Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

  • Lulu and Cynthia 'the dog lady' Lopez, perform a duet at the Silverado Days Mutt Show in Buena Park, Orange County, California AP
    Lulu and Cynthia 'the dog lady' Lopez, perform a duet at the Silverado Days Mutt Show in Buena Park, Orange County, California AP
  • A rehearsal of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn's royal barge procession to mark his 72nd birthday, along the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. Reuters
    A rehearsal of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn's royal barge procession to mark his 72nd birthday, along the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. Reuters
  • Girls in traditional dress at Ghadames Festival celebrating the cultural and artistic heritage of the Libyan city. AFP
    Girls in traditional dress at Ghadames Festival celebrating the cultural and artistic heritage of the Libyan city. AFP
  • Service personnel at a sending-off ceremony for former NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg at the German Defence Ministry's Bendlerblock complex in Berlin. EPA
    Service personnel at a sending-off ceremony for former NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg at the German Defence Ministry's Bendlerblock complex in Berlin. EPA
  • An environmental guard at the El Gran Sabalo Indigenous Reservation near El Diviso, Narino department, Colombia. The Cop16 on biodiversity is being held in the Colombian city of Cali. AFP
    An environmental guard at the El Gran Sabalo Indigenous Reservation near El Diviso, Narino department, Colombia. The Cop16 on biodiversity is being held in the Colombian city of Cali. AFP
  • Camels being led along the shores of Yasmina lake, a seasonal lake in the village of Merzouga in the Sahara in south-eastern Morocco. Last month’s unusual torrential rains triggered floods that killed at least 18 people in areas of southern Morocco. AFP
    Camels being led along the shores of Yasmina lake, a seasonal lake in the village of Merzouga in the Sahara in south-eastern Morocco. Last month’s unusual torrential rains triggered floods that killed at least 18 people in areas of southern Morocco. AFP
  • Pilgrims at San Felipe Church to honour the Black Christ, in Portobelo, Panama, at a festival celebrating the statue that was found on the shore in 1658. AP
    Pilgrims at San Felipe Church to honour the Black Christ, in Portobelo, Panama, at a festival celebrating the statue that was found on the shore in 1658. AP
  • Fans unveil a giant banner ahead of the Champions League match between Aston Villa and Bologna at Villa Park in Birmingham, central England. Villa won 2-0. AP
    Fans unveil a giant banner ahead of the Champions League match between Aston Villa and Bologna at Villa Park in Birmingham, central England. Villa won 2-0. AP
  • An almost 200-year-old windmill in Farve, Schleswig-Holstein state, in northern Germany. AP Photo
    An almost 200-year-old windmill in Farve, Schleswig-Holstein state, in northern Germany. AP Photo
  • Former US president Barack Obama holds the hand of an audience member at a rally supporting Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, in Detroit. AP Photo
    Former US president Barack Obama holds the hand of an audience member at a rally supporting Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, in Detroit. AP Photo
  • A reveller at the annual zombie parade in Chile's capital Santiago. AP
    A reveller at the annual zombie parade in Chile's capital Santiago. AP
  • Observing comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas at Temisas, on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria. Reuters
    Observing comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas at Temisas, on the Spanish island of Gran Canaria. Reuters
  • A bald eagle flying past autumn leaves startles ducks and geese on Adams Pond, in East Derry, New Hampshire. AP
    A bald eagle flying past autumn leaves startles ducks and geese on Adams Pond, in East Derry, New Hampshire. AP
  • Visitors look out from the observation deck at Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore. AFP
    Visitors look out from the observation deck at Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore. AFP
  • A kite flyer on a practice run at Dolphin Beach, ahead of the Cape Town International Kite Festival in South Africa. Reuters
    A kite flyer on a practice run at Dolphin Beach, ahead of the Cape Town International Kite Festival in South Africa. Reuters
  • This fallstreak hole – usually circular or elliptical that can appear in cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds – north-west of Edinburg, Texas. AP
    This fallstreak hole – usually circular or elliptical that can appear in cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds – north-west of Edinburg, Texas. AP