The best photos of the week: from cartwheel galaxies to an Icelandic volcano - in pictures

  • This image provided by NASA shows a large pink, speckled galaxy resembling a wheel with a small, inner oval, with two smaller spiral galaxies about the same size to the left. The image was captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. AP
    This image provided by NASA shows a large pink, speckled galaxy resembling a wheel with a small, inner oval, with two smaller spiral galaxies about the same size to the left. The image was captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. AP
  • A girl at a camp for Syrians displaced by conflict near the northern city of Raqa in Syria. AFP
    A girl at a camp for Syrians displaced by conflict near the northern city of Raqa in Syria. AFP
  • Chioma Onyekwere of Team Nigeria competes during the Women's Discus Throw Final, on day five of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in England. Getty Images
    Chioma Onyekwere of Team Nigeria competes during the Women's Discus Throw Final, on day five of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in England. Getty Images
  • The 101 mini tapirs art installation by Malaysian artist Nicholas Lim at Publika, in Kuala Lumpur, to raise awareness of the endangered species. EPA
    The 101 mini tapirs art installation by Malaysian artist Nicholas Lim at Publika, in Kuala Lumpur, to raise awareness of the endangered species. EPA
  • The cargo vessel 'Razoni' sailing en route to Tripoli, Lebanon, along the Bosphorus Strait after being officially inspected. It was carrying the first shipment of grain exported from Ukraine since Russia invaded its neighbour on February 24. AFP
    The cargo vessel 'Razoni' sailing en route to Tripoli, Lebanon, along the Bosphorus Strait after being officially inspected. It was carrying the first shipment of grain exported from Ukraine since Russia invaded its neighbour on February 24. AFP
  • A passenger looks out of a bus window during a rain shower in Dnipro, Ukraine. AP Photo
    A passenger looks out of a bus window during a rain shower in Dnipro, Ukraine. AP Photo
  • A peacock chick lies in an egg before being released at Palestinian Ghazi Fari's farm, in Araba in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
    A peacock chick lies in an egg before being released at Palestinian Ghazi Fari's farm, in Araba in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
  • Villagers try to pull up the minibus from which 14 bodies were retrieved in the river Nabuyonga, in eastern Uganda. The number of people killed in flash floods in the eastern Ugandan city of Mbale has jumped to 22. AFP
    Villagers try to pull up the minibus from which 14 bodies were retrieved in the river Nabuyonga, in eastern Uganda. The number of people killed in flash floods in the eastern Ugandan city of Mbale has jumped to 22. AFP
  • A woman leaves a voting station in Ngor, Dakar. Senegalese voters head to the polls for parliamentary elections that the opposition hopes will force a coalition with President Macky Sall. AFP
    A woman leaves a voting station in Ngor, Dakar. Senegalese voters head to the polls for parliamentary elections that the opposition hopes will force a coalition with President Macky Sall. AFP
  • US basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, before a court hearing in Khimki, Russia. Reuters
    US basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, before a court hearing in Khimki, Russia. Reuters
  • A Lebanese Army helicopter releases water over the heavily damaged grain silos at Beirut's port following a partial collapse caused by a continuing fire. AFP
    A Lebanese Army helicopter releases water over the heavily damaged grain silos at Beirut's port following a partial collapse caused by a continuing fire. AFP
  • A Palestinian woman fans her daughter with a tray amid a heatwave and lengthy power cuts in Gaza City. Reuters
    A Palestinian woman fans her daughter with a tray amid a heatwave and lengthy power cuts in Gaza City. Reuters
  • A jaguar cub is seen between the legs of a zookeeper at the zoo in Havana, Cuba. Reuters
    A jaguar cub is seen between the legs of a zookeeper at the zoo in Havana, Cuba. Reuters
  • Storm clouds build over a canola field near Cremona, Alberta. AP
    Storm clouds build over a canola field near Cremona, Alberta. AP
  • A horse grazes in a pasture as the McKinney Fire burns in Klamath National Forest, California. AP Photo
    A horse grazes in a pasture as the McKinney Fire burns in Klamath National Forest, California. AP Photo
  • Indian school children wearing tiger costumes and masks participate in the 'Save Our Tiger' awareness campaign on International Tiger Day in Bangalore, India. EPA
    Indian school children wearing tiger costumes and masks participate in the 'Save Our Tiger' awareness campaign on International Tiger Day in Bangalore, India. EPA
  • A girl flies a kite in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters
    A girl flies a kite in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Reuters
  • A security guard looks through the smoke at the start of a friendly football match between Los Angeles FC and Mexico's Club America at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. AFP
    A security guard looks through the smoke at the start of a friendly football match between Los Angeles FC and Mexico's Club America at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. AFP
  • A woman is rescued from flooding by the crew of a US Army National Guard Blackhawk helicopter in eastern Kentucky. Reuters
    A woman is rescued from flooding by the crew of a US Army National Guard Blackhawk helicopter in eastern Kentucky. Reuters
  • Community service group volunteers sweeping the debris from the heavy rainfall in the northern emirate of Fujairah. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Community service group volunteers sweeping the debris from the heavy rainfall in the northern emirate of Fujairah. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • A helicopter carries a water bucket while battling the McKinney Fire in Klamath National Forest, in California. AP Photo
    A helicopter carries a water bucket while battling the McKinney Fire in Klamath National Forest, in California. AP Photo
  • A young girl holds her dog while waving goodbye to her grandparents from an evacuation train leaving from Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine for a safer part of the country. AP Photo
    A young girl holds her dog while waving goodbye to her grandparents from an evacuation train leaving from Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine for a safer part of the country. AP Photo
  • The Egyptian air force's 'Silver Stars' aerobatic team perform over the pyramids in Giza. EPA
    The Egyptian air force's 'Silver Stars' aerobatic team perform over the pyramids in Giza. EPA
  • Namibia's Ananias Shikongo in action during his heat in the Para Athletics Men's 100m, at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Reuters
    Namibia's Ananias Shikongo in action during his heat in the Para Athletics Men's 100m, at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England. Reuters
  • Smoke billowing from a fire in the Amazon forest in Amazonas State, Brazil. The number of wildfires in the Brazilian Amazon increased by 8 per cent on the year in July. AFP
    Smoke billowing from a fire in the Amazon forest in Amazonas State, Brazil. The number of wildfires in the Brazilian Amazon increased by 8 per cent on the year in July. AFP
  • A priest performs a ritual on a newly purchased car to seek blessings from the deities for safety outside a temple in Bangalore. AFP
    A priest performs a ritual on a newly purchased car to seek blessings from the deities for safety outside a temple in Bangalore. AFP
  • Farmlands in Suloszowa village, southern Poland. EPA
    Farmlands in Suloszowa village, southern Poland. EPA
  • Chloe Kelly celebrates after scoring England's second goal during the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 final between England and Germany at Wembley Stadium. Getty Images
    Chloe Kelly celebrates after scoring England's second goal during the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 final between England and Germany at Wembley Stadium. Getty Images
  • People look at the lava flowing on Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland, which is 32 kilometres south-west of the capital Reykjavik. AP Photo
    People look at the lava flowing on Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland, which is 32 kilometres south-west of the capital Reykjavik. AP Photo