Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

  • Hot-air balloons, mostly made from recycled paper, floating above Wonosobo, in Central Java, during the annual hot-air balloon festival to celebrate Eid Al Fitr. AFP
    Hot-air balloons, mostly made from recycled paper, floating above Wonosobo, in Central Java, during the annual hot-air balloon festival to celebrate Eid Al Fitr. AFP
  • A girl rides a merry-go-round at an amusement park in Basra, Iraq, during the Eid Al Fitr holiday. AFP
    A girl rides a merry-go-round at an amusement park in Basra, Iraq, during the Eid Al Fitr holiday. AFP
  • A visitor at a pick-your-own tulip garden in Grugliasco, near Turin, Italy. AFP
    A visitor at a pick-your-own tulip garden in Grugliasco, near Turin, Italy. AFP
  • Children play on a swing, with a mustard field in the background, in Pampore, Kashmir. Reuters
    Children play on a swing, with a mustard field in the background, in Pampore, Kashmir. Reuters
  • Outgoing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wears simulation glasses at the Institute for Municipal Data Processing in Bavaria (AKDB) stall as he hosts an opening event for Girls' Day at the Chancellery in Berlin. AFP
    Outgoing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wears simulation glasses at the Institute for Municipal Data Processing in Bavaria (AKDB) stall as he hosts an opening event for Girls' Day at the Chancellery in Berlin. AFP
  • A great frigatebird chick scolds other seabirds as they fly past its nest on Johnston Island, in the Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, 716 nautical miles south-west of Hawaii. Reuters
    A great frigatebird chick scolds other seabirds as they fly past its nest on Johnston Island, in the Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, 716 nautical miles south-west of Hawaii. Reuters
  • Mont Saint-Michel shrouded by early morning fog, in Normandy, western France. Reuters
    Mont Saint-Michel shrouded by early morning fog, in Normandy, western France. Reuters
  • Children pose for a photo before dancing at a celebration on the Plurinational Day of Inclusive Education, in El Alto, Bolivia. AP
    Children pose for a photo before dancing at a celebration on the Plurinational Day of Inclusive Education, in El Alto, Bolivia. AP
  • Queen Camilla, patron of SafeLives, with TV presenters Janet Street-Porter, centre, and Denise Welch at a reception at Clarence House, London, marking the domestic abuse charity's 21st anniversary. PA
    Queen Camilla, patron of SafeLives, with TV presenters Janet Street-Porter, centre, and Denise Welch at a reception at Clarence House, London, marking the domestic abuse charity's 21st anniversary. PA
  • African bullfrog Trevor is examined by his keeper during a preview for the new Heart of Africa habitat at the UK's Chester Zoo. EPA
    African bullfrog Trevor is examined by his keeper during a preview for the new Heart of Africa habitat at the UK's Chester Zoo. EPA
  • Competitors in action during the men's kite event at the 54th Trofeo Princesa Sofia Regatta in Palma de Majorca, Spain. EPA
    Competitors in action during the men's kite event at the 54th Trofeo Princesa Sofia Regatta in Palma de Majorca, Spain. EPA
  • Muslims attend Eid Al Fitr prayers in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. EPA
    Muslims attend Eid Al Fitr prayers in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. EPA