Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

  • Britain's King Charles inspects the Coldstream Guards at Windsor Castle. AFP
    Britain's King Charles inspects the Coldstream Guards at Windsor Castle. AFP
  • Manchester City's Erling Haaland in action in the Fifa Club World Cup in Philadelphia. City beat Morocco's Wydad 2-0. Reuters
    Manchester City's Erling Haaland in action in the Fifa Club World Cup in Philadelphia. City beat Morocco's Wydad 2-0. Reuters
  • A flamingo at the Zoo of the Jardin des Plantes, part of the French National Natural History Museum, in Paris. AFP
    A flamingo at the Zoo of the Jardin des Plantes, part of the French National Natural History Museum, in Paris. AFP
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, speaks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, second right, as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, looks on, at the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta. AFP
    Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, speaks with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, second right, as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, looks on, at the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta. AFP
  • A restaurant in Umm Al Quwain. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    A restaurant in Umm Al Quwain. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • An Afghan sells plastic cans at a market in Mazar-i-Sharif. AFP
    An Afghan sells plastic cans at a market in Mazar-i-Sharif. AFP
  • Indigenous fabrics used to make clothes in the historic centre of Guatemala City. AFP
    Indigenous fabrics used to make clothes in the historic centre of Guatemala City. AFP
  • A woman dressed in Qing dynasty attire at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. AP
    A woman dressed in Qing dynasty attire at the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. AP
  • A humpback whale off the coast of Port Stephens, north of Sydney. AP
    A humpback whale off the coast of Port Stephens, north of Sydney. AP
  • The statue of Hindu deity Lord Shiva in Ahmedabad, India. EPA
    The statue of Hindu deity Lord Shiva in Ahmedabad, India. EPA
  • The cloisters at the Segovia Cathedral in the northern Spanish region of Castile and Leon. AFP
    The cloisters at the Segovia Cathedral in the northern Spanish region of Castile and Leon. AFP
  • US President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. AP
    US President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland. AP
  • A boy sells balloons in Beirut. AP
    A boy sells balloons in Beirut. AP
  • A dog enjoys the cool water of the Serpentine in London. Getty Images
    A dog enjoys the cool water of the Serpentine in London. Getty Images
  • Parents keep an eye on their children in Quezon City, the Philippines, as new school year starts. AP
    Parents keep an eye on their children in Quezon City, the Philippines, as new school year starts. AP