Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

  • A jockey, centre, controls a pair of bulls during a traditional bull race competition, in Malal, a village of Attock district, in Pakistan. AP
    A jockey, centre, controls a pair of bulls during a traditional bull race competition, in Malal, a village of Attock district, in Pakistan. AP
  • Dogs at Goodwoof, an annual, two-day dog-centric festival held at the Goodwood Estate in Chichester, West Sussex, England. Jas Lehal/PA Media Assignments
    Dogs at Goodwoof, an annual, two-day dog-centric festival held at the Goodwood Estate in Chichester, West Sussex, England. Jas Lehal/PA Media Assignments
  • A man carrying an umbrella walks along a street amid rain in Colombo. AFP
    A man carrying an umbrella walks along a street amid rain in Colombo. AFP
  • An employee at a textile factory that produces chemical fibre nets and ropes in Binzhou, in eastern China's Shandong province. AFP
    An employee at a textile factory that produces chemical fibre nets and ropes in Binzhou, in eastern China's Shandong province. AFP
  • Shinbashi geishas rehearsing before the 100th edition of the Azuma Odori at the Shinbashi Enbujo Theatre in Tokyo. AFP
    Shinbashi geishas rehearsing before the 100th edition of the Azuma Odori at the Shinbashi Enbujo Theatre in Tokyo. AFP
  • The construction site of 20,000 housing units in the coastal city of Benghazi, Libya. AFP
    The construction site of 20,000 housing units in the coastal city of Benghazi, Libya. AFP
  • Art duo Gilbert & George sit for a portrait in front of ‘Head View’ at the launch of ‘Death Hope Life Fear’, at The Gilbert & George Centre in London. Reuters
    Art duo Gilbert & George sit for a portrait in front of ‘Head View’ at the launch of ‘Death Hope Life Fear’, at The Gilbert & George Centre in London. Reuters
  • Come Peronnet during a photocall for the film "Dossier 137" (Case 137) at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in France. Reuters
    Come Peronnet during a photocall for the film "Dossier 137" (Case 137) at the 78th Cannes Film Festival in France. Reuters
  • Residents inspect their home after a tornado struck in St Louis, Missouri, US. Reuters
    Residents inspect their home after a tornado struck in St Louis, Missouri, US. Reuters
  • Tiangong Ultra, a humanoid robot by Beijing Innovation Centre of Humanoid Robotics Co, at Beijing Robotics Industrial Park, China. ReutersE DAY
    Tiangong Ultra, a humanoid robot by Beijing Innovation Centre of Humanoid Robotics Co, at Beijing Robotics Industrial Park, China. ReutersE DAY
  • Pope Leo XIV on his popemobile tours St Peter's Square at the Vatican. AP
    Pope Leo XIV on his popemobile tours St Peter's Square at the Vatican. AP
  • A polluted section of the Al Ashar River running through a residential neighbourhood in Basra, Iraq. Reuters
    A polluted section of the Al Ashar River running through a residential neighbourhood in Basra, Iraq. Reuters
  • People celebrate and set off fireworks after the lifting of US sanctions on Syria, in Damascus. EPA
    People celebrate and set off fireworks after the lifting of US sanctions on Syria, in Damascus. EPA
  • Mourners carry the bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli air strikes during a funeral at Al Ahli Arab Baptist hospital, in Gaza. Reuters
    Mourners carry the bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli air strikes during a funeral at Al Ahli Arab Baptist hospital, in Gaza. Reuters
  • Tourists visit the Colosseum in Rome, Italy. Reuters
    Tourists visit the Colosseum in Rome, Italy. Reuters
  • New Volkswagen ID.3 electric cars in a glass tower at the Volkswagen plant in Dresden, Germany. Getty Images
    New Volkswagen ID.3 electric cars in a glass tower at the Volkswagen plant in Dresden, Germany. Getty Images
  • An elephant arrives at its new home in Mazatlan, Sinaloa state, after being transported from Ostok Sanctuary, Culiacan, Mexico. AP
    An elephant arrives at its new home in Mazatlan, Sinaloa state, after being transported from Ostok Sanctuary, Culiacan, Mexico. AP
  • A man reaches up to touch flowers at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London. AP
    A man reaches up to touch flowers at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London. AP