leader Vladimir Putin's top ally in Kyiv and accused of high treason.Medvedchuk, a former Ukrainian lawmaker who was handed over to Russia in a prisoner exchange last September, was stripped of his citizenship along with three others, Zelensky said in his daily address.

On Tuesday, Germany's foreign minister Annalena Baerbock visited Kharkiv, in northeastern Ukraine, the first visit of a high-ranking Western official to the war-torn city close to the Russian border.

Protest by the members of social movements in defense of democracy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 9, 2023, a day after supporters of Brazil's far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro invaded the Congress, presidential palace, and Supreme Court in Brasilia.

The second Aspire Lake Festival took spectators through half-hour ‘magical journey,’ featuring more than 40 artists and experts with a showcase of theatrical performances and fireworks displays at Aspire Park. Video by: Joey Aguilar

Almost two-third of the ambitious Orbital Highway and Truck Route linking the newly constructed Hamad Port in Mesaieed with the Ras Laffan Industrial City on the northern side is ready now. While announcing this on Sunday at a meeting in Rayyan, Ashghal authorities said nearly 125 kilometres of the 195 kilometre highway is ready for traffic.

The Khalifa International Stadium, which is hosting the Emir Cup final on Friday, will give spectators a new experience and its lighting system is capable of showcasing a variety of colours. Fans are in for a treat at the renovated venue.