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Visitors at the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National

Albanian Muslims attend Eid Al Fitr prayers at Skanderbeg Square in Tirana. Reuters

A Muslim woman prays at the grave of a relative in Abu Sir, Egypt. AFP

Heavy rainfall has increased the water level at the Alloz reservoir in Lerate, Spain, mitigating the drought that has affected most regions of the country in recent months. EPA

Eid fireworks along the Corniche in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa/ The National

Election officials sort through ballots at a counting station in Seoul, South Korea. AFP

A visitor poses in an art installation by French artist Camille Walala that forms an outdoor maze at Planet Walala@Harbour City, in Hong Kong. AFP

A runaway racehorse arrives at a train station in outer Sydney, Australia. AFP

French skipper Yannick Bestaven sails his Imoca monohull Maitre Coq, off Cascais, Portugal. AFP

Participants stand on traditional boats during the Taizhou Jiangyan Qintong Boat Festival in Jiangsu province, eastern China. AFP

Pedestrians cross a wide street in the Shinjuku business and shopping district of Tokyo, Japan. EPA

Twenty-eight 'Rosie the Riveters', women who joined the US defence workforce during the Second World War, pose for a photo before a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honouring their service in Washington, DC. EPA

Theo de Meyere prepares to run on a treadmill in a hypoxia tent at the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research in Dijon, eastern France. AFP

Volunteers from Cape Town's NGO Nakhlistan help to prepare more than 180 pots of food for less fortunate families to celebrate the end of Ramadan, in South Africa. Reuters

Pope Francis meets Italian Red Cross volunteers at the Vatican. Reuters

Fallen rocks and debris block a road after a landslide cut off residents of Coalcliff in New South Wales when heavy rain lashed eastern Australia, causing flash flooding and emergency warnings up and down the Pacific coast. AFP

A Ukrainian serviceman prays in a church damaged by a Russian air raid in Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine. AP

A US Secret Service sniper stands watch before President Joe Biden speaks about the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, in Dundalk, Maryland. AP

Athletes at the start of Milan's marathon at Piazza Duomo. AFP

People in Tel Aviv protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. AP

The eruption area of the Grindavik volcano in Iceland, which erupted in December, January and February. AP

A monkey clambers along a wall as a haze engulfs Kathmandu Valley in Nepal's capital, one of the world's most air-polluted cities. EPA

People taking pictures under crabapple blossoms in Hebei province, northern China. AFP

Fenerbahce's players leave the pitch minutes into the Turkish Super Cup match against Galatasaray. Fenerbahce, who fielded their Under-19 team, staged a protest over various issues with Turkey’s football authorities, forcing the game to be abandoned and forfeited. EPA

An abundance of cannonball jellyfish off the coast of Chuao, Venezuela. AFP

People queue for water from tanks drawn by donkeys in Port Sudan. AFP

An Iraqi man sells dried fish ahead of Eid Al Fitr, in Basra. AFP

The scene in Bac Ninh province, Vietnam, after six houses collapsed into the Cau river. About 27 people were evacauted to safety, according to local authorities. EPA

Women dressed in traditional oufits ride motorcycles during a procession to mark Gudi Padwa, or the Maharashtrian New Year, in Mumbai, India. AFP

French athlete Anouk Garnier scales the Eiffel Tower in a bid to break the world record for rope climbing. AFP

Visitors at the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National

Albanian Muslims attend Eid Al Fitr prayers at Skanderbeg Square in Tirana. Reuters

A Muslim woman prays at the grave of a relative in Abu Sir, Egypt. AFP

Heavy rainfall has increased the water level at the Alloz reservoir in Lerate, Spain, mitigating the drought that has affected most regions of the country in recent months. EPA

Eid fireworks along the Corniche in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa/ The National

Election officials sort through ballots at a counting station in Seoul, South Korea. AFP

A visitor poses in an art installation by French artist Camille Walala that forms an outdoor maze at Planet Walala@Harbour City, in Hong Kong. AFP

A runaway racehorse arrives at a train station in outer Sydney, Australia. AFP

French skipper Yannick Bestaven sails his Imoca monohull Maitre Coq, off Cascais, Portugal. AFP

Participants stand on traditional boats during the Taizhou Jiangyan Qintong Boat Festival in Jiangsu province, eastern China. AFP

Pedestrians cross a wide street in the Shinjuku business and shopping district of Tokyo, Japan. EPA

Twenty-eight 'Rosie the Riveters', women who joined the US defence workforce during the Second World War, pose for a photo before a Congressional Gold Medal ceremony honouring their service in Washington, DC. EPA

Theo de Meyere prepares to run on a treadmill in a hypoxia tent at the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research in Dijon, eastern France. AFP

Volunteers from Cape Town's NGO Nakhlistan help to prepare more than 180 pots of food for less fortunate families to celebrate the end of Ramadan, in South Africa. Reuters

Pope Francis meets Italian Red Cross volunteers at the Vatican. Reuters

Fallen rocks and debris block a road after a landslide cut off residents of Coalcliff in New South Wales when heavy rain lashed eastern Australia, causing flash flooding and emergency warnings up and down the Pacific coast. AFP

A Ukrainian serviceman prays in a church damaged by a Russian air raid in Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine. AP

A US Secret Service sniper stands watch before President Joe Biden speaks about the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, in Dundalk, Maryland. AP

Athletes at the start of Milan's marathon at Piazza Duomo. AFP

People in Tel Aviv protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. AP

The eruption area of the Grindavik volcano in Iceland, which erupted in December, January and February. AP

A monkey clambers along a wall as a haze engulfs Kathmandu Valley in Nepal's capital, one of the world's most air-polluted cities. EPA

People taking pictures under crabapple blossoms in Hebei province, northern China. AFP

Fenerbahce's players leave the pitch minutes into the Turkish Super Cup match against Galatasaray. Fenerbahce, who fielded their Under-19 team, staged a protest over various issues with Turkey’s football authorities, forcing the game to be abandoned and forfeited. EPA

An abundance of cannonball jellyfish off the coast of Chuao, Venezuela. AFP

People queue for water from tanks drawn by donkeys in Port Sudan. AFP

An Iraqi man sells dried fish ahead of Eid Al Fitr, in Basra. AFP

The scene in Bac Ninh province, Vietnam, after six houses collapsed into the Cau river. About 27 people were evacauted to safety, according to local authorities. EPA

Women dressed in traditional oufits ride motorcycles during a procession to mark Gudi Padwa, or the Maharashtrian New Year, in Mumbai, India. AFP

French athlete Anouk Garnier scales the Eiffel Tower in a bid to break the world record for rope climbing. AFP

Visitors at the BAPS Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National

The best photos of the week: From Eid in Albania to Baps Hindu Mandir

Striking pictures from around the world

The National

April 12, 2024

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Wednesday's best photos: From a reservoir in Spain to Eid in Egypt

Tuesday's best photos: From Gudi Padwa in Mumbai to Storm Kathleen in Cornwall

Monday's best photos: From cannonball jellyfish to a Mormon choir

Sunday's best photos: From northern lights over Grindavik's volcano to AS Roma's first goal

Updated: April 12, 2024, 6:01 PM

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