Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

  • Global Village welcomes visitors to season 30. Photo: Antonie Robertson / The National
    Global Village welcomes visitors to season 30. Photo: Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Competitors in the Vortex race near Lausanne, western Switzerland. Reuters
    Competitors in the Vortex race near Lausanne, western Switzerland. Reuters
  • Guests look at the work entitled 'Circumference' by Rene Trevino at the Erin Cluley Gallery at the Frieze London 2025 exhibition. AFP
    Guests look at the work entitled 'Circumference' by Rene Trevino at the Erin Cluley Gallery at the Frieze London 2025 exhibition. AFP
  • A puddle on a soccer field covered in water and mud caused by heavy rains in the Las Granjas neighbourhood in Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico. AFP
    A puddle on a soccer field covered in water and mud caused by heavy rains in the Las Granjas neighbourhood in Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico. AFP
  • Residents gather during the annual replaster of the Djinguereber Mosque, also known as Djingareyber or Djingarey Ber, in Timbuktu. AFP
    Residents gather during the annual replaster of the Djinguereber Mosque, also known as Djingareyber or Djingarey Ber, in Timbuktu. AFP
  • A cargo ship sails into the port in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province. AFP
    A cargo ship sails into the port in Qingdao, in China's eastern Shandong province. AFP
  • A tiger cub at Copenhagen Zoo, Denmark. EPA
    A tiger cub at Copenhagen Zoo, Denmark. EPA
  • A view of the Standing with Giants silhouettes installation, `For Your Tomorrow - The People's Tribute´ at Royal Armouries Fort Nelson in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. PA Photo
    A view of the Standing with Giants silhouettes installation, `For Your Tomorrow - The People's Tribute´ at Royal Armouries Fort Nelson in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. PA Photo
  • A Gravity-1 rocket lifts off from a launch ship in the waters off Haiyang in China's eastern Shandong province. AFP
    A Gravity-1 rocket lifts off from a launch ship in the waters off Haiyang in China's eastern Shandong province. AFP
  • The Cazones River after heavy rain in Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico. AFP
    The Cazones River after heavy rain in Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico. AFP
  • Lili, the 10-month-old red kangaroo joey, at Sosto Zoo in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary. The little female was thrown out of her mother's pouch at nine months old. EPA
    Lili, the 10-month-old red kangaroo joey, at Sosto Zoo in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary. The little female was thrown out of her mother's pouch at nine months old. EPA
  • A firefighter works inside the burned-out Sigma shopping mall in Donetsk, a Russian-controlled city of Ukraine. Reuters
    A firefighter works inside the burned-out Sigma shopping mall in Donetsk, a Russian-controlled city of Ukraine. Reuters
  • The Patriots Jet Team performs during the Fleet Week Air Show in San Francisco. AP Photo
    The Patriots Jet Team performs during the Fleet Week Air Show in San Francisco. AP Photo
  • A protester holding a Malagasy flag jumps from a vandalised police vehicle in Antananarivo. AFP
    A protester holding a Malagasy flag jumps from a vandalised police vehicle in Antananarivo. AFP
  • A 'thank you' message on the beach outside the US embassy headquarters in Tel Aviv, prior to US President Donald Trump's landing at Ben Gurion Airport. AFP
    A 'thank you' message on the beach outside the US embassy headquarters in Tel Aviv, prior to US President Donald Trump's landing at Ben Gurion Airport. AFP