Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

  • Novak Djokovic in action in a quarter-final match against Carlos Alcaraz at the Australian Open. EPA
    Novak Djokovic in action in a quarter-final match against Carlos Alcaraz at the Australian Open. EPA
  • Comet C/2024 G3 at dusk, near Capilla del Sauce, about 185km north of Montevideo, Uruguay. AFP
    Comet C/2024 G3 at dusk, near Capilla del Sauce, about 185km north of Montevideo, Uruguay. AFP
  • Wisconsin forward Carter Gilmore, left, fouls UCLA guard Dylan Andrews, right, during an NCAA college basketball game. AP Photo
    Wisconsin forward Carter Gilmore, left, fouls UCLA guard Dylan Andrews, right, during an NCAA college basketball game. AP Photo
  • A worker arranges incense sticks in a courtyard before Lunar New Year celebrations in Quang Phu Cau village. Reuters
    A worker arranges incense sticks in a courtyard before Lunar New Year celebrations in Quang Phu Cau village. Reuters
  • People pass by a shark artwork hung on poles, which the artist said represents poaching of this species, at a mall in Beijing. AP
    People pass by a shark artwork hung on poles, which the artist said represents poaching of this species, at a mall in Beijing. AP
  • Hailey Zhao leaps from a chair during a ballet performance at the Youth America Grand Prix, in Worcester, Mass. AP
    Hailey Zhao leaps from a chair during a ballet performance at the Youth America Grand Prix, in Worcester, Mass. AP
  • People wash a statue during preparations for the Lunar New Year at a temple in Kuta, Bali. EPA
    People wash a statue during preparations for the Lunar New Year at a temple in Kuta, Bali. EPA
  • A man writes on a piece of cardboard in Caracas Square. AFP
    A man writes on a piece of cardboard in Caracas Square. AFP
  • A man walks up stairs under trees in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. AP
    A man walks up stairs under trees in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. AP
  • Tourists take pictures of an eagle statue in Langkawi Island, Malaysia. AP
    Tourists take pictures of an eagle statue in Langkawi Island, Malaysia. AP
  • A woman cultivates rice in a paddy field in Morigaon, India. AP
    A woman cultivates rice in a paddy field in Morigaon, India. AP
  • An Abyssinian cat befriends a judge during a two-day international cat exhibition organised by the World Cat Federation in Budapest. EPA
    An Abyssinian cat befriends a judge during a two-day international cat exhibition organised by the World Cat Federation in Budapest. EPA
  • A catamaran passes sailboats as it docks at Alimos Marina, near Athens. AP
    A catamaran passes sailboats as it docks at Alimos Marina, near Athens. AP
  • Workers put the finishing touches on a Dior sign before Paris Fashion Week and Haute Couture Week in Paris. AFP
    Workers put the finishing touches on a Dior sign before Paris Fashion Week and Haute Couture Week in Paris. AFP
  • A snow-covered deciduous tree plantation near Hajdusamson, north-east Hungary. EPA
    A snow-covered deciduous tree plantation near Hajdusamson, north-east Hungary. EPA
  • Members of South Korea's Sea Salvage and Rescue Unit jump into the sea at a naval port in Changwon, South Korea, as part of a cold-weather exercise. EPA
    Members of South Korea's Sea Salvage and Rescue Unit jump into the sea at a naval port in Changwon, South Korea, as part of a cold-weather exercise. EPA
  • The sun rises over the mountains near the Ras Al Khaimah Fujirah border. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    The sun rises over the mountains near the Ras Al Khaimah Fujirah border. Chris Whiteoak / The National