Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

  • Flowers in full bloom during the annual Azalea Festival in Gunpo, South Korea. AFP
    Flowers in full bloom during the annual Azalea Festival in Gunpo, South Korea. AFP
  • An Afghan parkour athlete performs a stunt at a sandy mountainside in Reg-e-Rawan, Kapisa province. AFP
    An Afghan parkour athlete performs a stunt at a sandy mountainside in Reg-e-Rawan, Kapisa province. AFP
  • Children cool off at Gorai Beach in Mumbai, India, where a weather warning is in place due to a heatwave. EPA
    Children cool off at Gorai Beach in Mumbai, India, where a weather warning is in place due to a heatwave. EPA
  • A mountaineering instructor checks ropes during a rock climbing festival in Karnataka, southern India. AFP
    A mountaineering instructor checks ropes during a rock climbing festival in Karnataka, southern India. AFP
  • A Humboldt penguin is introduced at La Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City. AFP
    A Humboldt penguin is introduced at La Aurora Zoo in Guatemala City. AFP
  • Dancers perform at the UJ Arts Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. EPA
    Dancers perform at the UJ Arts Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. EPA
  • A poppy field provides a splash of colour in the Jalayer Valley, northern Afghanistan. AFP
    A poppy field provides a splash of colour in the Jalayer Valley, northern Afghanistan. AFP
  • A graphic formed over Schonbrunn Palace using 3,000 drones marks the opening of this year's Eurovision Song Contest event in the Austrian capital of Vienna. AFP
    A graphic formed over Schonbrunn Palace using 3,000 drones marks the opening of this year's Eurovision Song Contest event in the Austrian capital of Vienna. AFP
  • Pilgrims take part in celebrations marking Buddha's birthday at the Boudha Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
    Pilgrims take part in celebrations marking Buddha's birthday at the Boudha Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
  • Traditional dancers perform near Hook in Hampshire, England, as they see in the May Day dawn. PA
    Traditional dancers perform near Hook in Hampshire, England, as they see in the May Day dawn. PA
  • Mask II, part of an exhibition by the Australian sculptor Ron Mueck at Mori Art Museum in Tokyo. Getty Images
    Mask II, part of an exhibition by the Australian sculptor Ron Mueck at Mori Art Museum in Tokyo. Getty Images
  • School pupils take part in early childhood Hajj pilgrimage education in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. EPA
    School pupils take part in early childhood Hajj pilgrimage education in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. EPA
  • Russian servicemen practise for a Victory Day parade in Moscow. EPA
    Russian servicemen practise for a Victory Day parade in Moscow. EPA
  • Farmers harvest lotuses in a field in Kandal province, Cambodia. AFP
    Farmers harvest lotuses in a field in Kandal province, Cambodia. AFP
  • A matador takes part in a training session at a bullring in Beziers, southern France. AFP
    A matador takes part in a training session at a bullring in Beziers, southern France. AFP