Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

  • Two hikers walk through the Kyritz-Ruppiner Heide in the early morning, where the heather is now in bloom in Kyritz, Germany. AP
    Two hikers walk through the Kyritz-Ruppiner Heide in the early morning, where the heather is now in bloom in Kyritz, Germany. AP
  • Baby hippo Toni, named after German footballer Antonio Rudiger, pictured with its mother Debby at Berlin Zoo. Reuters
    Baby hippo Toni, named after German footballer Antonio Rudiger, pictured with its mother Debby at Berlin Zoo. Reuters
  • Crew members inflate a hot-air balloon during a mass launch at the annual Bristol International Balloon Fiesta. Reuters
    Crew members inflate a hot-air balloon during a mass launch at the annual Bristol International Balloon Fiesta. Reuters
  • People swim on a hot day in the Mediterranean in Libya's eastern coastal city of Benghazi. AFP
    People swim on a hot day in the Mediterranean in Libya's eastern coastal city of Benghazi. AFP
  • Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit performs at a gig in the Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit performs at a gig in the Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • The sturgeon supermoon rises over the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as Blue Mosque, in Istanbul. AFP
    The sturgeon supermoon rises over the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, also known as Blue Mosque, in Istanbul. AFP
  • Trampoline action from the World Games in Chengdu. Reuters
    Trampoline action from the World Games in Chengdu. Reuters
  • A churchgoer prays during an early morning mass at Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, Japan, the day of the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing. EPA
    A churchgoer prays during an early morning mass at Urakami Cathedral in Nagasaki, Japan, the day of the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing. EPA
  • A centre for tracking and studying flamingos in Fuente de Piedra, Malaga, Spain. EPA
    A centre for tracking and studying flamingos in Fuente de Piedra, Malaga, Spain. EPA
  • A drone view shows boats equipped to clean, working on El Cerron Grande reservoir, which is covered with water lettuce due to pollution, in Suchitoto, El Salvador. Reuters
    A drone view shows boats equipped to clean, working on El Cerron Grande reservoir, which is covered with water lettuce due to pollution, in Suchitoto, El Salvador. Reuters
  • Cuban-American singer-songwriter Isabel LaRosa performs during her concert on the main stage at the 31st Sziget (Island) Festival on Shipyard Island in Budapest, Hungary. EPA
    Cuban-American singer-songwriter Isabel LaRosa performs during her concert on the main stage at the 31st Sziget (Island) Festival on Shipyard Island in Budapest, Hungary. EPA
  • Residents look at an injured wild elephant walking outside their house in a village near Amchang wildlife sanctuary on the outskirts of Guwahati. AP
    Residents look at an injured wild elephant walking outside their house in a village near Amchang wildlife sanctuary on the outskirts of Guwahati. AP
  • A horseman with his steed head of a performance to celebrate the annual Moussem festival in El Jadida, Morocco. AFP
    A horseman with his steed head of a performance to celebrate the annual Moussem festival in El Jadida, Morocco. AFP
  • The Sturgeon Moon rises in Arguineguin, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain. Reuters
    The Sturgeon Moon rises in Arguineguin, on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain. Reuters