The best photos of the week: From fireworks in Abu Dhabi to a lightshow in Lyon

Striking pictures from around the world

Union Day fireworks display at the Yas Bay Waterfront in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

Choreographer Mourad Merzouki with the French synchronised swimming team at the National Institute of Sport, Expertise and Performance in Paris. AFP

A section of the main Garsen-Lamu road that was swept away by heavy floods in Gamba, Kenya. AP

Fireworks explode above a devil's figure before it is set ablaze during celebrations in honour of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception in Guatemala City. AFP

Troops from Gulf Co-operation Council countries during a joint military exercise at the Udari range north-west of Kuwait City. AFP

Police look on as members of Extinction Rebellion protest outside the Victorian Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action in Melbourne, Australia. EPA

US surfer Torrey Meister in a spectacular wipeout while practising for the 2023 Vans Pipeline Masters at Backdoor Pipeline on Oahu's North shore. AFP

Fans of the Palmeiras football team celebrate the team's 12th Brazilian championship title after their match against Cruzeiro in Sao Paulo, Brazil. EPA

The Sustainable Fashion show held on the seventh day of Cop28 at Al Wasl plaza at Expo City in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National

A nun visits the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, at the start of the Christmas season, as the Israel-Gaza war continues. Reuters

Bangladeshi artists perform as students celebrate the opening of the Dhaka University metro station. EPA

Recently arrived Rohingya refugees rest on a beach on Sabang island, Aceh province, Indonesia. AFP

Volcanic eruptions from Mount Etna light up the night sky in Catania, Italy. Reuters

Mourners at the burial of indigenous environmental activist Quinto Inuma, leader of the Kichwa community in the remote locality of Santa Rosillo de Yanayacu, Peru. AFP

Reira Iwabuchi of Japan competes in the Women's Snowboard Big Air Final at The Big Air Shougang in Beijing, China. Getty Images

Actor Macaulay Culkin during the unveiling of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in Los Angeles. Reuters

History enthusiasts dressed as soldiers fight during the re-enactment of Napoleon's famous Battle of Austerlitz near the southern Moravian town of Slavkov u Brna, Czech Republic. Reuters

A flooded street after heavy rain in Chennai. AFP

The colourful Russian pavilion at Cop28. Reuters

Holidaymakers at a water park in Bishoftu, near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. AFP

A man with a pin with 1.5°C and the flag of Antigua and Barbuda at Cop28, at Expo City Dubai. AP

A firefighter next to the wreckage of a Piper PA-30 Twin Comanche plane after the pilot made an emergency landing on a main road and crashed into a wall in the Paris suburb of Villejuif. Three people were injured. AFP

A reveller dressed as a devil kicks a ball before a traditional St Nicholas procession in the village of Lidecko, Czech Republic. AP

The view from a coffee shop as Mount Marapi spews volcanic ash in Agam, Indonesia. AP

Anthony Johnston's URM Group competes in the SOLAS Big Boat Challenge race in Sydney Harbour. AFP

Dyed wool threads hung up to dry at a traditional yarn factory in Jowzjan province, Afghanistan. AFP

A prototype smart contact lens being developed in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National

A seagull on a chimney at sunset in Rome. AFP

A woman being rescued after heavy flooding in Chennai caused by Cyclone Michaung. EPA

People in a giant kaleidoscope, an installation by French artist Guillaume Marmin, during the Festival of Lights in Lyon, France. AFP

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