The best photos of the week: From a young Al Ain fan to the world’s most venomous fish

  • Al Ain fans arrive at the UAE League Cup final ahead of their AFC Champions League final against Yokohama F-Marinos. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Al Ain fans arrive at the UAE League Cup final ahead of their AFC Champions League final against Yokohama F-Marinos. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A woman wades through flood waters in a residential area of Garissa, eastern Kenya. The country is grappling with one of its worst floods in recent history. AFP
    A woman wades through flood waters in a residential area of Garissa, eastern Kenya. The country is grappling with one of its worst floods in recent history. AFP
  • A pelican flies over a wildlife rescuer after a group of the sick birds arrived on a pier in Newport Beach, California, US. AP
    A pelican flies over a wildlife rescuer after a group of the sick birds arrived on a pier in Newport Beach, California, US. AP
  • Security personnel from the Islamic political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, talk during a protest in Peshawar, Pakistan, over alleged rigging of the general elections. EPA
    Security personnel from the Islamic political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, talk during a protest in Peshawar, Pakistan, over alleged rigging of the general elections. EPA
  • Trucks line up near Mitzpe Ramon in southern Israel, after protesters blocked a road to stop humanitarian aid heading to Gaza. Reuters
    Trucks line up near Mitzpe Ramon in southern Israel, after protesters blocked a road to stop humanitarian aid heading to Gaza. Reuters
  • A giant St George's ribbon at the Savur-Mohyla memorial in Donetsk in Russian-controlled Ukraine at a ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War. Reuters
    A giant St George's ribbon at the Savur-Mohyla memorial in Donetsk in Russian-controlled Ukraine at a ceremony marking the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War. Reuters
  • Mount Ibu spews thick smoke in Indonesia's North Maluku province. AFP
    Mount Ibu spews thick smoke in Indonesia's North Maluku province. AFP
  • Swimmers at the Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro during a severe heat wave. EPA
    Swimmers at the Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro during a severe heat wave. EPA
  • French 19th-century three-masted barque Belem arrives at the Vieux-Port, Marseille, carrying the Olympic flame. AFP
    French 19th-century three-masted barque Belem arrives at the Vieux-Port, Marseille, carrying the Olympic flame. AFP
  • People attend the Esports and Gaming Festival held at Dubai World Trade Centre. Pawan Singh / The National
    People attend the Esports and Gaming Festival held at Dubai World Trade Centre. Pawan Singh / The National
  • Spain perform their routine during the team technical event at the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup in Paris, France. Getty
    Spain perform their routine during the team technical event at the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup in Paris, France. Getty
  • Kite fliers wait to fly Japan's largest kite, measuring 14.5 by 14.5 metres and weighing 950kg, at the Oodako Matsuri festival in Sagamihara, south of Tokyo. Reuters
    Kite fliers wait to fly Japan's largest kite, measuring 14.5 by 14.5 metres and weighing 950kg, at the Oodako Matsuri festival in Sagamihara, south of Tokyo. Reuters
  • Palestinians evacuate injured members of the Abu Al Anon family after an Israeli air strike hit their home in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza. EPA
    Palestinians evacuate injured members of the Abu Al Anon family after an Israeli air strike hit their home in the Rafah refugee camp, southern Gaza. EPA
  • Displaced Palestinians who fled from the northern Gaza Strip gather by their shelters on Deir Al Balah beach in the south of the enclave. EPA
    Displaced Palestinians who fled from the northern Gaza Strip gather by their shelters on Deir Al Balah beach in the south of the enclave. EPA
  • Copacabana Beach during Madonna's free show to close 'The Celebration Tour' in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Getty Images
    Copacabana Beach during Madonna's free show to close 'The Celebration Tour' in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Getty Images
  • Graves dug for victims of a bus accident in Molepolole, Botswana, after a bus fell off a bridge into a ravine in South Africa, killing 45 people. AFP
    Graves dug for victims of a bus accident in Molepolole, Botswana, after a bus fell off a bridge into a ravine in South Africa, killing 45 people. AFP
  • An Ethiopian Orthodox priest spreads incense while conducting a church service during the celebration of Easter at the Bole Medhanialem Church in Addis Ababa. AFP
    An Ethiopian Orthodox priest spreads incense while conducting a church service during the celebration of Easter at the Bole Medhanialem Church in Addis Ababa. AFP
  • A woman takes a horse ride along a beach in Banjul, Gambia. AFP
    A woman takes a horse ride along a beach in Banjul, Gambia. AFP
  • ‘Australia We Are With You’: Members of the surfing community protesting after two Australians and a US surfer went missing last week in the sea in Ensenada, Baja California state, Mexico. AFP
    ‘Australia We Are With You’: Members of the surfing community protesting after two Australians and a US surfer went missing last week in the sea in Ensenada, Baja California state, Mexico. AFP
  • Floodwater surrounds the Estadio Beira-Rio after the Guaiba river burst its banks in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Getty Images
    Floodwater surrounds the Estadio Beira-Rio after the Guaiba river burst its banks in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Getty Images
  • A French veteran is helped across an old trench as he visits Him Lam hill ahead of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam. AFP
    A French veteran is helped across an old trench as he visits Him Lam hill ahead of the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam. AFP
  • Lightning strikes over Kuwait City during a thunderstorm. AFP
    Lightning strikes over Kuwait City during a thunderstorm. AFP
  • Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shows his finger marked with indelible ink, after casting his ballot during the third phase of national elections, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Bloomberg
    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shows his finger marked with indelible ink, after casting his ballot during the third phase of national elections, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Bloomberg
  • Supporters of Israel interrupt a pro-Palestine protest on the campus of the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. EPA
    Supporters of Israel interrupt a pro-Palestine protest on the campus of the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. EPA
  • The rubble of a building under construction that collapsed in George, South Africa, where several workers are thought to be trapped. Reuters
    The rubble of a building under construction that collapsed in George, South Africa, where several workers are thought to be trapped. Reuters
  • A member of the Orduno Castro family, who lives in North Carolina and cannot cross into Mexico, kisses her niece during a family meeting at the border fence that separates Mexico and the US, near Mexicali, Mexico. Reuters
    A member of the Orduno Castro family, who lives in North Carolina and cannot cross into Mexico, kisses her niece during a family meeting at the border fence that separates Mexico and the US, near Mexicali, Mexico. Reuters
  • A tourist explores the Ritacuba Blanco glacier at the Guican National Natural Park in Colombia. AFP
    A tourist explores the Ritacuba Blanco glacier at the Guican National Natural Park in Colombia. AFP
  • A man walks around while praying in front of lotus lanterns attached to prayer petitions at Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea. Reuters
    A man walks around while praying in front of lotus lanterns attached to prayer petitions at Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea. Reuters
  • A family rummages through the ruins of their home after it was destroyed by a tornado in Barnsdall, Oklahoma. Getty images
    A family rummages through the ruins of their home after it was destroyed by a tornado in Barnsdall, Oklahoma. Getty images
  • A stonefish, the world's most venomous fish. AFP
    A stonefish, the world's most venomous fish. AFP