Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week


  • Nepalese people sing, dance, and smear vermilion-coloured powder on each other during the Sindoor Jatra, part of the Bisket Jatra festival in Thimi, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, on 15 April 2026. Bisket Jatra marks new year 2083, especially among the ethnic Newar communities in Bhaktapur. EPA
    Nepalese people sing, dance, and smear vermilion-coloured powder on each other during the Sindoor Jatra, part of the Bisket Jatra festival in Thimi, on the outskirts of Kathmandu, on 15 April 2026. Bisket Jatra marks new year 2083, especially among the ethnic Newar communities in Bhaktapur. EPA
  • Vets check Yuji, a patas monkey born in early March and cared for by Guadalajara Zoo's Integral Centre of Animal Medicine and Wellbeing after his mother was unable to look after him. Reuters
    Vets check Yuji, a patas monkey born in early March and cared for by Guadalajara Zoo's Integral Centre of Animal Medicine and Wellbeing after his mother was unable to look after him. Reuters
  • Police officer trainees during a swearing-in ceremony in Cologne, Germany, on April 15. Reuters
    Police officer trainees during a swearing-in ceremony in Cologne, Germany, on April 15. Reuters
  • A humanoid robot participates in the second Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Robot Half Marathon in China's capital on April 19. EPA
    A humanoid robot participates in the second Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Robot Half Marathon in China's capital on April 19. EPA
  • Fireworks go off above hanging red lanterns during the annual Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage event in Taichung, Taiwan, on April 17. AFP
    Fireworks go off above hanging red lanterns during the annual Dajia Mazu Pilgrimage event in Taichung, Taiwan, on April 17. AFP
  • Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, centre, and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, meet people at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, on April 14, 2026. AFP
    Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, centre, and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, meet people at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia, on April 14, 2026. AFP
  • A Baignoire Myst model watch on show at the French luxury goods conglomerate Cartier stand during the opening day of the Watches and Wonders Geneva Luxury Watch Fair in Geneva, Switzerland, on April 14, 2026. EPA
    A Baignoire Myst model watch on show at the French luxury goods conglomerate Cartier stand during the opening day of the Watches and Wonders Geneva Luxury Watch Fair in Geneva, Switzerland, on April 14, 2026. EPA
  • A woman walks past concrete drainage pipes on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam, on April 17, 2026. AFP
    A woman walks past concrete drainage pipes on a street in Hanoi, Vietnam, on April 17, 2026. AFP
  • Lilya aged 9 enjoys the Under the Ocean exhibition at the Terra pavilion. Expo City, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Lilya aged 9 enjoys the Under the Ocean exhibition at the Terra pavilion. Expo City, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • An airliner passes in front of the Sun at sunrise in Panama City on April 15, 2026. AFP
    An airliner passes in front of the Sun at sunrise in Panama City on April 15, 2026. AFP
  • People wait for the beginning of the Holy Mass held by Pope Leo XIV at Yaounde-Ville Airport in Yaounde, Cameroon, on April 18, 2026. Reuters
    People wait for the beginning of the Holy Mass held by Pope Leo XIV at Yaounde-Ville Airport in Yaounde, Cameroon, on April 18, 2026. Reuters
  • Indian Hindu devotees from the Agari-Koli community participate in the Aai Raibadevi Jatra, or Goddess Raiba procession, in Rave village, Raigad district, about 50 kilometres from Mumbai, India, April 17, 2026. EPA
    Indian Hindu devotees from the Agari-Koli community participate in the Aai Raibadevi Jatra, or Goddess Raiba procession, in Rave village, Raigad district, about 50 kilometres from Mumbai, India, April 17, 2026. EPA
  • Planes from France's Air Force elite aerobatic flying team Patrouille de France release trails of France's national colours as they take part in a training session at 701 Air Base in Salon-de-Provence, south-eastern France on April 15. AFP
    Planes from France's Air Force elite aerobatic flying team Patrouille de France release trails of France's national colours as they take part in a training session at 701 Air Base in Salon-de-Provence, south-eastern France on April 15. AFP