Pictures of the week: From a swimming elephant to the supermoon

Striking images from around the world

People take pictures while an elephant swims at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi, Thailand, September 16, 2024. REUTERS / Athit Perawongmetha

Police officers march with puppies that are part of a new generation of police dogs during the annual military parade, in Santiago, Chile. Reuters

Surfers riding the Mascaret wave up the Dordogne river to the port of Saint Pardon, south-western France. AFP

An aerial view of an open-air Sumerian theatre, part of Ur Tourist City Project in central Iraq. AFP

Customers queue outside the Apple store for the launch of the iPhone 16 at Tun Razak Exchange in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Getty Images

A plane is silhouetted against the Moon, above Istanbul. AFP

French President Emmanuel Macron visits the Nanterre Arboretum, an office campus made entirely from wood, in Nanterre near Paris. EPA

A man in traditional costume performs stunts on a horse during Independence Day celebrations in Santiago, Chile. AP

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign event at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, US. AP

Men carry the coffin of Mohammad Mahdi Ammar, son of Lebanese Hezbollah MP Ali Ammar, who was among those killed by the detonation of pagers across Lebanon, during his funeral in Beirut. Reuters

A soldier stands guard outside a polling station near Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. EPA

Sunni Muslim girls carry a religious flag as they take part in a rally to celebrate the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed, in Karachi. AFP

Palestinians search a collapsed building following an Israeli strike in Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza. Bloomberg

A Ukrainian serviceman in a protective suit demonstrates a grenade launcher to women in Kharkiv. AP

The coffin of the late former president Alberto Fujimori receiving state honours from Peru's President Dina Boluarte, in front of the Presidential Palace during the state funeral in Lima. AFP

People dance as revellers hold fireworks as they take part in a 'Correfoc' (run with fire) party in Barcelona. AP

People clean the floor of a church after floodwater ebbed from the village of Pechea, Romania. AFP

Rescue workers help people across a flooded street in Jesenik, Czech Republic, after heavy rain in Eastern Europe. Getty Images

Muslims gather during Gamou commemorations in Dakar, Senegal, to mark the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed. AFP

A German police officer in Kehl stops a bus at the border with France. Border controls came back into effect on September 16. AP

Abseilers carry out a maintenance survey of the stones on the Hawksmoor Clock Tower at Westminster Abbey, London. PA

Creations by fashion designer Guo Pei, one of China's leading couture artists, on display during the Guo Pei: Fashioning Imagination exhibition at the M+ art museum in Hong Kong. AFP

Rescuers dig for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building in Freetown, Sierra Leone. EPA

Wildfires burning in Brasilia National Park, Brazil. Reuters

Sunrise over the partially collapsed Carola Bridge on the Elbe river in Dresden, Germany. Reuters

South Korean tightrope walker Seo Joo-hyang performs stunts to celebrate the Chuseok, the Korean version of Thanksgiving, at Namsan Hanok village in Seoul. AP

Hindu devotees carry the idol of Lord Ganesh for immersion on the last day of Ganesh Chaturthi festival, in Mumbai. Getty Images

Sandbanks at the Solimoes river, near Tefe, Amazonas state, Brazil. Reuters

A villager walks over burning charcoal to perform a traditional ritual in Shuangfeng, eastern China. AFP

People gather as the supermoon rises over St Michael's Tower on Glastonbury Tor. PA