Pictures of the week: From an aid ship leaving Abu Dhabi for Gaza to an equestrian stunt in Kyrgyzstan

  • A UAE aid ship is loaded with supplies at Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi, before sailing to Gaza via Al Arish, Egypt. Victor Besa / The National
    A UAE aid ship is loaded with supplies at Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi, before sailing to Gaza via Al Arish, Egypt. Victor Besa / The National
  • Druze clerics take part in a gathering of minority religious leaders in Beirut, Lebanon. AP
    Druze clerics take part in a gathering of minority religious leaders in Beirut, Lebanon. AP
  • A worker pounds into rock to make gravel and sand in Kenscoff, a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. AP
    A worker pounds into rock to make gravel and sand in Kenscoff, a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. AP
  • An Israeli soldier stands next to parcels of humanitarian aid waiting to be transferred into Gaza at the Gaza part of the Kerem Shalom crossing. Reuters
    An Israeli soldier stands next to parcels of humanitarian aid waiting to be transferred into Gaza at the Gaza part of the Kerem Shalom crossing. Reuters
  • Palestinian child Yazan Abu Foul, aged two, is cared for by his mother Naima, as he suffers from severe malnutrition due to the acute shortage of food in Gaza. EPA
    Palestinian child Yazan Abu Foul, aged two, is cared for by his mother Naima, as he suffers from severe malnutrition due to the acute shortage of food in Gaza. EPA
  • Residents leave the site of a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine. Reuters
    Residents leave the site of a Russian air strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine. Reuters
  • Children play during a downpour in Las Pinas City, Metro Manila, Philippines. EPA
    Children play during a downpour in Las Pinas City, Metro Manila, Philippines. EPA
  • A French Republican Security Corps officer tackles a man attempting to cycle across the finish line minutes before the final sprint of the 112th edition of the Tour de France. AFP
    A French Republican Security Corps officer tackles a man attempting to cycle across the finish line minutes before the final sprint of the 112th edition of the Tour de France. AFP
  • A humpback whale breaches in Guanabara Bay, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. EPA
    A humpback whale breaches in Guanabara Bay, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. EPA
  • A woman paints in front of the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower and St Basil's Cathedral in downtown Moscow. AFP
    A woman paints in front of the Kremlin's Spasskaya Tower and St Basil's Cathedral in downtown Moscow. AFP
  • Guests take part in the Halay - a traditional dance - during a Kurdish wedding in the Turkish Kurdistan province of Hakkari. AFP
    Guests take part in the Halay - a traditional dance - during a Kurdish wedding in the Turkish Kurdistan province of Hakkari. AFP
  • Artists from Morocco's Amazigh community take part in the annual Ahidous National Festival in the town of Ain Leuh, in the heart of the Middle Atlas mountains. AFP
    Artists from Morocco's Amazigh community take part in the annual Ahidous National Festival in the town of Ain Leuh, in the heart of the Middle Atlas mountains. AFP
  • One of the 10 US citizens in an exchange between Washington and the Venezuelan government waves an American flag on arrival in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador. AFP
    One of the 10 US citizens in an exchange between Washington and the Venezuelan government waves an American flag on arrival in San Luis Talpa, El Salvador. AFP
  • A model poses at an open-air studio overlooking the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 19. AP
    A model poses at an open-air studio overlooking the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 19. AP
  • A rescue worker climbs a toppled billboard that damaged a parked lorry in Quezon city, Philippines, in strong winds and rain as Tropical Storm Wipha crossed the north of the country. AP
    A rescue worker climbs a toppled billboard that damaged a parked lorry in Quezon city, Philippines, in strong winds and rain as Tropical Storm Wipha crossed the north of the country. AP
  • Manny Pacquiao, left, fights Mario Barrios in a WBC welterweight championship title fight in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 19. It ended in a draw and Pacquiao is asking for a re-match. AP
    Manny Pacquiao, left, fights Mario Barrios in a WBC welterweight championship title fight in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 19. It ended in a draw and Pacquiao is asking for a re-match. AP
  • Central district in Hong Kong is almost deserted as Typhoon Wipha moves in on July 20. AFP
    Central district in Hong Kong is almost deserted as Typhoon Wipha moves in on July 20. AFP
  • Shiite pilgrims gather at a rest stop in Basra province, Iraq, on July 19 as they perform the annual march from the southern port of Al Faw to the holy city of Karbala in time for the Arbaeen festival. It marks the 40th day after Ashura, commemorating the killing of the Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein. AFP
    Shiite pilgrims gather at a rest stop in Basra province, Iraq, on July 19 as they perform the annual march from the southern port of Al Faw to the holy city of Karbala in time for the Arbaeen festival. It marks the 40th day after Ashura, commemorating the killing of the Prophet Mohammed's grandson Imam Hussein. AFP
  • Members of Syria’s Bedouin community ride on a bus after being evacuated from southern Sweida province. AFP
    Members of Syria’s Bedouin community ride on a bus after being evacuated from southern Sweida province. AFP
  • Children play on a waterlogged street in Manila after Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rain and flooding to the Philippines. AFP
    Children play on a waterlogged street in Manila after Typhoon Wipha brought heavy rain and flooding to the Philippines. AFP
  • Trinamool Congress party members and supporters gather to listen to party leader and Chief Minister of Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, as part of a 'Martyr's Day' rally in Kolkata, India. EPA
    Trinamool Congress party members and supporters gather to listen to party leader and Chief Minister of Bengal, Mamata Banerjee, as part of a 'Martyr's Day' rally in Kolkata, India. EPA
  • People drive through heavy rain on the outskirts of Dubai. AFP
    People drive through heavy rain on the outskirts of Dubai. AFP
  • Palestinians mourn relatives killed in an Israeli army bombardment, at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city. AP
    Palestinians mourn relatives killed in an Israeli army bombardment, at Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza city. AP
  • Syrian government forces guard a roadblock in Busr Al Harir near Sweida. Hasan Belal for The National
    Syrian government forces guard a roadblock in Busr Al Harir near Sweida. Hasan Belal for The National
  • A sea turtle nibbles on what remains of the once-vibrant reef at Havannah Harbour, off the coast of Efate Island, Vanuatu. AP
    A sea turtle nibbles on what remains of the once-vibrant reef at Havannah Harbour, off the coast of Efate Island, Vanuatu. AP
  • Tunisian President Kais Saied, right, shows Massad Boulos, senior adviser the to the US president for Africa, pictures of starving children in Gaza during their meeting in Carthage on July 22. AFP
    Tunisian President Kais Saied, right, shows Massad Boulos, senior adviser the to the US president for Africa, pictures of starving children in Gaza during their meeting in Carthage on July 22. AFP
  • Smoke from a forest fire fills the sky near the coastal city of Nafplio in the Peloponnese, Greece. EPA
    Smoke from a forest fire fills the sky near the coastal city of Nafplio in the Peloponnese, Greece. EPA
  • Mayya Doroshko and Tatiana Gayday of the Neutral Athletes B team compete in the women's duet free preliminaries at the Singapore 2025 World Aquatics Championships. Getty Images
    Mayya Doroshko and Tatiana Gayday of the Neutral Athletes B team compete in the women's duet free preliminaries at the Singapore 2025 World Aquatics Championships. Getty Images
  • Senior Catholic clergy prepare to pay their respects at the funeral of cardinal and former archbishop of Paris Andre Vingt-Trois, at Notre-Dame Cathedral in the French capital. AFP
    Senior Catholic clergy prepare to pay their respects at the funeral of cardinal and former archbishop of Paris Andre Vingt-Trois, at Notre-Dame Cathedral in the French capital. AFP
  • A horseback rider performs a fire stunt during a show organized for the participants of the "Gallops" orienteering and endurance equestrian race in Kyrgyzstan. Reuters
    A horseback rider performs a fire stunt during a show organized for the participants of the "Gallops" orienteering and endurance equestrian race in Kyrgyzstan. Reuters