Pictures of the week: From a Thai cargo ship on fire in the Strait of Hormuz to the UAE Pro League in Dubai
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A fire burns on the Thai-flagged Mayuree Naree cargo ship after it was hit in an Iranian attack in the Strait of Hormuz. EPA -
UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper waits to meet Saudi Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud in Riyadh, where they discussed the regional war. PA -
Visitors walk through an installation by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, 96, at the Museum Ludwig in Germany. AFP -
Iranian missiles fly towards Israel, as the war with Tehran rages on. Reuters -
Skiers compete in the Pierra Menta ski-mountaineering race in Areches-Beaufort, south-eastern France. AFP -
Iranians attend a mass funeral for commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps killed in the war against Israel and the US. EPA -
Horses leap in the quest for glory at the Cheltenham Festival, in south-west England. Reuters -
An Israeli strike hits the Ansar camp for displaced Palestinians, in western Gaza city. EPA -
A building bears the scars of an Iranian drone attack, in the Seef district of Manama, Bahrain. AFP -
A woman performs rituals for the well being of her family during the Sheetla Saptami Hindu festival in Ajmer. AFP -
Pumpjacks operate in the Belridge oil field near McKittrick, California. AFP -
Emergency workers in Mexico City arrive at the scene of a collapsed building, where at least four people have been trapped. EPA -
Members of a Kurdish-Iranian dissident group gather in Erbil province, in Iraq's Kurdistan region. Getty Images -
Displaced Palestinians shelter in a tent after an Israeli strike on Nuseirat, in central Gaza. AFP -
A food stall in Dubai's Karama district serves iftar customers. Antonie Robertson / The National -
Iranians in Australia block the path of a bus carrying members of the Iranian women’s football team to the airport, after the Asia Cup. AFP -
Rescuers use heavy machinery to search for people trapped by a landslide at Bantargebang landfill, in Indonesia. AFP -
US military personnel at Dover Air Force Base carry the remains of an officer killed in the Iran war. AFP -
Worshippers gather for tahajjud prayers at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National -
Patients who lost limbs in conflict wait to see doctors at a Red Cross-supported rehabilitation centre in South Sudan. AFP -
Revellers ignite flares as they gather for a mass iftar in the Matareya district of Cairo, Egypt. EPA -
California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks at an event at the Music Hall in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Reuters -
The Rocinha favela, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AFP -
Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, a member of Nepal's Rastriya Swatantra Party, hails supporters in Kathmandu, after his general election win. Reuters -
A woman grooms a poodle on day three of the Crufts dog show in Birmingham, England. Reuters -
Queen of the Fallas Festival Carmen Prades, centre, orders the start of the daily pyrotechnic show, as part of the Fallas fiestas in Spain. EPA -
Israeli security troops ride electric vehicles through Machane Yehuda Market, in Jerusalem. Reuters -
Bread is displayed at a shop in Quetta, western Pakistan. EPA -
Thousands march past the Statue of Liberty in Buenos Aires as part of International Women's Day. AFP -
A display depicting UAE President Sheikh Mohamed is shown at the Pro League match between Shabab Al Ahli and Kalba, at Rashid Stadium in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
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