Pictures of the Week: From pupils returning to school in Kuwait to Keir Starmer voting in London
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Pupils gather at Fajr Al Sabah School as they prepare to attend in-person classes after a two-month suspension due to the Iran war. AFP -
The 123-year-old Flatiron Building in New York is illuminated at night for the first time, following a restoration costing more than $100 million. AFP -
Two men watch smoke rising after an Israeli strike in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon. Reuters -
An ambulance boat returns to port after approaching the cruise ship MV Hondius, which is stricken by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, off the port of Praia, Cape Verde. AFP -
The reopening of Khor Al Mamzar Beach in Dubai. Ahmed Ramzan / The National -
An Israeli soldier holds a cigarette to the mouth of a statue of the Virgin Mary, in the Christian village of Debel in southern Lebanon, in a photo shared online. In April, another soldier was photographed damaging a statue of Jesus in the same village. Reuters -
Workers restore a dome of Al Shaab Mosque in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA -
A dead sperm whale on Melaya beach in Bali, Indonesia. Reuters -
Russian jets over St Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow during a rehearsal for a military parade to mark the 81st anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War. Reuters -
Restoration work at the Great Ziggurat in the ancient city of Ur, believed to be the birthplace of Abraham, in Iraq's southern Dhi Qar province. AFP -
French President Emmanuel Macron visits the Matenadaran museum in Yerevan, Armenia. AFP -
Firefighters work to extinguish a fire following a deadly blast at a fireworks factory in Liuyang, Hunan province, China. Reuters -
People attend a concert by Colombian singer Shakira on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. EPA -
Activist Thiago Avila, a member of the Global Sumud Flotilla detained by Israel, sits at a magistrate's court to attend a detention extension hearing in Ashkelon, southern Israel. Reuters -
Actor Glenn Close places her dog's paw in cement during a ceremony at the TCL Chinese theatre in Los Angeles, California. Reuters -
A protester holds a flare in front of a burning police station during the May Day rally in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Reuters -
Brides arrive to get married during a mass wedding ceremony in Varanasi. AFP -
A person stands atop the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge on May Day in Washington, DC. Reuters -
A displaced Palestinian child plays inside a car destroyed during the Israel-Hamas war in the Bureij refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip. AFP -
A folkloric dance at Gerardo Barrios Central Square in the historic centre of San Salvador, El Salvador. AFP -
Dancers perform during the opening of the Rose Festival in Kelaat M'Gouna, Morocco. EPA -
Preparations get under way for the Buddha's birthday at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul. EPA -
Participants run past the Israeli barrier during the annual Palestine Marathon in Bethlehem. Reuters -
Cricket coach Sandeep Dhuri with youngsters at the academy that produced Abu Dhabi-born IPL player Yash Punja. Victor Besa / The National -
Sand art on Morecambe Beach, England, to celebrate Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday. Getty Images -
From left, Rihanna, Heidi Klum and A$AP Rocky attend the Met Gala in New York City. Getty Images -
Fishermen chart a course through the Chibayish marshes, in Iraq's Dhi Qar province. Reuters -
Students celebrate their graduation from the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence, in Abu Dhabi. Antonie Robertson / The National -
A robot begins to stand up for a flat position, as part of a demonstration at the Make it in the Emirates event in Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National -
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria arrive at a polling station in Westminster Chapel, central London, during local elections in England. AFP
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