on the royal family.

shadow uses a shovel to clean away debris from what was once a kitchen.Palestinians look at their neighbour’s damaged house following an Israeli strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Palestinians look at their neighbour’s damaged house following an Israeli strike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)Then there was for many the year’s biggest surprise in December. After more than 50 years of rule, the Assad family of Syria lost control of the country in the face of a lightning rebel advance. One AP photo showed a painting of deposed President Bashar Assad’s father, Hafez, lay mutilated in one hall of power. Rebels waved their assault rifles above their head in a street in Damascus in another, a moment captured as they raced by on a motorbike.Iraqi Shiites mark the month of Muharram in Karbala, Iraq, on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)

Iraqi Shiites mark the month of Muharram in Karbala, Iraq, on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)Police use water cannon to disperse ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocking a street during a protest against army recruitment in Jerusalem on Sunday, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Police use water cannon to disperse ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocking a street during a protest against army recruitment in Jerusalem on Sunday, June 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

An Israeli soldier launches a drone near the Israeli-Gaza border, southern Israel, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)has its own collection of BPA-free bottles in eight vibrant colors, including aubergine, red, yellow and greenery.

Snazzy carry bags for your water bottle include insulated ones that keep the drink cold or hot. PackIt has one with a crossbody strap in sturdy nylon. Versions come in sunflower or starry-night prints, and feature a phone pouch attachment.WanderFull’s bag has made “Oprah’s Favorite Things” list twice. The bag, available in colorful puffer-coat fabric, comes with a nylon crossbody strap. There’s a vegan leather version as well, with an additional chain strap for dressier occasions.

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