• Racoons on a regional railroad near Frankfurt, Germany. AP
    Racoons on a regional railroad near Frankfurt, Germany. AP
  • Kate Bush fans dance to the singer's hit song 'Wuthering Heights' at Sydney Park in Sydney, Australia. EPA
    Kate Bush fans dance to the singer's hit song 'Wuthering Heights' at Sydney Park in Sydney, Australia. EPA
  • Girls make a heart shape with their hands as the sun sets over the Mediterranean Sea coastline in Beirut, Lebanon. AP
    Girls make a heart shape with their hands as the sun sets over the Mediterranean Sea coastline in Beirut, Lebanon. AP
  • A member of an anti-animal cruelty group rescues a dog from a slaughterhouse after Indonesia ended the killing of pets at an animal market on the island of Sulawesi. AP
    A member of an anti-animal cruelty group rescues a dog from a slaughterhouse after Indonesia ended the killing of pets at an animal market on the island of Sulawesi. AP
  • A rodeo participant after being bucked off a bull during the Calgary Stampede in Canada. AP
    A rodeo participant after being bucked off a bull during the Calgary Stampede in Canada. AP
  • Smoke billows from a raging wildfire on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain. Reuters
    Smoke billows from a raging wildfire on the Canary Island of La Palma, Spain. Reuters
  • Participants at the international kites festival in Bantul, Yogyakarta. AFP
    Participants at the international kites festival in Bantul, Yogyakarta. AFP
  • A diver at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Reuters
    A diver at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Reuters
  • Burning olive groves in Lagonisi, Greece, where wildfires have taken hold. EPA
    Burning olive groves in Lagonisi, Greece, where wildfires have taken hold. EPA
  • People sunbathing on the shores of Lake Garda, Italy. Reuters
    People sunbathing on the shores of Lake Garda, Italy. Reuters
  • Deliveryman Miguel Pereira and his dog Ruby at work donating food to stray dogs on the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Reuters
    Deliveryman Miguel Pereira and his dog Ruby at work donating food to stray dogs on the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Reuters
  • A swan being measured and checked during the annual 'swan upping', a census of the birds, on the Thames in Staines, west of London. AFP
    A swan being measured and checked during the annual 'swan upping', a census of the birds, on the Thames in Staines, west of London. AFP
  • The flooded banks of the Yamuna river beside the Taj Mahal in Agra. AFP
    The flooded banks of the Yamuna river beside the Taj Mahal in Agra. AFP
  • Damage to buildings in Lyman, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. AFP
    Damage to buildings in Lyman, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. AFP
  • Princess Diana's beloved black sheep jumper goes on display alongside Buckingham Palace letters at Sotheby's auction house in London. Getty Images
    Princess Diana's beloved black sheep jumper goes on display alongside Buckingham Palace letters at Sotheby's auction house in London. Getty Images
  • Mexican fishermen with Bella, rescued from the Pacific Ocean along with her owner, Australian sailor Tim Shaddock, upon arrival at the port of Manzanillo. AFP
    Mexican fishermen with Bella, rescued from the Pacific Ocean along with her owner, Australian sailor Tim Shaddock, upon arrival at the port of Manzanillo. AFP
  • Villagers carry buckets of water from a crowdfunded well in Ourou Amady Bagga, Senegal. Reuters
    Villagers carry buckets of water from a crowdfunded well in Ourou Amady Bagga, Senegal. Reuters
  • The aftermath of heavy rain in Mathura, India. Reuters
    The aftermath of heavy rain in Mathura, India. Reuters
  • A police officer flees a group of anti-government protesters throwing stones in Nairobi. AFP
    A police officer flees a group of anti-government protesters throwing stones in Nairobi. AFP
  • Young dancers compete at the Highland Games at Inveraray Castle in Scotland. Getty Images
    Young dancers compete at the Highland Games at Inveraray Castle in Scotland. Getty Images
  • Palestinians cool off in Al Oja springs near Jericho during a heatwave in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
    Palestinians cool off in Al Oja springs near Jericho during a heatwave in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
  • A bird of prey takes off from a straw bale on the outskirts of Frankfurt. AP
    A bird of prey takes off from a straw bale on the outskirts of Frankfurt. AP
  • Boys herd buffalo towards the Euphrates River in the village of Umm Khashm, on the outskirts of Najaf, Iraq. Reuters
    Boys herd buffalo towards the Euphrates River in the village of Umm Khashm, on the outskirts of Najaf, Iraq. Reuters
  • Australia's Ellie Carpenter, centre, and Ireland's Ruesha Littlejohn, bottom, during the Women's World Cup in Sydney. AFP
    Australia's Ellie Carpenter, centre, and Ireland's Ruesha Littlejohn, bottom, during the Women's World Cup in Sydney. AFP
  • An indigenous woman from the Uru Chipaya people on a salt flat where Bolivia confirmed a lithium reserve. EPA
    An indigenous woman from the Uru Chipaya people on a salt flat where Bolivia confirmed a lithium reserve. EPA
  • Emiratis celebrate at the Liwa Dates Festival. Victor Besa / The National
    Emiratis celebrate at the Liwa Dates Festival. Victor Besa / The National
  • Activists hold placards near Bab Al Hawa, in Syria's Idlib province, as they call for the renewal of a UN mandate allowing cross-border relief operations. Moawia Atrash for The National
    Activists hold placards near Bab Al Hawa, in Syria's Idlib province, as they call for the renewal of a UN mandate allowing cross-border relief operations. Moawia Atrash for The National
  • A child waits with her parents for their turn to watch proceedings at a US House subcommittee hearing into a case against the Biden administration. Reuters
    A child waits with her parents for their turn to watch proceedings at a US House subcommittee hearing into a case against the Biden administration. Reuters
  • Women mourn the deaths of relatives after a landslide hit a village in Raigad, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Reuters
    Women mourn the deaths of relatives after a landslide hit a village in Raigad, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Reuters
  • Dancers from the Seoul Metropolitan Dance Theater perform a scene from “One Dance” at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City on July 20, 2023. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)
    Dancers from the Seoul Metropolitan Dance Theater perform a scene from “One Dance” at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center in New York City on July 20, 2023. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Weekend

The best photos of the week: from wandering racoons to Korean dancers

Striking pictures from around the world

Charlotte Mayhew

July 21, 2023

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More from The National:

Friday's best photos: From a dog rescued from the slaughterhouse to Bolivia's salt flats

Thursday's best photos: from the Women's World Cup to sunset in Washington

Wednesday's best photos: from Bella the dog rescued at sea to The Weeknd

Tuesday's best photos: from Diana's black sheep jumper to the empty set of Wicked

Monday's best photos: from World Aquatics in Japan to soaring temperatures in Gaza

Sunday's best photos: from Gavilan fire in California to Assam's flood in India

Test

Director: S Sashikanth

Cast: Nayanthara, Siddharth, Meera Jasmine, R Madhavan

Star rating: 2/5

TOURNAMENT INFO

Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier

Jul 3- 14, in the Netherlands
The top two teams will qualify to play at the World T20 in the West Indies in November

UAE squad
Humaira Tasneem (captain), Chamani Seneviratne, Subha Srinivasan, Neha Sharma, Kavisha Kumari, Judit Cleetus, Chaya Mughal, Roopa Nagraj, Heena Hotchandani, Namita D’Souza, Ishani Senevirathne, Esha Oza, Nisha Ali, Udeni Kuruppuarachchi

Updated: July 21, 2023, 6:01 PM
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