Pictures of the week: From Nowruz celebrations in Tehran to Emirati floating hospital in Egypt

Striking images from around the world

TOPSHOT - Iranians light fireworks during the Wednesday Fire feast, or Chaharshanbeh Soori, held annually on the last Wednesday eve before the Spring holiday of Nowruz, in Tehran, on March 18, 2025. The Iranian new year which begins on March 20 coincides with the first day of spring during which locals revive the Zoroastrian celebration of lighting a fire and dancing around the flame. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP)

The Chicago river is dyed green as part of annual St Patrick's Day festivities in Chicago, Illinois. AP

Actors perform during a rehearsal for media of the Opera Sun and Sea, at the Colon Theatre in Bogota, Colombia. AFP

Members of the Druid Order take part in a celebration of the spring equinox, during a ceremony at Tower Hill in London. Getty Images

Anna Schlobohm de Cruder stands for a portrait in front of her home which was destroyed in the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California. The wildfire destroyed about 9,000 structures, 6,000 of which were homes. AFP

A woman reads a book under lanterns at the Jogyesa Temple in Seoul, South Korea, ahead of the Lotus Lantern Festival in May, which celebrates Buddha's birthday. AFP

Campos Racing's American driver Chloe Chambers, during qualifying before the F1 Academy Round 1, in Shanghai, China. Getty Images

Lava rises from the volcano of Mount Etna, in Italy. Reuters

People touch the stones, as revellers attend spring equinox celebrations at Stonehenge, Britain. Reuters

An Afghan shepherd is silhouetted during sunset on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif. AFP

Tailors rush to fulfill orders as Ramadan draws to a close, in Bur Dubai. Many people buy new clothes for Eid Al Fitr, the festival that marks the end of the holy month. Antonie Robertson / The National

An airplane is silhouetted against the Sun with visible Sun spots, a result of solar activity, over St. Petersburg, Russia. AP

People walk on dry parts of the Indus riverbed, in Jamshoro, Pakistan. Reuters

People mourn over the bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, at a hospital in Gaza City, Reuters

Canada's Mikael Kingsbury practises for the FIS Freestyle World Championships in St Moritz, Switzerland. Reuters

Thousands of people protest after a fire gutted a nightclub, killing dozens, in Kocani, North Macedonia. Reuters

Men sit in Eyup Sultan Mosque's yard in Istanbul as they wait for sunset to break the Ramadan fast on Friday March 14. AFP

Israeli Druze led by spiritual leader Mowaffaq Tarif, centre, at a welcome ceremony for Syrian Druze religious delegations as they arrive at the holy site of Nabi Shu'ayb, near the sea of Galilee, on March 14, the first such visit in five decades. EPA

A Nihang - Sikh warrior - performs Gatka, an ancient form of Sikh martial arts, during a procession to mark the Hola Mohalla festival, celebrated a day after Holi, the spring festival of colours, at the Golden Temple in Amritsar on March 15. AFP

Carlos Alcaraz serves to Jack Draper during their semi-final at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California. Draper made it through to the final. AP

An Egyptian 'musaharati' beats a drum and makes calls for observant Muslims to wake up for the suhoor meal in the old quarter of Cairo during Ramadan. AFP

Alleged Tren de Aragua gang members deported by the US under a government agreement are met at El Salvador International Airport, from where they will be taken to prison. Reuters

A worker collects sea salt at a farm in Chachoengsao province, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters

Visitors pose for pictures with light installations at SangSom Moonlab, an interactive art exhibition in Bangkok. AFP

Protesters against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol shelter from the cold outside Gwanghwamun in Seoul, ahead of an impeachment verdict that could remove him from office. AFP

Blackchin tilapia fish are poured on to a street in front of police officers during a protest outside Government House in Bangkok, Thailand. EPA

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft shortly after it landed with Nasa astronauts aboard in the water off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida. AFP

The Helios sculpture of the sun by Luke Jerram goes on display at the National Trust's Seaton Delaval Hall in Northumberland. PA

Israelis march on a highway towards Jerusalem to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plans to dismiss the head of the Shin Bet internal security service. AP

A patient at the Emirati field hospital, which has been set up to help wounded and sick Palestinians, in Al Arish, Egypt. Victor Besa / The National