Pictures of the week: From the Emirates Youth Orchestra to a camel crossing in Umm Al Quwain
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Emirates Youth Orchestra conductor Jonathan Barrett leads final rehearsals before flying off to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York. Victor Besa / The National -
Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted, as seen from Ashkelon in Israel. Reuters -
Green turtle Shieka, who weighs over 100kg, undergoes an operation at The National Aquarium Abu Dhabi after suffering buoyancy issues caused by an cyst pressing against her shell. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
Displaced Palestinians carry bags of flour along Rashid Street in western Jabalia after humanitarian aid trucks enter the northern Gaza Strip. EPA -
Visitors enjoying the exhibits at Louvre Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National -
A man dressed as a Dancing Devil of Chuao stands for a picture during the second day of the Corpus Christi celebration in Chuao, Venezuela. AFP -
Israeli air defence systems are activated to intercept Iranian missiles over Tel Aviv. AFP -
A resident cleans up a street after heavy rainfall led to flooding, in Huaiji county of Zhaoqing, Guangdong province, China. Reuters -
Cows being milked Al Ain Farms Group’s Al Marmun farm and production facility in Al Ain. Antonie Robertson / The National -
A wounded Palestinian man in Khan Yunis awaits medical attention at Nasser hospital in southern Gaza. AFP -
Vietnamese farmers transport harvesting lychees to sell to traders at a wholesale market in the Luc Ngan district of Vietnam's Bac Giang province. AFP -
An injured protester is loaded into an ambulance following clashes with Kenyan police during a demonstration over the death of blogger Albert Ojwang, who died in police custody. AFP -
A villager watches the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in eastern Indonesia. AFP -
Smokes rises from a building of the Soroka hospital complex after it was hit by a missile fired from Iran in Beersheba, Israel. AP -
Protea flower grower Nico Thuynsma inside a greenhouse at his farm in Cullinan, east of Pretoria. AFP -
Ukrainian rescuers carry a body from the rubble of a building hit by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv. AFP -
Runners in The Kensington Palace Stakes race towards the finish during Royal Ascot 2025. Getty Images -
People wait for the funeral procession for Rajendra Patankar, a victim of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad. AP -
Team Japan competes at the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup Super Final in Xi'an, China. AFP -
People watch from a bridge as flames from an Israeli attack rise from Sharan Oil depot, following Israeli strikes on Iran, in Tehran. Reuters -
People take part in The Bridge Run from Denmark to Sweden to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Oresund Bridge in Malmo, Sweden. Reuters -
US President Donald Trump is greeted by Steven Crowchild of the Tsuut'ina First Nation at Calgary International Airport before the start of the G7 summit. AFP -
Granddaughter of former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, who died during the Air India crash in Ahmedabad, attends his wreath-laying ceremony. Reuters -
A convoy carrying activists to the Gaza Strip to challenge Israel's blockade on humanitarian aid is blocked in Sirte, eastern Libya, from continuing towards Egypt. AP -
Residents react after a Russian missile hit a multi-storey apartment during Russia's combined missile and drone air attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. (AP Photo / Efrem Lukatsky) -
People thought to be migrants emerge from bushes on a beach in Gravelines, France, after French authorities had fired tear gas. PA -
Family members and relatives of Akash Patni, a victim of the Air India plane crash, grieve during his funeral procession in Ahmedabad. AP -
A US Marine stands guard outside the downtown Metropolitan Detention Centre in Los Angeles. AP -
People take cover inside a cable car tunnel in Haifa following a missile attack from Iran on Israel. Reuters -
Camels crossing the road in Umm Al Quwain, UAE. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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