The best photos of the week: From a young Al Ain fan to the world’s most venomous fish

Striking pictures from around the world

Al Ain fans arrive at the UAE League Cup final ahead of their AFC Champions League final against Yokohama F-Marinos. Chris Whiteoak / The National

A woman wades through flood waters in a residential area of Garissa, eastern Kenya. The country is grappling with one of its worst floods in recent history. AFP

A pelican flies over a wildlife rescuer after a group of the sick birds arrived on a pier in Newport Beach, California, US. AP

Security personnel from the Islamic political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, talk during a protest in Peshawar, Pakistan, over alleged rigging of the general elections. EPA

Trucks line up near Mitzpe Ramon in southern Israel, after protesters blocked a road to stop humanitarian aid heading to Gaza. Reuters

A giant St George's ribbon at the Savur-Mohyla memorial in Donetsk in Russian-controlled Ukraine at a ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War. Reuters

Mount Ibu spews thick smoke in Indonesia's North Maluku province. AFP

Swimmers at the Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro during a severe heat wave. EPA

French 19th-century three-masted barque Belem arrives at the Vieux-Port, Marseille, carrying the Olympic flame. AFP

People attend the Esports and Gaming Festival held at Dubai World Trade Centre. Pawan Singh / The National

Spain perform their routine during the team technical event at the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup in Paris, France. Getty

Kite fliers wait to fly Japan's largest kite, measuring 14.5 by 14.5 metres and weighing 950kg, at the Oodako Matsuri festival in Sagamihara, south of Tokyo. Reuters

Palestinians evacuate injured members of the Abu Al Anon family after an Israeli air strike hit their home in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza. EPA

Displaced Palestinians who fled from the northern Gaza Strip gather by their shelters on Deir Al Balah beach in the south of the enclave. EPA

Copacabana Beach during Madonna's free show to close 'The Celebration Tour' in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Getty Images

Graves dug for victims of a bus accident in Molepolole, Botswana, after a bus fell off a bridge into a ravine in South Africa, killing 45 people. AFP

An Ethiopian Orthodox priest spreads incense while conducting a church service during the celebration of Easter at the Bole Medhanialem Church in Addis Ababa. AFP

A woman takes a horse ride along a beach in Banjul, Gambia. AFP

‘Australia We Are With You’: Members of the surfing community protesting after two Australians and a US surfer went missing last week in the sea in Ensenada, Baja California state, Mexico. AFP

Floodwater surrounds the Estadio Beira-Rio after the Guaiba river burst its banks in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Getty Images

A French veteran is helped across an old trench as he visits Him Lam hill ahead of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam. AFP

Lightning strikes over Kuwait City during a thunderstorm. AFP

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shows his finger marked with indelible ink, after casting his ballot during the third phase of national elections, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Bloomberg

Supporters of Israel interrupt a pro-Palestine protest on the campus of the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. EPA

The rubble of a building under construction that collapsed in George, South Africa, where several workers are thought to be trapped. Reuters

A member of the Orduno Castro family, who lives in North Carolina and cannot cross into Mexico, kisses her niece during a family meeting at the border fence that separates Mexico and the US, near Mexicali, Mexico. Reuters

A tourist explores the Ritacuba Blanco glacier at the Guican National Natural Park in Colombia. AFP

A man walks around while praying in front of lotus lanterns attached to prayer petitions at Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea. Reuters

A family rummages through the ruins of their home after it was destroyed by a tornado in Barnsdall, Oklahoma. Getty images

A stonefish, the world's most venomous fish. AFP

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