Pictures of the week: From Paralympic football to Lady Gaga in Venice

Striking images from around the world

PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 02: Osvaldo Fernandez of Team Argentina (C) is challenged by Jhon Eider Gonzalez Hernandez (L), Alex Enrique Martinez Guevara (top right) and Juan David Perez Quintero (bottom right) all of Team Colombia during the Blind Football Men's Preliminary Round Group B match between Team Argentina and Team Colombia on day five of the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games at Eiffel Tower Stadium on September 02, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by David Ramos / Getty Images)

Migrants attempting to cross the English Channel to reach Britain get on an inflatable dinghy in Wimereux, France. Reuters

Afghan children attend an open-air school in Firozkoh, Ghor province. AFP

A Rizman Ruzaini fashion show, a highlight of the first day of this year's Dubai Fashion Week. Chris Whiteoak / The National

A man arranges used plastic bottles for an installation in Chennai, India. AFP

Acrobats perform at a theatre in Shenyang, in China's Liaoning province. AFP

Corinthians fans cheer during a Brazilian football league match between Corinthians and Flamengo in Sao Paulo. AP

Chinese J-10 fighter jets perform during the first edition of the Egypt International Airshow. AP

A retiree protests the presidential veto of a bill passed by Congress to raise pensions in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP

Team USA competes with Britain in the women's wheelchair basketball quarter final at the Paralympic Games in Paris. AFP

Tourists laugh and take selfies at sunset on Seminyak Beach in Bali. AP

Two men comfort each other at the site of a Russian missile attack in Lviv, Ukraine. AFP

The partially collapsed grain silos damaged in the port blast in Beirut, Lebanon, in 2020. Reuters

A man takes cover behind a column as an explosion propagates smoke and dust during an Israeli strike, which reportedly targeted a school in the Zeitoun district on the outskirts of Gaza city. AFP

A nurse administers polio vaccine drops to a young Palestinian patient at the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP

A medical personnel walks among Mpox patients at the Kavumu hospital in Karanrhada, Democratic Republic of Congo. EPA

A derailed train in Juarez City, Mexico. EPA

Maurice Schmidt of Team Germany, right, competes against Piers Gilliver of Team Great Britain in the men's sabre category at the Paralympic Games. Getty Images

New Zealand mourns the passing of the Maori king. Getty Images

An explosion after a Russian missile strike is seen in the sky over the city during a Russian missile attack, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv. Reuters

Employees work on a steel tube tower production line at a factory in Haian, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. AFP

Volunteers rescue people from a flooded locality after heavy monsoon rains in Vijayawada, India. AFP

A man carries a large cross to a vigil for the Apalachee High School shooting at Jug Tavern Park in Winder, Georgia. AFP

Houses in the Petare neighbourhood of Caracas, where power was gradually returning after Venezuela was hit by a widespread power cut. AFP

People carry an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India. AP

A nurse administers polio vaccine drops to a young Palestinian patient at the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP

A falcon auction is held at the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Families and supporters of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip since October block traffic during a rally calling for their release in Tel Aviv. AFP

A man raises a Palestinian flag and flashes the victory sign as Israeli armoured vehicles drive on a street during a raid in Tulkarm. AFP

Actress and singer Lady Gaga attends the premiere of the movie 'Joker: Folie a deux', at the 81st International Venice Film Festival. AFP