Pictures of the Week: From protests in Albania to Global Village reopening in Dubai
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Police use tear gas to disperse an anti-government protest by students in Tirana, Albania. Reuters -
The wreckage of a lorry sits on a roadside embankment after a collision with a passenger bus that killed five and injured 16 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. EPA -
ART (Artificial Real Time) by Erica Zaino stands proud on Bondi Beach on the opening day of the Sculpture by the Sea outdoor exhibition in Sydney, Australia. Reuters -
Heavy rain causes havoc in Istanbul. Reuters -
A thick haze envelops Palangkaraya, in the Central Kalimantan area of Indonesia, after toxic smoke from wildfires in Borneo and Sumatra has drifted across much of South-East Asia. AFP -
Internally displaced Palestinian children watch a film at a makeshift open-air cinema near the ruins of destroyed buildings in Gaza city. EPA -
Dromadaries' Caravan, a 16th-century tapestry woven in Belgium, is on display at The Burrell Collection in Glasgow, Scotland. Victor Besa / The National -
Smoke rises from a burning boat, after what US Central Command said was a strike on an Iranian-affiliated dhow in the Gulf of Oman. Reuters -
A demonstrator throws a Molotov cocktail during clashes with police, after a protest in Bogota against Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella turned violent. AFP -
Director and actor Sacha Baron Cohen attends the world premiere of the film Ali G: Who Iz I? in Los Angeles, California. Reuters -
An injured woman kneels at the site of an apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine. Reuters -
A walkway is closed because of high water flow at Iguazu Falls in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil. Reuters -
A worker carries out maintenance at an abalone farm in Guanwu village, in eastern China's Fujian province. AFP -
A collapsed building in Penonome, central Panama, after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake near the country's southern coast. EPA -
A Palestinian man collects olives at a farm in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza. Reuters -
A soldier stands beside coffins containing the remains of fallen soldiers at Le Thi Rieng Park in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. AFP -
Rescuers at the scene of the derailment of the Rehman Baba Express on the outskirts of Multan, Pakistan. AFP -
A Taiwanese Navy prototype submarine navigates towards open waters escorted by a tugboat in Kaohsiung Port, during testing operations off Taiwan. AFP -
People in traditional dress perform the 'Garba' dance as part of the annual Hindu festival of Navratri at the Laxmi Vilas Palace in Vadodara, India. AFP -
Sila Rifaat Abu Aqlein, 6, the only member of her family to survive an Israeli attack, attends a check-up at a prosthetics centre in Gaza city. EPA -
Sunrise over the Eastern Mangroves, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National -
A girl takes shelter from sea spray as Post-Tropical Cyclone Rachel hits the coastline of Long Beach, California. Reuters -
Saudi-backed Yemeni government fighters surrender to the Houthis in Yemen's south-western Taiz governorate, according to Houthi media. AFP -
A housing block was hit by air strikes after the Israeli military ordered residents to leave Al Zawayda, central Gaza, overnight. AFP -
A motorbike ride to collect water in Abs, in Yemen's Hajjah governorate. AFP -
A supporter of India's Cockroach Janata Party is arrested during a protest demanding the resignation of chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral roll irregularities, in New Delhi. AFP -
Honda's Diogo Moreira of Brazil in action during the qualifiers at the Indonesian Motorcycling Grand Prix in Mandalika. EPA -
A bookshelf art installation at Frankfurt Book Fair in Germany. EPA -
Houthi supporters in Sanaa, Yemen, protest against Saudi Arabia. EPA -
Global Village in Dubai opens for the 2026-2027 season. Antonie Robertson / The National
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