Pictures of the week: From star trails in the Abu Dhabi sky to grouse shooting in Scotland

  • Star trails and aircraft flight paths form patterns in the night sky in this image from a Dubai Astronomy Group event in the Al Khateem Art Hub. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Star trails and aircraft flight paths form patterns in the night sky in this image from a Dubai Astronomy Group event in the Al Khateem Art Hub. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Students at Repton School Abu Dhabi receive their A-level results. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Students at Repton School Abu Dhabi receive their A-level results. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Firefighters tackling a wildfire in Palem Raya, South Sumatra, Indonesia. EPA
    Firefighters tackling a wildfire in Palem Raya, South Sumatra, Indonesia. EPA
  • People watch a partial solar eclipse from Primrose Hill in London, UK. AFP
    People watch a partial solar eclipse from Primrose Hill in London, UK. AFP
  • A labourer carries dates at an orchard in Khairpur, in Pakistan’s Sindh province. AFP
    A labourer carries dates at an orchard in Khairpur, in Pakistan’s Sindh province. AFP
  • A decorator on the Boudhanath Stupa, a vast domed Buddhist monument, in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
    A decorator on the Boudhanath Stupa, a vast domed Buddhist monument, in Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
  • Sweet vendors at a railway station in Mumbai, India. AFP
    Sweet vendors at a railway station in Mumbai, India. AFP
  • Punks enjoy the sunshine during Blackpool's Rebellion Festival in the UK. Getty Images
    Punks enjoy the sunshine during Blackpool's Rebellion Festival in the UK. Getty Images
  • Damage to Chornomorets Stadium from a Russian drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine. Reuters
    Damage to Chornomorets Stadium from a Russian drone strike in Odesa, Ukraine. Reuters
  • A migrant sleeps on outdoor steps after mass crossings from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Reuters
    A migrant sleeps on outdoor steps after mass crossings from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta. Reuters
  • Young Palestinian men jump into the sea at the port in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. EPA
    Young Palestinian men jump into the sea at the port in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. EPA
  • Giant flames rage during a wildfire in a national park in Probolinggo, Indonesia. Reuters
    Giant flames rage during a wildfire in a national park in Probolinggo, Indonesia. Reuters
  • A sandbar uncovered by falling water levels in the Danube River near Ilok, Croatia. AFP
    A sandbar uncovered by falling water levels in the Danube River near Ilok, Croatia. AFP
  • A white stork nests on the concrete pillar of an unfinished building in Novi Sad, Serbia. AFP
    A white stork nests on the concrete pillar of an unfinished building in Novi Sad, Serbia. AFP
  • Large waves crash on to the waterfront as Typhoon Dolphin approaches Taizhou, China. Reuters
    Large waves crash on to the waterfront as Typhoon Dolphin approaches Taizhou, China. Reuters
  • A jockey and his bulls take part in the Moichara cattle race in Herovanga village, West Benghal, India. EPA
    A jockey and his bulls take part in the Moichara cattle race in Herovanga village, West Benghal, India. EPA
  • Children watch a wildfire in Ogan Ilir regency, South Sumatra province, Indonesia. Reuters
    Children watch a wildfire in Ogan Ilir regency, South Sumatra province, Indonesia. Reuters
  • Rescue volunteers take part in the search for bodies amid the rubble 46 days after the 7. 2 and 7. 5-magnitude earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela. AFP
    Rescue volunteers take part in the search for bodies amid the rubble 46 days after the 7. 2 and 7. 5-magnitude earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela. AFP
  • A person holds an inverted umbrella as winds intensify ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Dolphin in Shanghai, China. Reuters
    A person holds an inverted umbrella as winds intensify ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Dolphin in Shanghai, China. Reuters
  • Performers gather before a Bapedi Dinaka dance performance at a family gathering for a lobola (bride price) ceremony in Polokwane, South Africa. AFP
    Performers gather before a Bapedi Dinaka dance performance at a family gathering for a lobola (bride price) ceremony in Polokwane, South Africa. AFP
  • A closed water slide and exposed lakebed during a heat wave on Lake Velence, Hungary. Bloomberg
    A closed water slide and exposed lakebed during a heat wave on Lake Velence, Hungary. Bloomberg
  • Dancers from Caracalla Dance Theatre perform during the opening of the Faqra Festival at the ancient Faqra ruins in Kfardebian, Lebanon. EPA
    Dancers from Caracalla Dance Theatre perform during the opening of the Faqra Festival at the ancient Faqra ruins in Kfardebian, Lebanon. EPA
  • A woman wades through a flooded street in Wetlet, in Myanmar's Sagaing region. AFP
    A woman wades through a flooded street in Wetlet, in Myanmar's Sagaing region. AFP
  • Wildfire smoke looms above a cow on the Princeton-Kamloops Highway in British Columbia, Canada. Reuters
    Wildfire smoke looms above a cow on the Princeton-Kamloops Highway in British Columbia, Canada. Reuters
  • People search for survivors amid the rubble of a collapsed building after a deadly earthquake in Cali, Colombia. AFP
    People search for survivors amid the rubble of a collapsed building after a deadly earthquake in Cali, Colombia. AFP
  • Al Jazira's Bruno, centre, battles with Al Ittihad's Faris Abdi, right and Houssem Aouar in an AFC Champions League Elite qualifier at Mohamed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Al Jazira's Bruno, centre, battles with Al Ittihad's Faris Abdi, right and Houssem Aouar in an AFC Champions League Elite qualifier at Mohamed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A mother swings her child around smoke where a straw effigy of the mythical demon Ghanta Karna was burnt during celebrations of the Hindu festival Gathemangal in Bhaktapur, Nepal. EPA
    A mother swings her child around smoke where a straw effigy of the mythical demon Ghanta Karna was burnt during celebrations of the Hindu festival Gathemangal in Bhaktapur, Nepal. EPA
  • A fire at the Zawiya refinery in Libya after a storage tank was attacked. AFP
    A fire at the Zawiya refinery in Libya after a storage tank was attacked. AFP
  • President Vladimir Putin discusses eastern border security on the missile cruiser Varyag, off the coast of Russia's Sakhalin region. EPA
    President Vladimir Putin discusses eastern border security on the missile cruiser Varyag, off the coast of Russia's Sakhalin region. EPA
  • A shooting party in the Angus Glens as the grouse season opens, in Kirriemuir, Scotland. Getty Images
    A shooting party in the Angus Glens as the grouse season opens, in Kirriemuir, Scotland. Getty Images