Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

  • A Pomeranian on day one of the Crufts Dog Show at the NEC in Birmingham Britain. EPA
    A Pomeranian on day one of the Crufts Dog Show at the NEC in Birmingham Britain. EPA
  • Elephants enjoy various fruits and plants during National Elephant Day at Ayutthaya Elephant Palace and Royal Kraal in Ayutthaya, Thailand. EPA
    Elephants enjoy various fruits and plants during National Elephant Day at Ayutthaya Elephant Palace and Royal Kraal in Ayutthaya, Thailand. EPA
  • Buddhist devotees hold lotus flowers before offering prayers on the occasion of 'Poya' a religious festival to mark the full moon, at the Kelaniya Buddhist temple in Kelaniya. AFP
    Buddhist devotees hold lotus flowers before offering prayers on the occasion of 'Poya' a religious festival to mark the full moon, at the Kelaniya Buddhist temple in Kelaniya. AFP
  • People take pictures with cherry blossom trees at Ueno park during a rainy day in Tokyo. AFP
    People take pictures with cherry blossom trees at Ueno park during a rainy day in Tokyo. AFP
  • People attend Open Iftar 2025 organised by the Ramadan Tent Project at Shakespeare's Globe in London. Reuters
    People attend Open Iftar 2025 organised by the Ramadan Tent Project at Shakespeare's Globe in London. Reuters
  • The Milky Way in a spectacular display over the Bamburgh Lighthouse in Northumberland. AP
    The Milky Way in a spectacular display over the Bamburgh Lighthouse in Northumberland. AP
  • Skiers participate in the 55th annual Engadin skiing marathon in Maloja, Switzerland. AP
    Skiers participate in the 55th annual Engadin skiing marathon in Maloja, Switzerland. AP
  • Window cleaners at Al Mayrah Island in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
    Window cleaners at Al Mayrah Island in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
  • Palaeontologist Anthony Romilio inspecting a boulder sitting outside a school which contains dinosaur footprints, in the town of Biloela, in central Queensland. AFP
    Palaeontologist Anthony Romilio inspecting a boulder sitting outside a school which contains dinosaur footprints, in the town of Biloela, in central Queensland. AFP
  • The Louis Vuitton Womenswear Ready-to-Wear Fall-Winter 2025/2026 fashion show during Paris Fashion Week in Paris. AFP
    The Louis Vuitton Womenswear Ready-to-Wear Fall-Winter 2025/2026 fashion show during Paris Fashion Week in Paris. AFP
  • Women playfully hit revellers with sticks as a traditional ritual during the Lathmar Holi celebrations, the Hindu spring festival of colours, in Mathura, India. AFP
    Women playfully hit revellers with sticks as a traditional ritual during the Lathmar Holi celebrations, the Hindu spring festival of colours, in Mathura, India. AFP
  • Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque during Ramadan. Victor Besa / The National
    Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque during Ramadan. Victor Besa / The National
  • Participants pilot water jet packs on the Yarra River during the annual Moomba Festival in Melbourne. AFP
    Participants pilot water jet packs on the Yarra River during the annual Moomba Festival in Melbourne. AFP
  • Ikuma Horishima of Team Japan in action during the Men’s Moguls Practice Session of the 2025 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup Finals Aerials & Moguls in Livigno, Italy. Getty Images
    Ikuma Horishima of Team Japan in action during the Men’s Moguls Practice Session of the 2025 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup Finals Aerials & Moguls in Livigno, Italy. Getty Images
  • India cricket fans light firecrackers as they celebrate India winning the ICC Champions Trophy on a street in Varanasi. AFP
    India cricket fans light firecrackers as they celebrate India winning the ICC Champions Trophy on a street in Varanasi. AFP
  • Artists perform during the closing ceremony of the Economic Community of West African States African Wrestling Tournament in Abuja, Nigeria. Reuters
    Artists perform during the closing ceremony of the Economic Community of West African States African Wrestling Tournament in Abuja, Nigeria. Reuters
  • Utah Jazz's Isaiah Collier, right, and Philadelphia 76ers' Andre Drummond during the first half of an NBA basketball game, in Philadelphia. AP
    Utah Jazz's Isaiah Collier, right, and Philadelphia 76ers' Andre Drummond during the first half of an NBA basketball game, in Philadelphia. AP
  • The Whippet, 'Miuccia' at the trophy presentation after winning the Best in Show event at the Crufts dog show at the NEC in Birmingham, England. AFP
    The Whippet, 'Miuccia' at the trophy presentation after winning the Best in Show event at the Crufts dog show at the NEC in Birmingham, England. AFP
  • Scotland's National Piper Louise Marshall plays at The Kelpies in Falkirk ahead of International Bagpipe Day. PA
    Scotland's National Piper Louise Marshall plays at The Kelpies in Falkirk ahead of International Bagpipe Day. PA