Pictures of the week: From a bridge in China to tanks in Belgium
The 1,260m Longlihe Bridge under construction in Guizhou Province, south-west China. EPA
Palestinians on the streets of Gaza after news of a shooting attack near a synagogue in Jerusalem. At least seven people were killed in the attack. EPA
Waves hit a mangrove swamp at sunset in Bajamar, Costa Rica. EPA
Green patches in the Maleha desert area of Sharjah after days of rain. Pawan Singh / The National
On the outskirts of Sanaa, a Yemeni child carries water home before going to school. EPA
A kukeri dancer during the International Festival of the Masquerade Games in Pernik, Bulgaria. AFP
An antiques shop in Havana, Cuba. EPA
A woman flees a fire at a migrant camp in Almeria, Spain, that destroyed 100 dwellings. AP
Flamingos at the Vjosa-Narte protected area near Vlora, Albania. Reuters
Trains at a standstill at the Bercy train depot, Paris, during a strike in protest at government plans to raise France's pension age. Bloomberg
Children and women run to escape a dust storm in the village of El Gel, Ethiopia. AFP
Five times freediving world champion Arthur Guerin-Boeri of France warms up before a dive in search of orcas in the northern Arctic Circle. AFP
Emergency crews prepare to move the body of a beached humpback whale that washed up on Lido Beach, New York, US. EPA
A woman returns home after fishing in Aceh province, Indonesia. AFP
Waste floats on the Lim river near Priboj, Serbia. AP
Pilgrims attend the annual Hindu festival of Magh Mela, at the Sangam, the confluence of three revered rivers, in India. AP
Flooded grounds after a storm at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Reuters
Women and girls for the first time were allowed to join the Up Helly Aa festival in the Shetland Islands, which celebrates the Scottish islands' Viking past. AFP
People sledding on a frozen lake near the Summer Palace in Beijing, China. AFP
A snow removal operation in Montreal, Canada where, on average, snow-clearing vehicles are used 100 days or more each year. AFP
Fishermen watch the electricity-generating vessel Suheyla Sultan arriving in Havana Bay, Cuba. AFP
Troops during a rehearsal for Sri Lanka's 75th Independence Day celebrations in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Reuters
Workers clean debris and plastic waste on a beach in Bali, Indonesia. EPA
Popocatepetl volcano after an increase in volcanic activity in the state of Puebla, Mexico. Reuters
Renovations at Sheikh Zayed Grand mosque in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
A base jumper leaps from the 300me-high deck of Malaysia's landmark Kuala Lumpur Tower. AFP
Quentin Kersten in a room full of ostrich feather hats at the family costume workshop in Binche, Belgium. AP
A high-altitude balloon over Billings, Montana. The Pentagon would not confirm that the balloon in the photo was a Chinese surveillance balloon. AP
Martyrs' Stadium in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, where Pope Francis met young people and catechists. AFP
Leopard 1 tanks in a hangar in Tournais, Belgium. The tanks' owner says he will help Ukraine provided the Belgian regional government of Wallonia and Germany allow him to sell them. Reuters