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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
Scottish actress Tilda Swinton after receiving the Golden Bear lifetime achievement award at the Berlin Film Festival. AP
