Pictures of the week: From reading in Nuseirat to May Day in Istanbul

  • A Palestinian boy sits reading a book in the rubble of a house following Israeli strikes, at Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. AFP
    A Palestinian boy sits reading a book in the rubble of a house following Israeli strikes, at Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. AFP
  • Workers install the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in The Vatican, which will be used for burning the ballots in the conclave on May 7 to elect the successor to Pope Francis. AFP
    Workers install the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in The Vatican, which will be used for burning the ballots in the conclave on May 7 to elect the successor to Pope Francis. AFP
  • The coffin of a member of the Druze community being carried in Jaramana, near Damascus, after violence between pro-Syrian government gunmen and Druze fighters. Photo: Angela Alsahwii for The National
    The coffin of a member of the Druze community being carried in Jaramana, near Damascus, after violence between pro-Syrian government gunmen and Druze fighters. Photo: Angela Alsahwii for The National
  • Red Crescent rescuers at work after an explosion at Shahid Rajaee port in the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas. Reuters
    Red Crescent rescuers at work after an explosion at Shahid Rajaee port in the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas. Reuters
  • A Cistercian monk photographs a helicopter dropping water near Latrun Monastery, after wildfires broke out in Israel and the occupied West Bank. Reuters
    A Cistercian monk photographs a helicopter dropping water near Latrun Monastery, after wildfires broke out in Israel and the occupied West Bank. Reuters
  • Visitors at the Token2049 crypto summit at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National
    Visitors at the Token2049 crypto summit at Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National
  • Reform UK leader Nigel Farage reacts as the party wins the Runcorn and Helsby parliamentary by-election, at Halton Stadium in Widnes, north-west England. Reuters
    Reform UK leader Nigel Farage reacts as the party wins the Runcorn and Helsby parliamentary by-election, at Halton Stadium in Widnes, north-west England. Reuters
  • Detainees facing deportation from the US form the letters SOS at the Bluebonnet immigration detention centre in Anson, Texas. Reuters
    Detainees facing deportation from the US form the letters SOS at the Bluebonnet immigration detention centre in Anson, Texas. Reuters
  • China's Si Jiahui during his quarter-final match against England's Ronnie O'Sullivan in the World Snooker Championship. Reuters
    China's Si Jiahui during his quarter-final match against England's Ronnie O'Sullivan in the World Snooker Championship. Reuters
  • A family emerges from an underground bunker in Chakothi village, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, as tensions flare with India over the disputed territory. AFP
    A family emerges from an underground bunker in Chakothi village, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, as tensions flare with India over the disputed territory. AFP
  • Afghan horse riders compete in buzkashi, a Central Asian sport, in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. AFP
    Afghan horse riders compete in buzkashi, a Central Asian sport, in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. AFP
  • People jump the fire during Beltane celebrations in Glastonbury, in a modern interpretation of the ancient Celtic pagan fertility rite of spring. PA
    People jump the fire during Beltane celebrations in Glastonbury, in a modern interpretation of the ancient Celtic pagan fertility rite of spring. PA
  • Workers from the Panama Metro company walk inside the tunnel being built under the Panama Canal, in Arraijan, about 10 km west of the capital city. AFP
    Workers from the Panama Metro company walk inside the tunnel being built under the Panama Canal, in Arraijan, about 10 km west of the capital city. AFP
  • The coffin of Pope Francis is placed in St Peter's Square, Vatican City, at his funeral on Saturday, April 26. AP
    The coffin of Pope Francis is placed in St Peter's Square, Vatican City, at his funeral on Saturday, April 26. AP
  • North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un and daughter Kim Ju-ae attend the launch of a newly-built destroyer at Nampho Dockyard on April 25, the anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army. EPA
    North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un and daughter Kim Ju-ae attend the launch of a newly-built destroyer at Nampho Dockyard on April 25, the anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army. EPA
  • People swim and relax on Lido Beach in Mogadishu, Somalia. Getty Images
    People swim and relax on Lido Beach in Mogadishu, Somalia. Getty Images
  • Runners cross Tower Bridge during the TCS London Marathon. AP
    Runners cross Tower Bridge during the TCS London Marathon. AP
  • The Herengracht canal is jam-packed with boats as people celebrate King's Day in Amsterdam. AP Photo
    The Herengracht canal is jam-packed with boats as people celebrate King's Day in Amsterdam. AP Photo
  • Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Fr Expedito Farinas visit a church for a vigil after a vehicle rammed a crowd during a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, Canada. AP
    Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Fr Expedito Farinas visit a church for a vigil after a vehicle rammed a crowd during a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, Canada. AP
  • A man clears debris around a damaged Buddha statue at Lawkatharaphu Pagoda on the outskirts of Mandalay, a month after an earthquake in Myanmar. AFP
    A man clears debris around a damaged Buddha statue at Lawkatharaphu Pagoda on the outskirts of Mandalay, a month after an earthquake in Myanmar. AFP
  • Riders compete in the NETT British Sidecar and Quad Cross Championships in Middlesbrough, northern England. Reuters
    Riders compete in the NETT British Sidecar and Quad Cross Championships in Middlesbrough, northern England. Reuters
  • A wildfire burning across large areas of Table Mountain National Park, near Cape Town, South Africa. Reuters
    A wildfire burning across large areas of Table Mountain National Park, near Cape Town, South Africa. Reuters
  • Passengers wait at a station in Madrid as metro operations partially resume following a widespread power cut that hit Spain and Portugal. Reuters
    Passengers wait at a station in Madrid as metro operations partially resume following a widespread power cut that hit Spain and Portugal. Reuters
  • An aerial photo of Santa Cruz Cemetery in Dili, East Timor. On November 12, 1991, Indonesian troops opened fire on peaceful East Timorese demonstrators marching to the cemetery for a memorial for Sebastiao Gomes, an independence activist shot dead outside Motael Church two weeks earlier. AFP
    An aerial photo of Santa Cruz Cemetery in Dili, East Timor. On November 12, 1991, Indonesian troops opened fire on peaceful East Timorese demonstrators marching to the cemetery for a memorial for Sebastiao Gomes, an independence activist shot dead outside Motael Church two weeks earlier. AFP
  • A woman is viewed through a road block, one week after gunmen killed 26 people, near Pahalgam in contested Muslim-majority Kashmir. Reuters
    A woman is viewed through a road block, one week after gunmen killed 26 people, near Pahalgam in contested Muslim-majority Kashmir. Reuters
  • Nuns walk along St Peter's Square during the fourth of nine days of mourning for Pope Francis, at the Vatican. AP
    Nuns walk along St Peter's Square during the fourth of nine days of mourning for Pope Francis, at the Vatican. AP
  • Vietnamese female police officers are saluted by military leaders during a parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. AP
    Vietnamese female police officers are saluted by military leaders during a parade celebrating the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. AP
  • Kurdish dancers perform in traditional costumes at the third Shal Shabek festival in Zakho. AFP
    Kurdish dancers perform in traditional costumes at the third Shal Shabek festival in Zakho. AFP
  • A visitor at the Token2049 crypto summit at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National
    A visitor at the Token2049 crypto summit at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National
  • Plainclothes police officers grapple with a protester, as people attempt to defy a ban and march on Taksim Square to mark May Day in Istanbul. Reuters
    Plainclothes police officers grapple with a protester, as people attempt to defy a ban and march on Taksim Square to mark May Day in Istanbul. Reuters

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