Pinky Ghelani and Suzzy Wokabi watch a TV broadcast of Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal wedding at the Windsor golf and country club in Nairobi, Kenya May 19, 2018. (Photo by Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)

Ministry of Defence handout photo of Chinooks from RAF Odiham as they take part in the Royal Air Force flypast over central London to mark the centenary of the RAF on Tuesday, July 10, 2018. (Photo by SAC Pippa Fowles (RAF)/PA Wire)

Pilots of the Royal Saudi Air Force Hawks aerobatic team perform during a show in Kuwait City on February 26, 2023 as the Gulf state marks its 62nd Independence Day and 32nd anniversary of the end of the Gulf war with the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi occupation. (Photo by Yasser Al-Zayyat/AFP Photo)

Dani Alves of Paris Saint-Germain and Spanish model Joana Sanz are pictured inside the photo booth prior to The Best FIFA Football Awards at Royal Festival Hall on September 24, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan – FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images)

A model showcases designs by Isola by Megan Gale on the catwalk at the David Jones Spring/Summer 2011 season launch at the Royal Hall of Industries, Moore Park on August 3, 2011 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images)

Male is the capital and most populous city in the Republic of Maldives. The city is geographically located at the southern edge of North Malé Atoll (Kaafu Atoll). Administratively, it is a city-class constituency and is governed by the Malé City Council. Traditionally it was the King's Island, from where the ancient Maldive Royal dynasties ruled and where the palace was located. The city was then called “Mahal”. Formerly it was a walled city surrounded by fortifications and gates (doroshi).

Gorgeous galaxies and stunning stars make up this selection of pictures from the shortlisted entries for this year’s Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year award. The winners will be announced on 15 September, and an exhibition of the winning images will be will be displayed in a free exhibition at the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Centre from 17 September. Here: “Seven Magic Points”. The rusty red swirls of the circular, iron sculpture Seven Magic Points in Brattebergan, Norway mirror the rippling aurora above. (Photo by Rune Engebø/Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2016/National Maritime Museum)

Dressed a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer, Stephane Delage carries a Canadian flag while on stilts as he entertains the crowd during Canada Day festivities in Vancouver, B.C., on Monday, July 1, 2013. (Photo by Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)