• Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi on a cloudy day. Victor Besa / The National
    Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi on a cloudy day. Victor Besa / The National
  • Family and friends of singer and actress Jane Birkin pay their respects at her funeral in Paris. AP
    Family and friends of singer and actress Jane Birkin pay their respects at her funeral in Paris. AP
  • Palestinian Mais Miqdad with the dog she is buying from a pet shop in Gaza city. Majd Mahmoud / The National
    Palestinian Mais Miqdad with the dog she is buying from a pet shop in Gaza city. Majd Mahmoud / The National
  • Ricarda Bauernfeind is congratulated by teammates after winning the fifth stage the women's Tour de France in the Tarn region of the country. AFP
    Ricarda Bauernfeind is congratulated by teammates after winning the fifth stage the women's Tour de France in the Tarn region of the country. AFP
  • Tourists sunbathing in Benidorm, Spain. Getty
    Tourists sunbathing in Benidorm, Spain. Getty
  • Marine scientist Angela Stevenson dives with a bunch of flowering seagrass she collected as part of a restoration project in Laboe, Germany. Reuters
    Marine scientist Angela Stevenson dives with a bunch of flowering seagrass she collected as part of a restoration project in Laboe, Germany. Reuters
  • The Milky Way brightens the night sky near the village of Asklipieio on fire-ravaged Rhodes in Greece. Reuters
    The Milky Way brightens the night sky near the village of Asklipieio on fire-ravaged Rhodes in Greece. Reuters
  • A flock of sheep and goats is led by shepherds to pasture in a mountain village on the outskirts of Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
    A flock of sheep and goats is led by shepherds to pasture in a mountain village on the outskirts of Sana'a, Yemen. EPA
  • The Chepe Express on a viaduct in Temoris, Chihuahua state, Mexico. AFP
    The Chepe Express on a viaduct in Temoris, Chihuahua state, Mexico. AFP
  • Tommaso Marini celebrates after defeating Nick Itkin in the final of the men's foil at the Fencing World Championships in Milan. AFP
    Tommaso Marini celebrates after defeating Nick Itkin in the final of the men's foil at the Fencing World Championships in Milan. AFP
  • A man leaves a petrol station after checking the tyre pressure on his donkey cart in Soweto, Johannesburg. Reuters
    A man leaves a petrol station after checking the tyre pressure on his donkey cart in Soweto, Johannesburg. Reuters
  • Members of the Mexican Navy participate in an amphibious rescue training drill in Acapulco. EPA
    Members of the Mexican Navy participate in an amphibious rescue training drill in Acapulco. EPA
  • Moroccan goalkeeper Khadija Er Rmichi tries to punch the ball away, only for an own goal to be scored in the Women's World Cup match between Germany and Morocco in Melbourne. AP
    Moroccan goalkeeper Khadija Er Rmichi tries to punch the ball away, only for an own goal to be scored in the Women's World Cup match between Germany and Morocco in Melbourne. AP
  • Pilots from Al Fursan, the UAE Air Force and Air Defence aerobatic team, soar over the pyramids at Giza, south of Cairo. Photo: Fursan Al Emarat/ Twitter
    Pilots from Al Fursan, the UAE Air Force and Air Defence aerobatic team, soar over the pyramids at Giza, south of Cairo. Photo: Fursan Al Emarat/ Twitter
  • Israeli forces block Palestinian Red Cross ambulances near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus after claims that three Palestinians were killed for firing on the military from a car. AFP
    Israeli forces block Palestinian Red Cross ambulances near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus after claims that three Palestinians were killed for firing on the military from a car. AFP
  • A fireman rescues a cat and two rabbits from the burning villages of Kiotari and Gennadi on the Greek island of Rhodes. AFP
    A fireman rescues a cat and two rabbits from the burning villages of Kiotari and Gennadi on the Greek island of Rhodes. AFP
  • The Twitter logo is changed at its headquarters in San Francisco. Reuters
    The Twitter logo is changed at its headquarters in San Francisco. Reuters
  • Police detain a supporter of the Aam Aadmi Party in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, at a rally against the oppression of women in Manipur, India. AP
    Police detain a supporter of the Aam Aadmi Party in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, at a rally against the oppression of women in Manipur, India. AP
  • A member of Welcome 66, a group focused on social integration, teaches a migrant how to swim, in Canet-en-Roussillon, southern France. AFP
    A member of Welcome 66, a group focused on social integration, teaches a migrant how to swim, in Canet-en-Roussillon, southern France. AFP
  • A woman salvages produce from the remains of a building burnt in a forest fire near Meloula, north-western Tunisia. AFP
    A woman salvages produce from the remains of a building burnt in a forest fire near Meloula, north-western Tunisia. AFP
  • The War Memorial in Seoul on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Korean War ceasefire pact. EPA
    The War Memorial in Seoul on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Korean War ceasefire pact. EPA
  • Idols are offered to a deity at a Hindu temple near Puducherry, south-east India. EPA
    Idols are offered to a deity at a Hindu temple near Puducherry, south-east India. EPA
  • Grain fields in the Harz mountains near Wernigerode, Germany. AP
    Grain fields in the Harz mountains near Wernigerode, Germany. AP
  • A volunteer feeds a swift chick after it was found on the ground during a heatwave near Geneva. Reuters
    A volunteer feeds a swift chick after it was found on the ground during a heatwave near Geneva. Reuters
  • Volunteers try to help stranded pilot whales return to the sea on Cheynes Beach, Western Australia. AFP
    Volunteers try to help stranded pilot whales return to the sea on Cheynes Beach, Western Australia. AFP
  • The Church of Asuncion of Mediano, normally submerged almost entirely in the Mediano reservoir, is now visible due to drought in Huesca province, Spain. AFP
    The Church of Asuncion of Mediano, normally submerged almost entirely in the Mediano reservoir, is now visible due to drought in Huesca province, Spain. AFP
  • A demonstrator clashes with police in Lima, Peru. EPA
    A demonstrator clashes with police in Lima, Peru. EPA
  • A migrant mother from Africa, stranded at the Libyan-Tunisian border in Ras Jedir, cries while holding her son. AFP
    A migrant mother from Africa, stranded at the Libyan-Tunisian border in Ras Jedir, cries while holding her son. AFP
  • Training for the Men's High Diving at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Getty
    Training for the Men's High Diving at the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. Getty
  • A field of sunflowers in bloom on the outskirts of Frankfurt. AP
    A field of sunflowers in bloom on the outskirts of Frankfurt. AP

Weekend

The best photos of the week: from Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque on a cloudy day to sunflowers

Striking pictures from around the world

Charlotte Mayhew

July 28, 2023

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Wednesday's best photos: from migrant swimming lessons to Paris Olympic torch event

Tuesday's best photos: from Al Fursan over Giza to Sixth Avenue - in pictures

Monday's best photos: from beach fun in Turkey to football action in Melbourne

Sunday's best photos: from Greek wildfires to Brazil's Climate Clock

Saturday's best photos: from X Games in California to Paleo Festival in Switzerland

Plastic tipping points
FIXTURES

Monday, January 28
Iran v Japan, Hazza bin Zayed Stadium (6pm)

Tuesday, January 29
UAEv Qatar, Mohamed Bin Zayed Stadium (6pm)

Friday, February 1
Final, Zayed Sports City Stadium (6pm)

Updated: July 28, 2023, 6:06 PM
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