• Much of a residential area is razed after a tornado hit Guangzhou, in southern China's Guangdong province. At least five people were killed. AFP
    Much of a residential area is razed after a tornado hit Guangzhou, in southern China's Guangdong province. At least five people were killed. AFP
  • Servicemen inspect a drone after a mission over the front line near Chasiv Yar, in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. AFP
    Servicemen inspect a drone after a mission over the front line near Chasiv Yar, in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine. AFP
  • People in ape costumes on horseback at the Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes premiere, at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. EPA
    People in ape costumes on horseback at the Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes premiere, at TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. EPA
  • Samaritan worshippers during a Passover ceremony on Mount Gerizim, near the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. AFP
    Samaritan worshippers during a Passover ceremony on Mount Gerizim, near the city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. AFP
  • A man walks in the Austerlitz wastewater and rainwater storage basin, which aims to make the Seine swimmable during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. AP
    A man walks in the Austerlitz wastewater and rainwater storage basin, which aims to make the Seine swimmable during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. AP
  • A Sikh youth performs Gatka, an ancient martial art, during a religious procession to mark the birth anniversary of the ninth Sikh Guru Teg Bahadur at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab. AFP
    A Sikh youth performs Gatka, an ancient martial art, during a religious procession to mark the birth anniversary of the ninth Sikh Guru Teg Bahadur at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab. AFP
  • Palestinians search for bodies and survivors in the ruins of a house following an Israeli air strike in Al Nusairat refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip. EPA
    Palestinians search for bodies and survivors in the ruins of a house following an Israeli air strike in Al Nusairat refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip. EPA
  • Yakut artists perform in the premiere of the play The Shining Stone at the Kyrgyz Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. EPA
    Yakut artists perform in the premiere of the play The Shining Stone at the Kyrgyz Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. EPA
  • Asylum seekers wave to a smuggler's boat during an attempted crossing of the English Channel from the beach at Gravelines, northern France, three days after five people, including a seven-year-old girl, died while trying make the journey. AFP
    Asylum seekers wave to a smuggler's boat during an attempted crossing of the English Channel from the beach at Gravelines, northern France, three days after five people, including a seven-year-old girl, died while trying make the journey. AFP
  • Asylum seekers try to keep warm while waiting to be picked up by US Border Patrol after crossing from Mexico, in Jacumba Hot Springs, California. Reuters
    Asylum seekers try to keep warm while waiting to be picked up by US Border Patrol after crossing from Mexico, in Jacumba Hot Springs, California. Reuters
  • Men shelter under a polythene sheet from the rain as they cross a bustling street on a motorcycle in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
    Men shelter under a polythene sheet from the rain as they cross a bustling street on a motorcycle in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA
  • Devotees climb to the top of a mud volcano to start rituals for an annual Hindu festival in Balochistan province, Pakistan. AP
    Devotees climb to the top of a mud volcano to start rituals for an annual Hindu festival in Balochistan province, Pakistan. AP
  • Rubi Paul, 89, sits on her bed and casts her vote at her residence using a postal ballot, in Guwahati, India. AP
    Rubi Paul, 89, sits on her bed and casts her vote at her residence using a postal ballot, in Guwahati, India. AP
  • An aid convoy waiting on an Egyptian road leading to the border with Israel, near the Rafah border crossing into the Gaza Strip. Reuters
    An aid convoy waiting on an Egyptian road leading to the border with Israel, near the Rafah border crossing into the Gaza Strip. Reuters
  • Rows of tulips at the Harrison Tulip Festival, in Agassiz, British Columbia, western Canada. AP
    Rows of tulips at the Harrison Tulip Festival, in Agassiz, British Columbia, western Canada. AP
  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a Joint Ministerial Meeting of the GCC-US Strategic Partnership discussing the Gaza war, in Riyadh. AFP
    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a Joint Ministerial Meeting of the GCC-US Strategic Partnership discussing the Gaza war, in Riyadh. AFP
  • The sculpture About memories II-VI by artist Samuel Salcedo at the international art exhibition Bad Ragartz, in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland. EPA
    The sculpture About memories II-VI by artist Samuel Salcedo at the international art exhibition Bad Ragartz, in Bad Ragaz, Switzerland. EPA
  • Mount Ruang volcano erupting in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. AFP
    Mount Ruang volcano erupting in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. AFP
  • Tourists photograph Mount Fuji from a vantage point opposite a convenience store in the Japanese resort town of Fujikawaguchiko. AFP
    Tourists photograph Mount Fuji from a vantage point opposite a convenience store in the Japanese resort town of Fujikawaguchiko. AFP
  • A US Olympic team member training on a kiteboard in Hyeres, southern France. Kiteboarding is making its Olympic debut at Paris 2024. AP
    A US Olympic team member training on a kiteboard in Hyeres, southern France. Kiteboarding is making its Olympic debut at Paris 2024. AP
  • The church spire of the submerged village of Graun protrudes from Reschensee lake, most of which has been drained for construction work on a new alpine road near Resia, Italy. Getty Images
    The church spire of the submerged village of Graun protrudes from Reschensee lake, most of which has been drained for construction work on a new alpine road near Resia, Italy. Getty Images
  • A woman searches through rubbish for valuables in Cap-Haitien, Haiti. Reuters
    A woman searches through rubbish for valuables in Cap-Haitien, Haiti. Reuters
  • A pro-Palestinian protester hurls a tear-gas canister towards police after it landed among his group at the University of South Florida, in Tampa. AP
    A pro-Palestinian protester hurls a tear-gas canister towards police after it landed among his group at the University of South Florida, in Tampa. AP
  • A child looks at a barbed-wire fence in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, where the war between Israel and Hamas is now focused. AFP
    A child looks at a barbed-wire fence in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, where the war between Israel and Hamas is now focused. AFP
  • Gloomy skies after heavy rain and strong winds at Al Haq Mosque, Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    Gloomy skies after heavy rain and strong winds at Al Haq Mosque, Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
  • Performers take part in the traditional Beltane Fire Festival on Calton Hill, Edinburgh. AFP
    Performers take part in the traditional Beltane Fire Festival on Calton Hill, Edinburgh. AFP
  • Boatmen collect dead fish from a reservoir in Dong Nai province, Vietnam, with a brutal heatwave and the lake's management being blamed for the death toll. AFP
    Boatmen collect dead fish from a reservoir in Dong Nai province, Vietnam, with a brutal heatwave and the lake's management being blamed for the death toll. AFP
  • Demonstrators set up a barricade to block the side entrance of the Georgian Parliament during a rally against a 'foreign influence' bill after parliament advanced the measure in Tbilisi. AFP
    Demonstrators set up a barricade to block the side entrance of the Georgian Parliament during a rally against a 'foreign influence' bill after parliament advanced the measure in Tbilisi. AFP
  • Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's march at a May Day rally to mark International Workers' Day in Caracas. AFP
    Supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's march at a May Day rally to mark International Workers' Day in Caracas. AFP
  • Rain clouds over Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National
    Rain clouds over Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

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The best photos of the week: From a tornado in China to rain clouds over Dubai

Striking pictures from around the world

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May 03, 2024

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More from The National:

Friday's best photos: From apes on horseback to Canadian tulips

Thursday's best photos: From rain in Abu Dhabi to Swan Lake in Sydney

Wednesday's best photos: From a heatwave in Vietnam to a fire festival in Edinburgh

Tuesday's best photos: From protests in Texas to a volcano in Indonesia

Monday's best photos: From a makeshift cinema in Rafah to horse riding in Versailles

Sunday's best photos: From ritual festival in Pakistan to schoolchildren in Gaza

Saturday's best photos: From migrants in English Channel to biking during sunset

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100ml water 

5 drops of the essential oil of your choice (note: lavender is a nice one for this) 

Method:

1. Add water and oil to spray bottle to store.

2. Shake well before use. 

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