Pictures of the week: From the US military leaving Iraq to virtual Taekwondo

  • PMF Supporters in Baghdad celebrate the end of US military presence in Iraq. Getty Images
    PMF Supporters in Baghdad celebrate the end of US military presence in Iraq. Getty Images
  • Firefighters wave flares as they climb on The Triumph of the Republic statue at Place de la Nation in Paris, during a rally to demand additional resources after a summer of record wildfires. AFP
    Firefighters wave flares as they climb on The Triumph of the Republic statue at Place de la Nation in Paris, during a rally to demand additional resources after a summer of record wildfires. AFP
  • Palestinian mourners attend a mass funeral procession in Gaza following the recovery of 105 bodies from beneath the rubble of Al-Taj residential block that was destroyed by Israeli strikes in October 2023. AFP
    Palestinian mourners attend a mass funeral procession in Gaza following the recovery of 105 bodies from beneath the rubble of Al-Taj residential block that was destroyed by Israeli strikes in October 2023. AFP
  • Vehicles are stranded after the Rio Grande overflowed following heavy rainfall along the US-Mexico border in Chihuahua state, Mexico. AFP
    Vehicles are stranded after the Rio Grande overflowed following heavy rainfall along the US-Mexico border in Chihuahua state, Mexico. AFP
  • Judges of the Israeli High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, which is hearing appeals against the disqualification of the Arab parties Joint List and Ra'am from the upcoming election. EPA
    Judges of the Israeli High Court of Justice in Jerusalem, which is hearing appeals against the disqualification of the Arab parties Joint List and Ra'am from the upcoming election. EPA
  • Newly-weds juxtaposed against a protest by doctors and members of the Victorian branch of the Australian Medical Association outside Parliament House in Melbourne. AFP
    Newly-weds juxtaposed against a protest by doctors and members of the Victorian branch of the Australian Medical Association outside Parliament House in Melbourne. AFP
  • Relatives with the body of Geraldine Buweh Atsie, a victim of femicide, inside a chapel at Jamot Hospital in Yaounde, Cameroon. AFP
    Relatives with the body of Geraldine Buweh Atsie, a victim of femicide, inside a chapel at Jamot Hospital in Yaounde, Cameroon. AFP
  • Astronaut Joshua Kutryk says goodbye to his family, including his pregnant wife, ahead of the SpaceX launch at Kennedy Space Centre. AFP
    Astronaut Joshua Kutryk says goodbye to his family, including his pregnant wife, ahead of the SpaceX launch at Kennedy Space Centre. AFP
  • Israeli settlers offer Sukkot prayers in the occupied West Bank settlement of Noa. AFP
    Israeli settlers offer Sukkot prayers in the occupied West Bank settlement of Noa. AFP
  • 'Gen Z is Angry' reads a placard at a student blockading protest, which is calling for the hiring of substitute teachers, increased resources and decent learning conditions, in Lille, northern France. AFP
    'Gen Z is Angry' reads a placard at a student blockading protest, which is calling for the hiring of substitute teachers, increased resources and decent learning conditions, in Lille, northern France. AFP
  • Slackliner Jaan Roose completes South Korea's first highline slackline performance across Seoul city centre. Getty Images
    Slackliner Jaan Roose completes South Korea's first highline slackline performance across Seoul city centre. Getty Images
  • Mohammed Zahid sells incense and spices in Deira, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Mohammed Zahid sells incense and spices in Deira, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Msikilizaji Makini (The Keen Listener) by Kenyan sculptor Maggie Otieno at Efie Gallery in Alserkal Avenue, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Msikilizaji Makini (The Keen Listener) by Kenyan sculptor Maggie Otieno at Efie Gallery in Alserkal Avenue, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • Travel blogger Foxpresso in character aboard Amtrak Cascades train 503 on the first day of service for Amtrak's new Airo trainsets in Seattle. Reuters
    Travel blogger Foxpresso in character aboard Amtrak Cascades train 503 on the first day of service for Amtrak's new Airo trainsets in Seattle. Reuters
  • Silver medallist Shakhram Ahadov after being defeated in the judo final against the UAE’s Kazbek Naguchev, at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan. Reuters
    Silver medallist Shakhram Ahadov after being defeated in the judo final against the UAE’s Kazbek Naguchev, at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan. Reuters
  • The wreckage of fuel tankers after a fire at the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat province, western Afghanistan. AFP
    The wreckage of fuel tankers after a fire at the Islam Qala border crossing in Herat province, western Afghanistan. AFP
  • Police scuffle with left-wing Israeli protesters to make way for the far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem. AFP
    Police scuffle with left-wing Israeli protesters to make way for the far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem. AFP
  • Stella McCartney backstage at a Paris Fashion Week event. Getty Images
    Stella McCartney backstage at a Paris Fashion Week event. Getty Images
  • A giant 'Help' written by residents on the grass-covered bed of the Doubs river in Switzerland, which dried up in July. AFP
    A giant 'Help' written by residents on the grass-covered bed of the Doubs river in Switzerland, which dried up in July. AFP
  • A 3.5-metre shark is trapped in an artificial waterway in the south-eastern port city of Busan, South Korea. AFP
    A 3.5-metre shark is trapped in an artificial waterway in the south-eastern port city of Busan, South Korea. AFP
  • Morocco's King Mohammed VI meets Marrakesh mayor Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri after she became the country's first woman Prime Minister. AFP
    Morocco's King Mohammed VI meets Marrakesh mayor Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri after she became the country's first woman Prime Minister. AFP
  • A model presents a creation by Anthony Vaccarello as part of Saint Laurent's spring/summer 2027 ready-to-wear collection during Paris Fashion Week. Reuters
    A model presents a creation by Anthony Vaccarello as part of Saint Laurent's spring/summer 2027 ready-to-wear collection during Paris Fashion Week. Reuters
  • A man descends a ladder to escape a fire at the National Academy of Sciences building in Kyiv, Ukraine. AFP
    A man descends a ladder to escape a fire at the National Academy of Sciences building in Kyiv, Ukraine. AFP
  • Students from the Vivekanand Education Society clean Dadar Beach in Mumbai, India, in collaboration with environmental organisation Vanashakti. EPA
    Students from the Vivekanand Education Society clean Dadar Beach in Mumbai, India, in collaboration with environmental organisation Vanashakti. EPA
  • Ethiopian Orthodox choir members play leather drums, known as kebero, while singing hymns during annual religious celebrations in Addis Ababa. AFP
    Ethiopian Orthodox choir members play leather drums, known as kebero, while singing hymns during annual religious celebrations in Addis Ababa. AFP
  • A diver searches for lionfish in Telascica Nature Park near Sali, Croatia. Reuters
    A diver searches for lionfish in Telascica Nature Park near Sali, Croatia. Reuters
  • Vehicles are submerged in flood water after heavy rain in Bangkok. AFP
    Vehicles are submerged in flood water after heavy rain in Bangkok. AFP
  • Hindus revellers get ready to immerse a statue of Ganesha into the sea during a procession in Mumbai, India. Getty Images
    Hindus revellers get ready to immerse a statue of Ganesha into the sea during a procession in Mumbai, India. Getty Images
  • Pope Leo XIV inside the Church of Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes in Paris, at a site commemorating the priests and bishops killed during the French Revolution. Reuters
    Pope Leo XIV inside the Church of Saint-Joseph-des-Carmes in Paris, at a site commemorating the priests and bishops killed during the French Revolution. Reuters
  • Nakajima Miho, left, loses to Suzuki Hayate in the virtual taekwondo contest during the 2026 Asian Games in Toyohashi, Japan. AFP
    Nakajima Miho, left, loses to Suzuki Hayate in the virtual taekwondo contest during the 2026 Asian Games in Toyohashi, Japan. AFP