Pictures of the week: From Ramadan around the world to the Milky Way

Striking images from around the world

A half-moon sets behind the Sultanahmet Mosque during the holy month of Ramadan in Istanbul, Turkey. AP

A group evade a crashing wave in Tweed Heads, Australia. Australia's east coast, particularly Queensland and northern New South Wales, is bracing for the impact of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Getty Images

Revelers dance during the 'Jisk'a Anata', or small party in Aymara, in La Paz, Bolivia. AP

A Chihuahua is fed on the first day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, central England. AFP

F Company Scots Guards prepare for an inspection during the annual ceremonial inspection of the London Central Garrison and Bands of the Household Division, at Wellington Barracks in London. PA

Locals take part in the annual Ashbourne Shrovetide Football match in Ashbourne, England. Played since the 17th Century, the annual Shrovetide Football Match sees teams from opposite ends of the Derbyshire town of Ashbourne aim to get a ball into one of two goals, positioned three miles apart at either end of Ashbourne. Getty Images

Smoke bombs and flares are released in parliament, in Belgrade, Serbia. AP

Riot police detain a demonstrator during a protest for better pensions for retirees in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AP

Firefighters at work in a wildfire-affected forest in Ofunato, Iwate prefecture, Japan. EPA

Mourners gather to pray during the funeral ceremony of suicide blast victims, a day after the attack in Bannu. AFP

Members of a Vietnamese guard of honour prepare for a welcoming ceremony for Kyrgyzstan's Prime Minister Adylbek Kasymaliev at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi. AFP

People eat iftar meals at the Al Farouq Omar Bin Al Khattab Mosque in Al Safa 1, Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National

A Palestinian woman cooks a meal as children sit by her side, ahead of iftar, at Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. AFP

People gather for an iftar meal organised by a humanitarian organisation, as they break their fast amid the ruins of the Qaboun neighbourhood of Damascus. Getty Images

The Gilles of Binche wear traditional wax masks as they attend Carnival celebrations in Binche, Belgium. AP

The house of a Palestinian man accused of attacking Israelis in Jaffa, is blown up by Israeli security forces in Hebron, in the occupied west Bank. AFP

A man looks at the interactive installation Prism Shine at an art gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. EPA

US President Donald Trump arrives at a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington to give a speech on the early achievements of his presidency and his legislative agenda. AFP

A cat is silhouetted as he sits in front of the Pyramid of Cestius, a tomb in Rome built in around 18-12 BC. AP

Ian Murray, the Secretary of State for Scotland, sits inside a rescue submersible during a visit to defence contractor JFD Global in Renfrew, Scotland. Getty Images

A model has her makeup done before the Weinsanto Fall/Winter 2025 collection show during Paris Fashion Week. Reuters

Pieces of ice move through the sea near Qoornoq Island, Greenland. AP

Rescuers evacuate flood-affected residents on rubber boats in West Java, Indonesia. EPA

Vehicles on Daegwallyeong Pass in Gangwon province, South Korea. EPA

Members of the Muslim community perform maghrib prayer during Ramadan in Times Square, New York City. AFP

An exhibition featuring hundreds of traditional Japanese dolls at an event celebrating Hinamatsuri, a festival dedicated to the healthy growth of girls, in Konosu, Japan. Reuters

A tiger resting at a zoo in Dehiwala on World Wildlife Day, near Sri Lanka's capital Colombo. AFP

The shadow of Firefly's Blue Ghost lander is cast on the Moon's surface during a lunar landing. AFP

Palestinians break their fast with iftar meals during Ramadan, near the rubble of buildings in Rafah, southern Gaza. Reuters

The Milky Way in a spectacular display over the Bamburgh Lighthouse in Northumberland, England. PA