Pictures of the week: From the COP17 marching band in Ulaanbaatar to Onam celebrations in Dubai
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Musicians prepare to perform in the opening ceremony of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, in Mongolia. AFP -
People run for cover after Israel launches strikes on Gaza City. AFP -
Nepali military personnel comfort twin infants during rescue operations in the aftermath of deadly flash floods. AFP -
Shaolin students train for a dragon dance, at a temple outside Lusaka, Zambia. AFP -
A partial lunar eclipse is seen from the Trona Pinnacles area of California. AFP -
Revellers participate in the so-called Tomatina annual food fight, in the eastern Spanish town of Bunol. AFP -
Japan's Hirosaki Castle is hauled back to its original position after undergoing repair work. AFP -
Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella attends the change of command ceremony, at the Jose Maria Cordova Military School in Bogota. AFP -
Smoke from a warehouse hit in a Russian drone attack rises from in Kyiv region of Ukraine. Reuters -
The vivid Summer Glow Neon Padel Experience, at the Space 42 Arena in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National -
Ultra-Orthodox Jews block a road near Tel Aviv as they protest against their community's conscription into the Israeli military. AFP -
The carcass of a whale lies on a beach in Playas de Tijuana, Mexico. AFP -
US President Donald and his wife Melania attend the Freedom 250 Grand Prix IndyCar series race in Washington. Reuters -
A survivor is carried to safety after flash flooding in the Trishuli area of Nepal's Nuwakot district. Reuters -
'Mozos', or runners, take part in the seventh day of the traditional running of the bulls in Falces, Spain. EPA -
A resident battles a wildfire in Grebenac, Serbia, amid heatwaves across Europe. Reuters -
Pope Leo XIV leads a Mass in the port of Rimini during a pastoral visit. AFP -
Flood-affected residents along move to a safer place by boat as the water level of the Ganges rises after heavy rains in Patna, India. AFP -
Re-enactors march past a Tesla Cybertruck as they parade down Third Avenue, as part of an event to mark the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Brooklyn, in New York. Reuters -
A competitor launches himself from a 12-metre platform during the World Championship in Death Diving in Arendal, Norway. EPA -
The partially revealed bed of Woodhead Reservoir as water levels drop amid drought, near Glossop, northern England. AFP -
The most expensive falcon at this year's Adihex, the Gyr Pure 3219, was sold for Dh255,000. This year's auction featured a live online bidding platform. Pawan Singh for The National -
A man pushes his bicycle through a flooded street after heavy rain in Varanasi, India. AFP -
Moroccans take part in a procession on the eve of the birthday of the Prophet Mohammed, in Sale. EPA -
A boy looks at his reflection in the digital art installation Space and Time Cube in Surabaya, Indonesia. Reuters -
Two girls walk through the rubble of collapsed buildings in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. AFP -
A mother reacts after newborn babies died in a fire in the maternity ward of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences hospital in Islamabad. AFP -
A protester kicks a gate during a demonstration against corruption outside the parliament building in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA -
A robot is doused with fire extinguishers after the 100m race at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, China. Reuters -
Onam celebrations at BurJuman Mall in Dubai, to mark the weeklong festival traditionally celebrated in the south of India. Antonie Robertson/The National
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