Pictures of the week: From umbrellas in Dubai to a flying cow in Switzerland

  • People carry umbrellas to shield themselves on a hot, dusty day in Business Bay, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    People carry umbrellas to shield themselves on a hot, dusty day in Business Bay, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Lt Col Mohammed Al Obeidli of Dubai Police oversees a project to give prison inmates agricultural training, at a farm in Al Awir. Antonie Robertson / The National
    Lt Col Mohammed Al Obeidli of Dubai Police oversees a project to give prison inmates agricultural training, at a farm in Al Awir. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Pakistani Rangers, left, and Indian Border Security Force personnel perform during the Beating Retreat ceremony at the Attari-Wagah border between Pakistan and India. AFP
    Pakistani Rangers, left, and Indian Border Security Force personnel perform during the Beating Retreat ceremony at the Attari-Wagah border between Pakistan and India. AFP
  • A Chelsea Pensioner smells fuchsias at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London. Reuters
    A Chelsea Pensioner smells fuchsias at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London. Reuters
  • Denzel Washington argues with a photographer on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Getty Images
    Denzel Washington argues with a photographer on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Getty Images
  • The remains of burnt-out properties show the scale of the Eaton Fire, which spread across California early this year. AFP
    The remains of burnt-out properties show the scale of the Eaton Fire, which spread across California early this year. AFP
  • A painting of French emperor Napoleon at Fontainebleau, by artist Paul Delaroche, is displayed at a preview of a private collection. AFP
    A painting of French emperor Napoleon at Fontainebleau, by artist Paul Delaroche, is displayed at a preview of a private collection. AFP
  • Rescue workers look for survivors after a landslide in Qingyang, in China's south-western Guizhou province. EPA
    Rescue workers look for survivors after a landslide in Qingyang, in China's south-western Guizhou province. EPA
  • Villagers of Qaldoun Al Marah gather to harvest the Damascene rose, for which the region is famous, in Al Nabk, countryside of Damascus, Syria. EPA
    Villagers of Qaldoun Al Marah gather to harvest the Damascene rose, for which the region is famous, in Al Nabk, countryside of Damascus, Syria. EPA
  • Sawang Janpram, a 105-year-old Thai athlete and the oldest competitor at the 2025 World Masters Games in Taipei, takes part in the men’s shot put for the 100+ age group. AFP
    Sawang Janpram, a 105-year-old Thai athlete and the oldest competitor at the 2025 World Masters Games in Taipei, takes part in the men’s shot put for the 100+ age group. AFP
  • Anti-tank fortifications, named 'dragon's teeth' near the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine. Reuters
    Anti-tank fortifications, named 'dragon's teeth' near the frontline town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine. Reuters
  • A man draped in the Israeli flag outside the Capital Jewish Museum following a shooting that left two people dead in Washington, DC. AFP
    A man draped in the Israeli flag outside the Capital Jewish Museum following a shooting that left two people dead in Washington, DC. AFP
  • People gather to buy livestock ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid Al Adha at a traditional market in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. EPA
    People gather to buy livestock ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid Al Adha at a traditional market in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia. EPA
  • Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. AP Photo
    Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. AP Photo
  • Residents inspect their home after a tornado hit their two-storey house in St Louis, Missouri. Reuters
    Residents inspect their home after a tornado hit their two-storey house in St Louis, Missouri. Reuters
  • Poland's former president Lech Walesa votes in Gdansk during the first round of a presidential election. AFP
    Poland's former president Lech Walesa votes in Gdansk during the first round of a presidential election. AFP
  • Mexican naval vessel the Cuauhtemoc crashes into Brooklyn Bridge in New York. Bloomberg
    Mexican naval vessel the Cuauhtemoc crashes into Brooklyn Bridge in New York. Bloomberg
  • JJ, representing Austria and a former Dubai resident, wins the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland. Reuters
    JJ, representing Austria and a former Dubai resident, wins the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland. Reuters
  • The 34th Arab League Summit at the Iraqi Republican Palace in Baghdad. UAE Presidential Court
    The 34th Arab League Summit at the Iraqi Republican Palace in Baghdad. UAE Presidential Court
  • Palestinian children injured in an Israeli strike, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza. Reuters
    Palestinian children injured in an Israeli strike, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza. Reuters
  • A fisherman with his catch in Iraq's Hawizeh Marshes, in the south-eastern province of Missan. There are plans to drill for oil in the protected Mesopotamian Marshes, of which the Hawizeh Marches are part. AFP
    A fisherman with his catch in Iraq's Hawizeh Marshes, in the south-eastern province of Missan. There are plans to drill for oil in the protected Mesopotamian Marshes, of which the Hawizeh Marches are part. AFP
  • A demonstration of a cognitively controlled robotic hand at the Make it in The Emirates 2025 event at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. Antonie Robertson / The National
    A demonstration of a cognitively controlled robotic hand at the Make it in The Emirates 2025 event at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. Antonie Robertson / The National
  • Ragpickers rescue handy items from a rubbish dump on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif in Balkh Province, Afghanistan. AFP
    Ragpickers rescue handy items from a rubbish dump on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif in Balkh Province, Afghanistan. AFP
  • An Indian Army soldier on guard near the Line of Control in Indian-controlled Kashmir. AFP
    An Indian Army soldier on guard near the Line of Control in Indian-controlled Kashmir. AFP
  • Palestinian mourners carry the bodies of friends, neighbours and relatives killed in Israeli attacks at Al Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital in Gaza city. Reuters
    Palestinian mourners carry the bodies of friends, neighbours and relatives killed in Israeli attacks at Al Ahli Arab Baptist Hospital in Gaza city. Reuters
  • Singer Rihanna and A$AP Rocky, centre, leave the Highest 2 Lowest red carpet event at the Cannes Film Festival. Getty Images
    Singer Rihanna and A$AP Rocky, centre, leave the Highest 2 Lowest red carpet event at the Cannes Film Festival. Getty Images
  • Pope Leo XIV visits the tomb of St Paul at the Basilica in Rome. EPA
    Pope Leo XIV visits the tomb of St Paul at the Basilica in Rome. EPA
  • A lorry carrying aid for Gaza makes its way to the Karam Abu Salem border in southern Israel, as police officers prevent activists from blocking the road. AP
    A lorry carrying aid for Gaza makes its way to the Karam Abu Salem border in southern Israel, as police officers prevent activists from blocking the road. AP
  • A cow is flown by helicopter from the landslide area near the Bietschhorn in the Loetschental, to a farm in Ferden, Switzerland. AP
    A cow is flown by helicopter from the landslide area near the Bietschhorn in the Loetschental, to a farm in Ferden, Switzerland. AP
  • A flotilla of 'Little Ships' sails out of Ramsgate, Kent, for northern France at the start of Dunkirk 85, to mark the 85th anniversary of Operation Dynamo. The operation evacuated more than 338,000 British and Allied soldiers during the Second World War. PA
    A flotilla of 'Little Ships' sails out of Ramsgate, Kent, for northern France at the start of Dunkirk 85, to mark the 85th anniversary of Operation Dynamo. The operation evacuated more than 338,000 British and Allied soldiers during the Second World War. PA