Pictures of the week: Best in Show to iftar at Shakespeare’s Globe

Striking images from around the world

The Whippet, "Miuccia" poses for photographs at the trophy presentation after winning the Best in Show event on the final day of the Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, central England, on March 9, 2025. (Photo by Oli SCARFF / AFP)

Muslim worshippers pray near the Dome of the Rock at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem, during the second Friday noon prayer of Ramadan. AFP

Women watch the procession as they celebrate Hindu festival of Holy in the desert town of Mithi in south-east Pakistan. AFP

Hundreds of people seek refuge at the Russian airbase in Hmeimim, in Syria's Latakia province, after fleeing sectarian violence. AP

A sequence of the total lunar eclipse as seen from Sao Paulo in Brazil. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the entire moon passes into the Earth's umbral shadow. EPA

A worker prepares vermicelli, used in the production of seviyan, a popular dessert, especially during Ramadan, at a workshop in Hyderabad, Pakistan. EPA

Britain's King Charles III performs CPR on a medical test mannequin as he attends a celebration of the 1,000th King's Nursing Cadet at the Royal College of Nursing in London. AP

Canal & River Trust senior engineer Tom Spencer carries out a safety inspection of a tunnel on the Huddersfield Narrow Canal, described as one of the seven wonders of Britain's waterways, as it reopens for guided canoe and boat trips, in northern England. PA

A police officer sprays a demonstrator against Argentinian President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires. Reuters

Horses on a snow-covered hill in Argalant, central Mongolia. AFP

A dervish during a religious performance to mark Ramadan at Sultan Qansuh Al Ghuri complex in Cairo. AP

A Thai Buddhist monk performs a religious rite to mark National Elephant Day at the Ayutthaya Elephant Palace and Royal Kraal in Ayutthaya, Thailand. EPA

A demonstrator with their face painted in the colours of the Tibetan flag marks Tibetan Women's Uprising Day, which commemorates the 1959 revolt against Chinese rule, in the city of Leh. AFP

Surviving trees and new greenery appearing in the ruins of homes destroyed by the Eaton Fire, in Altadena, California, following recent rain. AFP

Skyscrapers shrouded in fog in Lianyungang, in eastern China's Jiangsu province. AFP

US President Donald Trump and Tesla chief executive Elon Musk stand next to a Tesla car as they address the press outside the White House in Washington. AFP

Window cleaners at work on Al Maryah Island in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

A resident gets clear of a house fire following an attack on the outskirts of the Black Sea city of Odesa in Ukraine. AFP

In Natori, Miyagi prefecture, Japan, dove-shaped balloons are released in remembrance of the dead on the 14th anniversary of the magnitude-9.0 earthquake which triggered a tsunami and nuclear disaster. AFP

Women play-fight with sticks as part of a traditional ritual during Lathmar Holi celebrations, the Hindu spring festival of colours, in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh state, India. AFP

A Chinese military musical conductor leads the band at the closing ceremony of the National People's Congress in Beijing's Great Hall of the People. AP

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi during Ramadan. Victor Besa / The National

A Palestinian family sit to break their fast during Ramadan amid the rubble of their home, bombed by the Israeli army, in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza. EPA

A street vendor walks along the rail track in Hanoi, Vietnam, one of the city's most tourist popular spots. EPA

Participants use water jet packs on the Yarra river during the annual Moomba Festival in Melbourne. AFP

Artists perform at the closing ceremony of the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) African Wrestling Tournament in Abuja, Nigeria. Reuters

Scotland's National Piper Louise Marshall plays at The Kelpies in Falkirk ahead of International Bagpipe Day. PA

People at the National Covid Memorial Wall in London before a ceremony marking the fifth anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic. PA

The 55th annual Engadin skiing marathon in Maloja, Switzerland. AP

People attend an Open Iftar 2025 event organised by the Ramadan Tent Project at Shakespeare's Globe in London. Reuters