Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

  • Tour de France riders travel between Bollene and Valence, in southern France, during Stage 17 of the competition. AFP
    Tour de France riders travel between Bollene and Valence, in southern France, during Stage 17 of the competition. AFP
  • Leo, the laundry-stealing cat, poses at its home in Auckland, New Zealand. AP
    Leo, the laundry-stealing cat, poses at its home in Auckland, New Zealand. AP
  • A man prepares clay ovens, known as tandoors, traditionally used for baking bread, in Mazar-i-Sharif, northern Afghanistan. AFP
    A man prepares clay ovens, known as tandoors, traditionally used for baking bread, in Mazar-i-Sharif, northern Afghanistan. AFP
  • A child embraces her father after a US immigration court hearing in New York. Reuters
    A child embraces her father after a US immigration court hearing in New York. Reuters
  • Butterflies land on flowers in San Antonio, Texas. AP
    Butterflies land on flowers in San Antonio, Texas. AP
  • Newly graduated Indonesian police officers perform at a commissioning ceremony at the Presidential Palace, in Jakarta. AFP
    Newly graduated Indonesian police officers perform at a commissioning ceremony at the Presidential Palace, in Jakarta. AFP
  • A woman prepares to meet tourists on the historic Qianmen Street, in Beijing. AP
    A woman prepares to meet tourists on the historic Qianmen Street, in Beijing. AP
  • South African men return to their homes after undergoing the koma rite of passage in Moletjie, Limpopo province. The tradition is a key event on the region’s cultural calendar. AFP
    South African men return to their homes after undergoing the koma rite of passage in Moletjie, Limpopo province. The tradition is a key event on the region’s cultural calendar. AFP
  • Pope Leo XIV delivers the noon Angelus prayer at the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo, in Italy. AP
    Pope Leo XIV delivers the noon Angelus prayer at the Apostolic Palace of Castel Gandolfo, in Italy. AP
  • A woman with an umbrella poses on the Columns of Buren, an art installation by Daniel Buren and Patrick Bouchain, in Paris. AFP
    A woman with an umbrella poses on the Columns of Buren, an art installation by Daniel Buren and Patrick Bouchain, in Paris. AFP
  • Riders race to the finish line in the annual horse racing event that takes place after King Letsie III's birthday in Lesotho. AFP
    Riders race to the finish line in the annual horse racing event that takes place after King Letsie III's birthday in Lesotho. AFP
  • A tourist takes pictures at an open-air studio overlooking the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. AP
    A tourist takes pictures at an open-air studio overlooking the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. AP
  • A giant puppet greets a boy on the first day of the Merchant City Festival in Glasgow, Scotland. AP
    A giant puppet greets a boy on the first day of the Merchant City Festival in Glasgow, Scotland. AP
  • Graffiti on part of the dismantled Old Sava bridge in Belgrade, Serbia. AP
    Graffiti on part of the dismantled Old Sava bridge in Belgrade, Serbia. AP
  • Tourists watch the sunset at the Uyuni salt flat, in Bolivia. The salt flat spans more than 10,000 square kilometres. EPA
    Tourists watch the sunset at the Uyuni salt flat, in Bolivia. The salt flat spans more than 10,000 square kilometres. EPA