Pictures of the week: From cowboys on the Mexican border to austerity in Argentina

  • Cowboys look on at the facilities of the Chihuahua Regional Livestock Union on the day the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) authorized the resumption of Mexican cattle imports through the crossing following a year-long suspension. Reuters
    Cowboys look on at the facilities of the Chihuahua Regional Livestock Union on the day the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) authorized the resumption of Mexican cattle imports through the crossing following a year-long suspension. Reuters
  • Sumo wrestlers take part in a press conference and training session ahead of the All Star Sumo competition, Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Sumo wrestlers take part in a press conference and training session ahead of the All Star Sumo competition, Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Students sit on a desk lying outside the Borj Qalaouiyé Intermediate School, whose campus was earlier damaged by Israeli strikes. AFP
    Students sit on a desk lying outside the Borj Qalaouiyé Intermediate School, whose campus was earlier damaged by Israeli strikes. AFP
  • Houthi supporters shout slogans during an anti-Saudi rally amid an escalation with the kingdom, in Sanaa. Reuters
    Houthi supporters shout slogans during an anti-Saudi rally amid an escalation with the kingdom, in Sanaa. Reuters
  • Palestinians gather near a burning vehicle after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike south of Gaza City. EPA
    Palestinians gather near a burning vehicle after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike south of Gaza City. EPA
  • Members of the First Class of the Women's Police Institute, the first female members of the police force in Syria, march during their graduation ceremony, in Damascus. Reuters
    Members of the First Class of the Women's Police Institute, the first female members of the police force in Syria, march during their graduation ceremony, in Damascus. Reuters
  • A boy plays in the river at Ribeira Afonso, Sao Tome island, Sao Tome and Principe. EPA
    A boy plays in the river at Ribeira Afonso, Sao Tome island, Sao Tome and Principe. EPA
  • A swing ride moves at the Sindbad Amusement Park in eastern Baghdad. AFP
    A swing ride moves at the Sindbad Amusement Park in eastern Baghdad. AFP
  • An ATR 72-600 TMPA (P-72) maritime patrol aircraft operated by the Turkish Navy releases countermeasure flares during an Exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean. AFP
    An ATR 72-600 TMPA (P-72) maritime patrol aircraft operated by the Turkish Navy releases countermeasure flares during an Exercise in the Eastern Mediterranean. AFP
  • People carrying their belongings walk through Betrawati in Nuwakot district towards their village in Rasuwa, following deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Nepal. Reuters
    People carrying their belongings walk through Betrawati in Nuwakot district towards their village in Rasuwa, following deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Nepal. Reuters
  • Local residents watch smoke rising above garages following an air attack in Kyiv. AFP
    Local residents watch smoke rising above garages following an air attack in Kyiv. AFP
  • French firefighters and gendarmes carry the body of a man in a bag following an attempted migrant departure for a crossing of the English Channel, on the beach of Hardelot in Neufchatel-Hardelot, northern France. AFP
    French firefighters and gendarmes carry the body of a man in a bag following an attempted migrant departure for a crossing of the English Channel, on the beach of Hardelot in Neufchatel-Hardelot, northern France. AFP
  • Protestors form a barricade in front the building where Mari Carmen, 87, was evicted from her home after a vulture fund bought her flat and multiplied the rent by five, Madrid. EPA
    Protestors form a barricade in front the building where Mari Carmen, 87, was evicted from her home after a vulture fund bought her flat and multiplied the rent by five, Madrid. EPA
  • Volunteers place flowers and petals to form designs as part of The Flower Project which sees more than 300,000 dahlia flowerheads displayed in a 29 metre wide design inspired by the area's textile history by local artist Shiraz Ali in Bradford, Britain. Reuters
    Volunteers place flowers and petals to form designs as part of The Flower Project which sees more than 300,000 dahlia flowerheads displayed in a 29 metre wide design inspired by the area's textile history by local artist Shiraz Ali in Bradford, Britain. Reuters
  • Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a pager similar to what were altered by Israeli intelligence to eliminate many Hezbollah fighters as a reminder of Israel capabilities in science and technology while speaking at UNGA in New York. EPA
    Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a pager similar to what were altered by Israeli intelligence to eliminate many Hezbollah fighters as a reminder of Israel capabilities in science and technology while speaking at UNGA in New York. EPA
  • China's President Xi Jinping (L) and US President Donald Trump speak through interpreters as First Lady Melania Trump listens to Tesla CEO Elon Musk during a State Dinner in the East Room of the White House. AFP
    China's President Xi Jinping (L) and US President Donald Trump speak through interpreters as First Lady Melania Trump listens to Tesla CEO Elon Musk during a State Dinner in the East Room of the White House. AFP
  • Jericho Francisco of the Philippines competes in the men's skateboarding park final at the Asian Games in Tokoname, Aichi, Japan. Getty Images
    Jericho Francisco of the Philippines competes in the men's skateboarding park final at the Asian Games in Tokoname, Aichi, Japan. Getty Images
  • Tourists visit the Mer de Glace ice cave in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps. AFP
    Tourists visit the Mer de Glace ice cave in the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps. AFP
  • A man slips as he climbs over the breakwater near a temporary migrant camp on El Trampolín beach, in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, North Africa. Getty Images
    A man slips as he climbs over the breakwater near a temporary migrant camp on El Trampolín beach, in the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, North Africa. Getty Images
  • Devotees carry an idol of the Hindu deity Ganesha to be immersed in the Arabian Sea during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India. AFP
    Devotees carry an idol of the Hindu deity Ganesha to be immersed in the Arabian Sea during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India. AFP
  • A Palestinian jockey celebrates after winning a horse race in Al Majd, west of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. AFP
    A Palestinian jockey celebrates after winning a horse race in Al Majd, west of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. AFP
  • Indigenous Hungarian Grey cattle cross a bridge over the Tisza river as they are driven from their summer grazing pastures to their winter habitat in Tiszaug, eastern Hungary. EPA
    Indigenous Hungarian Grey cattle cross a bridge over the Tisza river as they are driven from their summer grazing pastures to their winter habitat in Tiszaug, eastern Hungary. EPA
  • Smoke rises from an oil refinery in Moscow, Russia, which was struck by a Ukrainian drone. Reuters
    Smoke rises from an oil refinery in Moscow, Russia, which was struck by a Ukrainian drone. Reuters
  • Tatiana Mosio-Bongonga walks along a 400-metre-long rope at a height ranging from 80 to 186 metres above ground, without a safety line, in Loos-en-Gohelle, France. AFP
    Tatiana Mosio-Bongonga walks along a 400-metre-long rope at a height ranging from 80 to 186 metres above ground, without a safety line, in Loos-en-Gohelle, France. AFP
  • Thailand's Pichet Pansan, left, in action during a sepak takraw match against Indonesia at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan. AFP
    Thailand's Pichet Pansan, left, in action during a sepak takraw match against Indonesia at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan. AFP
  • Residents stand among razed buildings after a fire in an area controlled by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in Bukavu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Reuters
    Residents stand among razed buildings after a fire in an area controlled by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in Bukavu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Reuters
  • A pro-regime counter-protester scratches the face of a demonstrator taking part in a Free Iran rally outside the UN General Assembly in New York, US. AFP
    A pro-regime counter-protester scratches the face of a demonstrator taking part in a Free Iran rally outside the UN General Assembly in New York, US. AFP
  • Cadets from Italy's Finance Guard attend Pope Leo XIV's general audience in St Peter's Square, Vatican City. EPA
    Cadets from Italy's Finance Guard attend Pope Leo XIV's general audience in St Peter's Square, Vatican City. EPA
  • Muslims crowd to see a relic of Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani being displayed at his shrine in Srinagar, Indian Kashmir, on the anniversary of the Sufi saint's death. EPA
    Muslims crowd to see a relic of Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jilani being displayed at his shrine in Srinagar, Indian Kashmir, on the anniversary of the Sufi saint's death. EPA
  • A child looks over a table displaying bagged cereals for exchange, as soup kitchens, barter clubs and families taking out short-term loans for groceries are exposing the social strains emerging under Argentine President Javier Milei's austerity program. Reuters
    A child looks over a table displaying bagged cereals for exchange, as soup kitchens, barter clubs and families taking out short-term loans for groceries are exposing the social strains emerging under Argentine President Javier Milei's austerity program. Reuters