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Pictures of the week: from the earthquake in Turkey to a fire in Montreal
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Mesut Hancer holds the hand of his 15-year-old daughter, Irmak, who died when their building collapsed during the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Kahramanmaras, in Turkey's south-east. AFP -
A cow surrounded by burnt trees after wildfire in Santa Juana, Chile. AP -
Waves crash on to the shore as ice forms on Oak Street Beach in downtown Chicago. AP -
Dog Lily with paintings during a Christie's pre-auction photocall on English country house contents in London. AP Photo -
A base jumper leaps off the Kuala Lumpur Tower during the annual KL Tower International Jump Malaysia 2023 in Kuala Lumpur. Reuters -
A freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. AP -
Staff check the crop at the wheat farm project in Mleiha, Sharjah. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
An ancient Nabataean carved tomb at the archaeological site of Al Hijr, near AlUla, Saudi Arabia. AFP -
Ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Zweil Hasidim distribute fruit at the feast of Tu Bishvat in Jerusalem. AP -
Smoke billows from the port as rescuers work at the scene of a collapsed building in Iskenderun, Turkey. Getty Images -
Waste collectors paddle polystyrene boats as they look for plastic and glass to recycle in a creek in Yangon, Myanmar. AFP -
A plastic bottle used to provide light in her shack in an informal settlement, in Centurion, South Africa. Scheduled blackouts have burdened Africa's most industrialised economy for years. AFP -
Greenpeace activists during a protest on a Shell platform on its way to the North Sea to expand an existing oil and gas field. AFP -
Rayssa Leal during the 2022 World Championships Women's Street Final at Aljada Skate Park in Sharjah. Victor Besa / The National -
Muay Thai boxers perform the Wai Khru routine to set a Guinness World Record at a martial arts festival in Thailand. Reuters -
A suspected Chinese surveillance balloon is recovered off the South Carolina coast after it was shot down by the US over the Atlantic. AFP -
Burning containers in Iskenderun, Hatay, a day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck south-east Turkey. AFP -
Residents dismantle a vehicle belonging to a UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. AFP -
A priest protests against abortion outside a clinic in New Mexico, where the practice is illegal. Reuters -
A labourer waits to cross a busy intersection at rush hour in Chennai, India. EPA -
A black ribbon, symbolising remembrance and mourning, is projected on to Sydney Opera House in tribute to earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria. AFP -
A flypast at a military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army, in North Korean capital Pyongyang. AFP -
A firefighter monitors a blaze in Ercilla, Chile, where many other wildfires are raging. EPA -
Mert Ege Kose's Geometrical Explanation at the Sculpture Park in Dubai International Financial Centre, Dubai. Khushnum Bhandari / The National -
A framed photo on a wall damaged by the earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. EPA -
Sunset in Borehamwood, just north of London. Reuters -
Blue-green algae affects the Rio de la Plata, in Quilmes, near Buenos Aires, Argentina. Reuters -
Waves crash on to the shore in Rabat, Morocco. AP -
A field dotted with bomb craters on the front line near Bakhmut, Ukraine. AP -
A man on his way to market in Kathmandu, Nepal. Cases of bird flu have been confirmed in three places in the Kathmandu Valley. EPA -
Firefighters battle a five-alarm fire in an apartment building in Montreal. AP
