Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

  • Lightning strikes over Nice, southern France. AFP
    Lightning strikes over Nice, southern France. AFP
  • Twin baby pandas Rui Bao and Hui Bao play with noodle bowls and boots, both made of ice, at a theme park in Yongin, South Korea. EPA
    Twin baby pandas Rui Bao and Hui Bao play with noodle bowls and boots, both made of ice, at a theme park in Yongin, South Korea. EPA
  • Algae turns part of the Yeongsan river green, in Naju, South Korea. EPA
    Algae turns part of the Yeongsan river green, in Naju, South Korea. EPA
  • Ancient statues against the backdrop of the Perseids meteor at Mount Nemrut, south-eastern Turkey. AP
    Ancient statues against the backdrop of the Perseids meteor at Mount Nemrut, south-eastern Turkey. AP
  • A speedboat powers past an oyster farm at Anping Harbour in Tainan, Taiwan. AFP
    A speedboat powers past an oyster farm at Anping Harbour in Tainan, Taiwan. AFP
  • The French pyrotechnic company SuperCho performs on stage during the Sziget Festival on Shipyard Island, Budapest, Hungary. EPA
    The French pyrotechnic company SuperCho performs on stage during the Sziget Festival on Shipyard Island, Budapest, Hungary. EPA
  • Dancers performing in the build-up to the rhythmic gymnastics final at the Paris Olympics. AFP
    Dancers performing in the build-up to the rhythmic gymnastics final at the Paris Olympics. AFP
  • The Olympic men's kite final at Marseille Marina. Reuters
    The Olympic men's kite final at Marseille Marina. Reuters
  • The Moon is pictured over Paris, alongside the Olympic cauldron and the Eiffel Tower. Reuters
    The Moon is pictured over Paris, alongside the Olympic cauldron and the Eiffel Tower. Reuters
  • 'Sectional Body Preparing for Monadic Singularity' by British artist Anish Kapoor, part of an exhibition at Liverpool Cathedral. EPA
    'Sectional Body Preparing for Monadic Singularity' by British artist Anish Kapoor, part of an exhibition at Liverpool Cathedral. EPA
  • A thief removes a new artwork by Banksy, depicting a howling wolf painted on a satellite dish that had been placed on a shop roof in Peckham, south London. PA via AP
    A thief removes a new artwork by Banksy, depicting a howling wolf painted on a satellite dish that had been placed on a shop roof in Peckham, south London. PA via AP
  • A man eats his lunch on a street in the central business district of Melbourne. AFP
    A man eats his lunch on a street in the central business district of Melbourne. AFP