The best photos of the week: from the Pillars of Creation to a heart-shaped lake

Striking pictures from around the world

The Pillars of Creation, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope in near-infrared-light view. AP

Sharmina Basheer, a top student who was granted a golden visa and recently sponsored her parents and child for a 10-year visa in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

The collapsed dome of the Jakarta Islamic Centre Grand Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. The dome of the mosque caught fire and collapsed during renovation works on October 19. EPA

Nermin Abed, 7, a displaced Syrian from Deir Ezzor, at the Sahlah al-Banat camp in the countryside of Raqa. AFP

Children from the pastoral Turkana community on their way to a food aid distribution point during a drought-intervention community outreach clinic organised by Unicef at Nadoto village. The Horn of Africa is facing its worst drought in more than four decades with more than 20 million people, including 10 million children, in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia in need of water and food assistance. AFP

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev lifts weights as Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan looks on during their visit to a sports club near the city of Zangilan, recaptured by Azerbaijani forces from ethnic Armenians in 2020 during the military conflict in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabak. Reuters

Black turtle hatchlings make their way to the sea after being released on the beach of Sipacate, about 135 kilometres south of Guatemala City. AFP

A McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet of the Swiss Air Force during the annual live fire event over the Axalp in the Bernese Oberland. At 2,200 metres above sea level, spectators watched an aviation display at the highest air force firing range in Europe. AFP

Togolese policemen disguised as terrorists for an anti-terrorism exercise at the Peacekeeping Operations Training Centre. Togo and neighbouring West African coastal states Ghana and Benin are preparing for growing spill-over from extremist-fuelled conflicts across their northern borders in Niger and Burkina Faso. October 20, 2022. AFP

UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards at a seminar at Falcons MMA in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

A Sri Lankan policeman confronts protesters taking part in an anti-government demonstration by university students demanding the release of their leaders, in Colombo. AFP

Kaoly Becerra, 40, a Venezuelan migrant, hugs her daughter, Ambar Castillo, 8, in Bajo Chiquito, Panama. EPA

A multimedia exhibition in the Spanish pavilion before the official opening of the 2022 Frankfurt Book Fair in Frankfurt, Germany. Getty Images

The breakwaters of the Grand Faw Port project, which is being built in the southern city of Basra, Iraq. AFP

Saul, 4, wipes tears from the eyes of his father, Franklin Pajaro, after they were expelled from the US and sent back to Mexico. Reuters

Beiling Park in Shenyang, in China's north-east Liaoning province. AFP

Children play during a sandstorm at the Sahlah al-Banat camp for displaced people in the Raqa countryside, north Syria. AFP

A Palestinian boy breakdancing on the street in Nusseirat refugee camp in central Gaza Strip. Reuters

Charles Oliveira during an open workout at Yas Mall ahead of his title fight against Islam Makhachev at UFC 280 in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National

'Talk To The Fin!' A finalist in The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards 2022 by Jennifer Hadley. Photo: Jennifer Hadley / The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

The annual land operation exercise of the German armed forces Bundeswehr in Bergen, north Germany. The exercise features up to 2,500 soldiers at the Bergen and Munster military training areas in Lower Saxony. EPA

French police use spray against protesters during a rally in Paris against soaring living costs and climate inaction called by the French left-wing coalition Nupes (New People's Ecologic and Social Union). AFP

Sunrise on the banks of the Yamuna river near the Taj Mahal in Agra. AFP

Safiya Al Sayegh, the first Arab female professional cyclist and a rider with the UAE Team ADQ during boot camp training at Al Hudayriyat Island in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National

Bec Shanks riding Alligator Blood, second left, with the Waterhouse and Bott racing team during a training session on Altona beach in Melbourne, Australia. Getty Images

A drone during an attack on Kyiv. AFP

Celia Xakriaba, from the Xakriaba indigenous people, elected candidate for Minas Gerais state deputy, during a meeting of the natives of the land and indigenous women leaders in Brasilia, Brazil. Reuters

Police and law enforcement vehicles among houses in what the Cape Town mayor's office described as the "biggest anti-crime operation" in the city's history, in which more than 750 law enforcement officers were sent into in the Marikana informal settlement and surroundings, in Cape Town, South Africa. Reuters

Climate activists outside the World Bank headquarters protest against fossil fuel projects during the IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Washington, DC. AFP

Baker Lake near East Bolton, Quebec, Canada, framed by autumn colours. AFP

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Tuesday's best photos: from breakdancing kids in Gaza to Frankfurt Book Fair

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