Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

  • The Corgi Derby at Musselburgh Racecourse in Scotland. AP
    The Corgi Derby at Musselburgh Racecourse in Scotland. AP
  • Indigenous Chief Ninawa Huni Kui, of the Huni Kui people of the Amazon at the ChangeNOW summit in Paris. Reuters
    Indigenous Chief Ninawa Huni Kui, of the Huni Kui people of the Amazon at the ChangeNOW summit in Paris. Reuters
  • Kanz Jewels in Dubai's Gold Souq. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Kanz Jewels in Dubai's Gold Souq. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • The Taj Mahal in Agra, India. AFP
    The Taj Mahal in Agra, India. AFP
  • Nuns after paying their respects to Pope Francis as his body lies in state in St Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican. Reuters
    Nuns after paying their respects to Pope Francis as his body lies in state in St Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican. Reuters
  • Walchensee lake during low water near Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany. AP
    Walchensee lake during low water near Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany. AP
  • Girls learn verses from the Quran and recite poetry at a Sufi religious meeting in Mogadishu, Somalia. Getty Images
    Girls learn verses from the Quran and recite poetry at a Sufi religious meeting in Mogadishu, Somalia. Getty Images
  • Checks before a baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, California. AP
    Checks before a baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, California. AP
  • A robot crosses the finish line in the humanoid robot half marathon in Beijing. AFP
    A robot crosses the finish line in the humanoid robot half marathon in Beijing. AFP
  • The Padre Carlos Mujica shantytown, known as Villa 31, in Buenos Aires. AFP
    The Padre Carlos Mujica shantytown, known as Villa 31, in Buenos Aires. AFP
  • Afghan schoolboys at a high school in Kandahar. AFP
    Afghan schoolboys at a high school in Kandahar. AFP
  • The sun sets behind a crane in Mexico City. AFP
    The sun sets behind a crane in Mexico City. AFP
  • A surfer at Queenscliff Bombora off Manly Beach in Sydney. Getty Images
    A surfer at Queenscliff Bombora off Manly Beach in Sydney. Getty Images
  • The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft lands near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Nasa astronaut Don Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner on board. Nasa / Getty Images
    The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft lands near Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan with Nasa astronaut Don Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner on board. Nasa / Getty Images