Pictures of the week: From Mount Etna erupting to Musk in the Oval Office - in pictures

  • Lava flows from a fracture on the Mount Etna volcano, in Italy. AFP
    Lava flows from a fracture on the Mount Etna volcano, in Italy. AFP
  • A Palestinian who fled the Israeli military invasion of Jenin refugee camp, in the occupied West Bank, looks out from a temporary shelter in the nearby hills. Patricia Martinez for The National
    A Palestinian who fled the Israeli military invasion of Jenin refugee camp, in the occupied West Bank, looks out from a temporary shelter in the nearby hills. Patricia Martinez for The National
  • Delegates attend the second day of the World Governments Summit in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Delegates attend the second day of the World Governments Summit in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • People carry the coffin of Prince Karim Al Hussaini, the Aga Khan and 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims, to be buried at the Aga Khan mausoleum in Aswan, Egypt. AP
    People carry the coffin of Prince Karim Al Hussaini, the Aga Khan and 49th hereditary imam of the Shiite Ismaili Muslims, to be buried at the Aga Khan mausoleum in Aswan, Egypt. AP
  • Rescuers use excavators after a landslide in Junlian County, Sichuan Province, China. EPA
    Rescuers use excavators after a landslide in Junlian County, Sichuan Province, China. EPA
  • Models sit at a table on the runway, during the Thom Browne Fall/Winter 2025 fashion show, as part of New York Fashion Week. AP
    Models sit at a table on the runway, during the Thom Browne Fall/Winter 2025 fashion show, as part of New York Fashion Week. AP
  • Thai Buddhist monks pray at the temple of Wat Dhammakaya, during ceremonies for Makha Bucha Day, in Pathum Thani. AP
    Thai Buddhist monks pray at the temple of Wat Dhammakaya, during ceremonies for Makha Bucha Day, in Pathum Thani. AP
  • Malaysian Hindu devotees carry milk pots and kavadis as they climb the steps to Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple during the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves in Selangor. Getty Images
    Malaysian Hindu devotees carry milk pots and kavadis as they climb the steps to Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple during the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves in Selangor. Getty Images
  • German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, second left, and Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, speak at the edge of the plenary hall during a debate at the Bundestag in Berlin. AFP
    German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, second left, and Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, speak at the edge of the plenary hall during a debate at the Bundestag in Berlin. AFP
  • Runners prepare to begin the sixth Dead Sea Marathon in Ein Bokek, near the border between Jordan and Israel. EPA
    Runners prepare to begin the sixth Dead Sea Marathon in Ein Bokek, near the border between Jordan and Israel. EPA
  • Palestinians climb a billboard structure in Deir Al Balah, Gaza, to watch the handover of Israeli hostages Or Levy, Eli Sharabi and Ohad Ben Ami to the Red Cross as part of a ceasefire and hostages-detainees exchange deal between Hamas and Israel. Reuters
    Palestinians climb a billboard structure in Deir Al Balah, Gaza, to watch the handover of Israeli hostages Or Levy, Eli Sharabi and Ohad Ben Ami to the Red Cross as part of a ceasefire and hostages-detainees exchange deal between Hamas and Israel. Reuters
  • Farmers spread fermented coffee cherries on drying beds in Haraz, Yemen. The process is meant to elevate the flavours of the coffee. Reuters
    Farmers spread fermented coffee cherries on drying beds in Haraz, Yemen. The process is meant to elevate the flavours of the coffee. Reuters
  • Police use water cannon on activists from India's Congress party during a protest in Chandigarh against US President Donald Trump. AFP
    Police use water cannon on activists from India's Congress party during a protest in Chandigarh against US President Donald Trump. AFP
  • Indian fighter jets perform during the first day of the Aero India military aviation exhibition in Bengaluru, in Karnataka state. AFP
    Indian fighter jets perform during the first day of the Aero India military aviation exhibition in Bengaluru, in Karnataka state. AFP
  • Firefighters work at the site of a Russian missile strike on Kramatorsk, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. The war began in February 2022. Reuters
    Firefighters work at the site of a Russian missile strike on Kramatorsk, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. The war began in February 2022. Reuters
  • Displaced Palestinians make their way from central Gaza to their homes in the northern Gaza Strip. AP
    Displaced Palestinians make their way from central Gaza to their homes in the northern Gaza Strip. AP
  • A supporter of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza holds a sign during a protest in Tel Aviv after the group delayed a planned release. AP
    A supporter of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza holds a sign during a protest in Tel Aviv after the group delayed a planned release. AP
  • Roman Ivanov and Sherzod Khashirbayev of Kazakhstan compete in the men's aerials synchro final at the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China. Getty Images
    Roman Ivanov and Sherzod Khashirbayev of Kazakhstan compete in the men's aerials synchro final at the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China. Getty Images
  • Watchara Sriaoun, one of the Thai hostages released by Hamas, is welcomed home. Reuters
    Watchara Sriaoun, one of the Thai hostages released by Hamas, is welcomed home. Reuters
  • President Donald Trump listens to Elon Musk at the Oval Office at the White House. AP
    President Donald Trump listens to Elon Musk at the Oval Office at the White House. AP
  • Vendors sell used items in Chinatown in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Bloomberg
    Vendors sell used items in Chinatown in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Bloomberg
  • Women wash clothes used by devotees after taking a dip in the Hanumante River on the final day of the month-long Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Reuters
    Women wash clothes used by devotees after taking a dip in the Hanumante River on the final day of the month-long Swasthani Brata Katha festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal. Reuters
  • Performers in a Wulong Xuhua show celebrating the Lantern Festival in Taijiang County, China. The show is a kind of dragon dance performed amid fireworks by the Miao ethnic group. EPA
    Performers in a Wulong Xuhua show celebrating the Lantern Festival in Taijiang County, China. The show is a kind of dragon dance performed amid fireworks by the Miao ethnic group. EPA
  • Graduates of Syria's General Security forces marching during a ceremony in the northern city of Aleppo. President Ahmad Al Shara has said 'thousands' of people are joining the country's new army following the overthrow of Bashar Al Assad and the dissolution of his military. AFP
    Graduates of Syria's General Security forces marching during a ceremony in the northern city of Aleppo. President Ahmad Al Shara has said 'thousands' of people are joining the country's new army following the overthrow of Bashar Al Assad and the dissolution of his military. AFP
  • Ultra-Orthodox Jews pray during a ceremony called the 'redemption of the first-born donkey' or in Hebrew 'pidyon petter chamor', in the Mea Shearim district of Jerusalem. EPA
    Ultra-Orthodox Jews pray during a ceremony called the 'redemption of the first-born donkey' or in Hebrew 'pidyon petter chamor', in the Mea Shearim district of Jerusalem. EPA
  • South African military personnel stand for the national anthem, during a memorial service for soldiers killed in the DR Congo, at an airforce base in Centurion. AFP
    South African military personnel stand for the national anthem, during a memorial service for soldiers killed in the DR Congo, at an airforce base in Centurion. AFP
  • A woman holds flowers she received on Valentine's Day in Goma, the DR Congo city occupied by M23 rebels and Rwandan troops. AFP
    A woman holds flowers she received on Valentine's Day in Goma, the DR Congo city occupied by M23 rebels and Rwandan troops. AFP
  • A Palestinian girl looks out from the ruins of her family's destroyed house, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, at Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. Reuters
    A Palestinian girl looks out from the ruins of her family's destroyed house, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, at Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. Reuters
  • Judea Watkins of the USC Trojans, centre, celebrates with teammate Kennedy Smith, left, after scoring as UCLA's Lauren Betts looks on, during their NCAA college basketball game in Los Angeles. AP
    Judea Watkins of the USC Trojans, centre, celebrates with teammate Kennedy Smith, left, after scoring as UCLA's Lauren Betts looks on, during their NCAA college basketball game in Los Angeles. AP
  • Scottish actress Tilda Swinton after receiving the Golden Bear lifetime achievement award at the Berlin Film Festival. AP
    Scottish actress Tilda Swinton after receiving the Golden Bear lifetime achievement award at the Berlin Film Festival. AP