Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

  • Red-eared slider turtles in a lagoon in Santa Lucia, Honduras. EPA
    Red-eared slider turtles in a lagoon in Santa Lucia, Honduras. EPA
  • A farmer in the rice fields near Gihanga, on the outskirts of Bujumbura, Burundi. AFP
    A farmer in the rice fields near Gihanga, on the outskirts of Bujumbura, Burundi. AFP
  • Houses surrounded by terraced fields in Congjiang county, in China's south-western Guizhou province. AFP
    Houses surrounded by terraced fields in Congjiang county, in China's south-western Guizhou province. AFP
  • A camel stands in a pen at an 800-year-old pottery workshop in Guellala, in the southern Mediterranean resort island of Djerba. AFP
    A camel stands in a pen at an 800-year-old pottery workshop in Guellala, in the southern Mediterranean resort island of Djerba. AFP
  • Guests record videos on their phones during the Hansen & Gretel show at Australian Fashion Week, in Sydney. Getty Images
    Guests record videos on their phones during the Hansen & Gretel show at Australian Fashion Week, in Sydney. Getty Images
  • A man feeds pigeons outside the Cathedral in Cartagena, Colombia. AP
    A man feeds pigeons outside the Cathedral in Cartagena, Colombia. AP
  • Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner gives Pope Leo XIV a tennis racket, at the Vatican. EPA
    Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner gives Pope Leo XIV a tennis racket, at the Vatican. EPA
  • A duck caught by a speed radar in Koeniz, central Switzerland, on April 13, 2025. The duck was going 52kph in a 30kph zone, authorities said. AFP
    A duck caught by a speed radar in Koeniz, central Switzerland, on April 13, 2025. The duck was going 52kph in a 30kph zone, authorities said. AFP
  • Voters queue in Quezon City, Philippines, during mid-term elections. EPA
    Voters queue in Quezon City, Philippines, during mid-term elections. EPA
  • Tom Cruise, centre, poses for a group selfie as he leaves the premiere of the film Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, at the Cannes festival in southern France. AP
    Tom Cruise, centre, poses for a group selfie as he leaves the premiere of the film Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, at the Cannes festival in southern France. AP
  • A devotee during the festival of Rato Machindranath (rain god), in Patan, Nepal. EPA
    A devotee during the festival of Rato Machindranath (rain god), in Patan, Nepal. EPA
  • Pachuca players celebrate by throwing teammate Charlyn Corral into the air after winning the Liga MX Femenil Clausura football tournament in Mexico City. AFP
    Pachuca players celebrate by throwing teammate Charlyn Corral into the air after winning the Liga MX Femenil Clausura football tournament in Mexico City. AFP
  • People walk around Business Bay, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    People walk around Business Bay, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Visitors watch as hot-air balloons take off during celebrations to mark Vesak Day, at Ngawen temple complex, Indonesia. AFP
    Visitors watch as hot-air balloons take off during celebrations to mark Vesak Day, at Ngawen temple complex, Indonesia. AFP
  • Bismarck the Sphinx closes its eyes while being examined by a judge during an international feline beauty competition in Bucharest, Romania. AP
    Bismarck the Sphinx closes its eyes while being examined by a judge during an international feline beauty competition in Bucharest, Romania. AP
  • The full moon, also known as the Flower Moon, rises through sea mist at St Mary's Lighthouse, on the north-east coast of England. PA
    The full moon, also known as the Flower Moon, rises through sea mist at St Mary's Lighthouse, on the north-east coast of England. PA