Pictures of the week: From flyboarding in Oman to Algerian wildfires

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  Flyboarding at a water show in Musandam, Oman. Reuters

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  A rider from Saudi Arabia takes part in the Special Olympics Mena Regional Equestrian Competition in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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  A man stands near a flow of lava on the Mount Etna volcano in Italy. AFP

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  San Francisco Giants' Willy Adames, left, is doused with a sports drink by Matt Chapman after their baseball team's victory over the Chicago Cubs. AP

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  A demonstrator runs through teargas during a union protest calling for better working conditions, near the parliament in Jakarta, Indonesia. AFP

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  An idol of the Hindu god Ganesh, the deity of prosperity, is carried for immersion in an artificial pond during the 10-day Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India. Reuters

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  People cross the road at a busy intersection in Business Bay, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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  Demonstrators wave Palestinian flags as they take part in a vigil outside Union Station in Washington, DC. Reuters

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  Hindu holy men at Pashupatinath temple complex in Kathmandu. AFP

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  A fireball rises from the site of an Israeli air strike in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters

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  Hala Badri, of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, and Naeema Ahli, of the Dubai Women Establishment, join in the ‘Mallathon’, part of Emirati Women's Day, at Dubai Mall. EPA

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  A low-flying tanker plane drops retardant as the so-called Garnet Fire burns in the Sierra National Forest, Fresno County, California. Reuters

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  A woman rides a bicycle past a tree felled by Typhoon Kajiki in Nghe An province, Vietnam. AFP

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  Women celebrate the Hindu festival of Teej, after offering prayers at the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. AFP

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  A water pumping system operating on the banks of the Euphrates River to irrigate marsh areas affected by drought in Basra, Iraq. Reuters

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  Revellers take part in the Notting Hill Carnival in London. Reuters

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  This long-exposure photo shows the ancient ruins of Palmyra beneath a starry night sky in central Syria. AFP

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  People take part in the Colombo International Kite Festival. AFP

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  Traffic in Palm Jumeirah, photographed from a station on Dubai's Palm Monorail. AFP

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  A fisherman lays his fish out to dry after an early morning catch at Kasimedu fishing harbour in Chennai. AFP

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  A pupil arrives on the first day of school at Yas American Academy in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

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  An Afghan child looks out from inside a restaurant in the Fayzabad district of Badakhshan province. AFP

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  Corgis compete in the Corgi Race Vilnius 2025 gathering in Vingis Park, Vilnius. AFP

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  J-10 fighter jets of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force's Bayi aerobatic team mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Beijing. Reuters

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  Palestinians receive food at a charity kitchen in Gaza city. AFP

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  Yuta Sudo, also known as Sudo-chan, from Japan, performs during the final of the Air Guitar World Championship in Oulu, Finland. EPA

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  One of the Berlin panda twins Leni and Lotti next to their mother Meng Meng,right, in their enclosure as they celebrate their first birthday at the Berlin Zoo in Berlin, Germany. EPA

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  Salt evaporation ponds in the coastal town of Anfeh, Lebanon. George Sulaiman inherited the family sea salt business in 2013 and modernised it to produce a wider range of products, including coarse salt, magnesium salt, magnesium oil, Japanese nigari salt, and fleur de sel. EPA

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  Lightning flashes across the sky during a thunderstorm over Sanaa, Yemen. EPA

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  A fire burns at Chrea National Park in the south of Algeria's Blida province. AFP