Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week
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Sri Lankan cricketer Dimuth Karunaratne receives a farewell after declaring his retirement from international cricket, at the start of Second Test against Australia in Galle. AFP -
People ride on cable cars at Chandragiri hilltop on the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal. AFP -
Newcastle United defender Fabian Schar heads clear during the English League Cup semi-final against Arsenal at St James' Park, which Newcastle won 4-0 on aggregate. AFP -
Vincent Kriechmayr in downhill training for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Hinterglemm, Austria. AFP -
An election campaign poster featuring German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, main candidate for the SDP, with the European Central Bank headquarters in the background, in Frankfurt. AFP -
Dancers perform during the African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa. Reuters -
Jordanian athlete Abdul Rahman Makhlouf, 19, who hopes to achieve a Guinness World Record one day, practises calisthenics in Amman. Reuters -
A woman undergoes an eye exam during a municipal campaign to distribute free glasses to senior citizens, in El Alto, Bolivia. AP -
A Venezuelan migrant, of the Wayuu Indigenous group, plays with a chicken on the outskirts of Riohacha, Colombia. AP -
US rapper Doechii performs at a pre-Grammy gala in Beverly Hills, California. AFP -
People take part in a bean-throwing ceremony to drive away evil spirits and bring good luck at the annual Setsubun Festival at a temple in Tokyo. AFP -
An avalanche dog during a search-and-rescue exercise in the Alpine ski resort of La Rosiere, France. AFP -
Devotees gather to take part in final prayers during Biswa Ijtema, an annual gathering of Muslims, in Tongi on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. AFP -
A dancer rehearses backstage during the Prix de Lausanne at the Theatre de Beaulieu, in Lausanne, Switzerland. EPA -
Dancers perform during Sri Lanka's 77th Independence Day celebrations in Colombo. Reuters -
A wall painting brightens the street corner in Tehran, Iran. EPA -
Maraya Concert Hall, the world's largest mirrored building, designed by Florian Boje, in AlUla, Saudi Arabia. AFP -
Chappell Roan arrives at the annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. AP -
A man plays a game of Baduk with an artificial intelligence robot at a digital plaza in Seoul, South Korea. EPA -
The sun sets behind Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
A dancer performs for a crowd at a temple in Beijing during Chinese New Year celebrations. EPA -
A former Palestinian released from Israeli jail is hugged by family members after arriving in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. AFP
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