Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

  • Japanese macaques bathe in a hot spring at the Jigokudani Monkey Park in Yamanouchi, Nagano prefecture. AFP
    Japanese macaques bathe in a hot spring at the Jigokudani Monkey Park in Yamanouchi, Nagano prefecture. AFP
  • Performers at the Cap Go Meh festival, which marks the 15th and final day of the Lunar New Year celebrations, in West Java, Indonesia. AFP
    Performers at the Cap Go Meh festival, which marks the 15th and final day of the Lunar New Year celebrations, in West Java, Indonesia. AFP
  • Hollywood actor Samuel L Jackson performs during Super Bowl halftime show, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Reuters
    Hollywood actor Samuel L Jackson performs during Super Bowl halftime show, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Reuters
  • From left, French gold medallists Emilien Jacquelin, Eric Perrot, Lou Jeanmonnot-Laurent and Julia Simon celebrates after winning the 4x6 mixed relay event at the IBU Biathlon World Championships in Switzerland. AFP
    From left, French gold medallists Emilien Jacquelin, Eric Perrot, Lou Jeanmonnot-Laurent and Julia Simon celebrates after winning the 4x6 mixed relay event at the IBU Biathlon World Championships in Switzerland. AFP
  • American singer Janelle Monae attends the 27th Costume Designers Guild Awards in Los Angels, California. Reuters
    American singer Janelle Monae attends the 27th Costume Designers Guild Awards in Los Angels, California. Reuters
  • Afghan street sellers offer heart-shaped balloons in Kabul. AFP
    Afghan street sellers offer heart-shaped balloons in Kabul. AFP
  • Retired Mongolian-born sumo wrestler Hakuho with a young competitor during a class in Tokyo. AFP
    Retired Mongolian-born sumo wrestler Hakuho with a young competitor during a class in Tokyo. AFP
  • A participant and his poodle miniature at the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City. AFP
    A participant and his poodle miniature at the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City. AFP
  • A thrush finds food on a tree in Tallinn, Estonia. AP
    A thrush finds food on a tree in Tallinn, Estonia. AP
  • Government officials shower pilgrims with flower petals dropped from a helicopter during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, India. AP
    Government officials shower pilgrims with flower petals dropped from a helicopter during the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, India. AP
  • The UK's Prince Harry and wife Meghan with a young boy carrying a figurine of the royal, at the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver, Canada. AP
    The UK's Prince Harry and wife Meghan with a young boy carrying a figurine of the royal, at the 2025 Invictus Games in Vancouver, Canada. AP
  • A Sri Lankan man dressed in traditional clothing rides an elephant during the annual Buddhist festival, Navam Maha Perahera, in Colombo. Getty Images
    A Sri Lankan man dressed in traditional clothing rides an elephant during the annual Buddhist festival, Navam Maha Perahera, in Colombo. Getty Images
  • American actress Renee Zellweger attends the Australian premiere of Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, at Sydney's Hoyts Entertainment Quarter. Getty Images
    American actress Renee Zellweger attends the Australian premiere of Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy, at Sydney's Hoyts Entertainment Quarter. Getty Images
  • Children play with foam during a march to commemorate Youth Day in Caracas, Venezuela. EPA
    Children play with foam during a march to commemorate Youth Day in Caracas, Venezuela. EPA
  • Students cross a snow-covered playground at Yongnam Elementary School, in the south-eastern city of Changwon, South Korea. EPA
    Students cross a snow-covered playground at Yongnam Elementary School, in the south-eastern city of Changwon, South Korea. EPA