• This aerial picture shows the newly built floating solar power plant on the water that can generate 192 mega watts of peak electricity in cooperation between the Indonesian government and Masdar from the UAE, at Cirata Reservoir, West Java, on November 9, 2023, shortly before being inaugurated by President Joko Widodo. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)
    This aerial picture shows the newly built floating solar power plant on the water that can generate 192 mega watts of peak electricity in cooperation between the Indonesian government and Masdar from the UAE, at Cirata Reservoir, West Java, on November 9, 2023, shortly before being inaugurated by President Joko Widodo. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)
  • A visitor in the 1966 installation Hole In Home by German artist Ferdinand Spindel during a preview of the exhibition Immersion. The Origins: 1949-1969 at the Musee Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, in Lausanne, Switzerland. EPA
    A visitor in the 1966 installation Hole In Home by German artist Ferdinand Spindel during a preview of the exhibition Immersion. The Origins: 1949-1969 at the Musee Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, in Lausanne, Switzerland. EPA
  • Omar Alfadli of the UAE, white, grapples Jefferson Faguindes for the bronze during the 15th Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship. Victor Besa / The National
    Omar Alfadli of the UAE, white, grapples Jefferson Faguindes for the bronze during the 15th Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship. Victor Besa / The National
  • Ducati Lenovo rider Francesco Bagnaia of Italy during the first practice session for the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang. AFP
    Ducati Lenovo rider Francesco Bagnaia of Italy during the first practice session for the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang. AFP
  • Smoke rises in the background as Palestinian families flee Gaza city and other parts of northern Gaza. AFP
    Smoke rises in the background as Palestinian families flee Gaza city and other parts of northern Gaza. AFP
  • Members of the Presidential Band prepare to welcome Kenyan President William Ruto before delivering the State of the Nation address at the parliament buildings in Nairobi. AFP
    Members of the Presidential Band prepare to welcome Kenyan President William Ruto before delivering the State of the Nation address at the parliament buildings in Nairobi. AFP
  • Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque from Wahat Al Karama, Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
    Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque from Wahat Al Karama, Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National
  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his visit to Israel en route to Jordan. AP
    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his visit to Israel en route to Jordan. AP
  • Indian Border Security Force new recruits during a passing-out parade in Humhama on the outskirts of Srinagar. AFP
    Indian Border Security Force new recruits during a passing-out parade in Humhama on the outskirts of Srinagar. AFP
  • Thai Buddhist monks line up for morning alms in Bangkok. EPA
    Thai Buddhist monks line up for morning alms in Bangkok. EPA
  • A woman collects makhmali flowers, an auspicious symbol for the Diwali festival, near Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
    A woman collects makhmali flowers, an auspicious symbol for the Diwali festival, near Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA
  • The Italian Air Force aerobatic unit Frecce Tricolori over Piazza de Popolo in Rome during celebrations of National Unity and Armed Forces Day. AFP
    The Italian Air Force aerobatic unit Frecce Tricolori over Piazza de Popolo in Rome during celebrations of National Unity and Armed Forces Day. AFP
  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks during his visit to Jordan after arriving from Israel on November 3. AP Photo
    US Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks during his visit to Jordan after arriving from Israel on November 3. AP Photo
  • A maintenance worker on the bridge at Wet Sleddale Reservoir in Penrith, Cumbria, England, on November 3. Reuters
    A maintenance worker on the bridge at Wet Sleddale Reservoir in Penrith, Cumbria, England, on November 3. Reuters
  • Homes destroyed by an earthquake in north-west Nepal. AP
    Homes destroyed by an earthquake in north-west Nepal. AP
  • Fans of Boca Juniors wait to enter the Maracana, in Rio de Janeiro, where their side played against Brazilian team Fluminense in the Copa Libertadores final. AFP
    Fans of Boca Juniors wait to enter the Maracana, in Rio de Janeiro, where their side played against Brazilian team Fluminense in the Copa Libertadores final. AFP
  • A crowd gathers to see the UK's Prince William arrive at Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore, where he will attend the Earthshot Prize Awards. Getty Images
    A crowd gathers to see the UK's Prince William arrive at Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore, where he will attend the Earthshot Prize Awards. Getty Images
  • Fireworks mark Guy Fawkes Night in London. Reuters
    Fireworks mark Guy Fawkes Night in London. Reuters
  • People queue for supplies in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Mexico. Reuters
    People queue for supplies in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Mexico. Reuters
  • Alain Robert, the 'French Spiderman', climbs the Coupole Total tower in Puteaux, near Paris, to call for peace in the Middle East. AFP
    Alain Robert, the 'French Spiderman', climbs the Coupole Total tower in Puteaux, near Paris, to call for peace in the Middle East. AFP
  • Riding a huge wave in storm surf at Praia do Norte in Nazare, Portugal. EPA
    Riding a huge wave in storm surf at Praia do Norte in Nazare, Portugal. EPA
  • Police stand guard outside Sri Lanka's National Cricket Board office in Colombo, after Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe sacked all its members after a humiliating defeat by India at the World Cup. AFP
    Police stand guard outside Sri Lanka's National Cricket Board office in Colombo, after Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe sacked all its members after a humiliating defeat by India at the World Cup. AFP
  • Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Oliver Skipp, right, and Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo vie for the ball during their English Premier League football match in London. AFP
    Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Oliver Skipp, right, and Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo vie for the ball during their English Premier League football match in London. AFP
  • An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man passes the walls of the old city of Jerusalem, on which are projected images of people abducted by Hamas on October 7. AFP
    An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man passes the walls of the old city of Jerusalem, on which are projected images of people abducted by Hamas on October 7. AFP
  • Afghan refugees board a lorry in Chaman, Pakistan, as they prepare to return to their homeland. AFP
    Afghan refugees board a lorry in Chaman, Pakistan, as they prepare to return to their homeland. AFP
  • Little Amal, a 3.6m puppet in the image of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, centre, approaches the beach where the border wall dividing the US and Mexico meets the Pacific Ocean as a member of the Mexican National Guard looks on. AP
    Little Amal, a 3.6m puppet in the image of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, centre, approaches the beach where the border wall dividing the US and Mexico meets the Pacific Ocean as a member of the Mexican National Guard looks on. AP
  • About a dozen hawksbill and green turtles were released by the Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project at Burj Al Arab Jumeirah. Antonie Robertson / The National
    About a dozen hawksbill and green turtles were released by the Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project at Burj Al Arab Jumeirah. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 6-27 mission launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. AP
    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 6-27 mission launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. AP
  • Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla pass activists from the anti-monarchy group Republic during the State Opening of Parliament in London. EPA
    Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla pass activists from the anti-monarchy group Republic during the State Opening of Parliament in London. EPA
  • The Horsehead Nebula photographed during ESA's Euclid space mission that revealed never-before-seen distant galaxies and 'circumstantial evidence' of elusive dark matter. AFP
    The Horsehead Nebula photographed during ESA's Euclid space mission that revealed never-before-seen distant galaxies and 'circumstantial evidence' of elusive dark matter. AFP

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The best photos of the week: From a floating solar power plant to the Horsehead Nebula

Striking pictures from around the world

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November 10, 2023

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Friday's best photos: From a marching band in Kenya to Jiu Jitsu in Abu Dhabi

Thursday's best photos: From a floating power plant to the Taj Mahal

Wednesday's best photos: From the Horsehead Nebula to green turtles in Dubai

Tuesday's best photos: From Little Amal in Mexico to henna tattoos in Indonesia

Monday's best photos: From Sri Lanka's sacked cricket board to the Auroras in Russia

Sunday's best photos: From fans of Boca in Brazil to snow in Italy

Saturday's best photos: From Wet Sleddale Reservoir in the UK to National Unity Day in Italy

Updated: November 10, 2023, 6:30 PM
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