Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

  • Visitors walk through an art installation on the last day of the record-breaking Yayoi Kusama exhibition, at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, western Germany. AFP
    Visitors walk through an art installation on the last day of the record-breaking Yayoi Kusama exhibition, at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, western Germany. AFP
  • An artisan weaves a shawl at a handloom exhibition in Srinagar, the summer capital of the Indian-administered Kashmir region. EPA
    An artisan weaves a shawl at a handloom exhibition in Srinagar, the summer capital of the Indian-administered Kashmir region. EPA
  • A duck cools off in the Titan Park lake in Bucharest, Romania, where authorities have issued severe high-temperature warning. EPA
    A duck cools off in the Titan Park lake in Bucharest, Romania, where authorities have issued severe high-temperature warning. EPA
  • Visitors take a close look at the Memory in Stones exhibition at the Bardo National Museum in Algiers, Algeria. EPA
    Visitors take a close look at the Memory in Stones exhibition at the Bardo National Museum in Algiers, Algeria. EPA
  • Students in La Paz take part in a civic parade before Bolivia celebrates its 201st independence anniversary. EPA
    Students in La Paz take part in a civic parade before Bolivia celebrates its 201st independence anniversary. EPA
  • A child rides a horse in the water near the Croatian island of Brac, as Europe bakes amid a heatwave. Reuters
    A child rides a horse in the water near the Croatian island of Brac, as Europe bakes amid a heatwave. Reuters
  • A Palestinian child gets a close encounter with a macaw at a zoo in Nuseirat, central Gaza. Reuters
    A Palestinian child gets a close encounter with a macaw at a zoo in Nuseirat, central Gaza. Reuters
  • The effects of years of drought are seen at Lake Velence, Hungary’s third-largest lake. Reuters
    The effects of years of drought are seen at Lake Velence, Hungary’s third-largest lake. Reuters
  • A mural in the 798 Art District in Beijing, China. AFP
    A mural in the 798 Art District in Beijing, China. AFP
  • Hot air balloons take to the air in a mass ascent at dawn during the Bristol international balloon fiesta, in Bristol, western England. AFP
    Hot air balloons take to the air in a mass ascent at dawn during the Bristol international balloon fiesta, in Bristol, western England. AFP
  • Hot air balloons take to the air in a mass ascent at dawn during the Bristol international balloon fiesta, in Bristol, western England. AFP
    Hot air balloons take to the air in a mass ascent at dawn during the Bristol international balloon fiesta, in Bristol, western England. AFP
  • A dancer rehearses at the 13th South African International Ballet Competition at the Artscape theatre in Cape Town. AFP
    A dancer rehearses at the 13th South African International Ballet Competition at the Artscape theatre in Cape Town. AFP
  • People visit a fair during the festivities of El Divino Salvador del Mundo (The Divine Savior of the World), patron saint of the capital city of San Salvador, in San Salvador, El Salvador. Reuters
    People visit a fair during the festivities of El Divino Salvador del Mundo (The Divine Savior of the World), patron saint of the capital city of San Salvador, in San Salvador, El Salvador. Reuters
  • Trabzonspor's new signing Mohamed Salah takes photos of the fans from the pitch at Papara Park, in Trabzon, Turkey. Reuters
    Trabzonspor's new signing Mohamed Salah takes photos of the fans from the pitch at Papara Park, in Trabzon, Turkey. Reuters