Pictures of the week: From a farm in Al Ain to IPO of Tokyo Metro

Striking images from around the world

Greenhouses at a pioneering Emirati farm in Al Ain, which was visited this week by Dr Amna Al Dahak, Minister of Climate Change and Environment. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Emirates Red Crescent staff and volunteers pack relief goods, to be sent as part of UAE Stands with Lebanon campaign, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. Victor Besa / The National

A US rancher looks into Mexico through a door in the border fence in Arizona, which was built under former president Donald Trump and completed in 2021. The state is among seven that are predicted to be closely contested in next month’s presidential election, with irregular migration expected to be a major issue for voters. AFP

A rocket fired by an Israeli warplane approaches a building in Beirut's southern suburb of Shayah. AFP

A woman reacts, as members of security forces attempt to evict displaced people from an old hotel, amid fighting between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in the Hamra district of Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters

Teacher Suleyman Ba stands in a classroom of the Ecole de Diogel. Floods along the Senegal River have affected more than 55,000 people, leaving many villages under water and over 1,000 hectares of farm land submerged. AFP

The Shenzhou-19 spaceship on a Long March-2F carrier rocket is transported to the launch area in Jiuquan, Gansu province, north-western China. AP

People jostle to buy bread at a bakery in Khan Younis, amid shortages in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP

Visitors take pictures of a statue at the Son of Earth Sculpture Park in Jiuquan, China. Bloomberg

Workers sort kans grass, a seasonal plant mainly used in traditional crafts and ceremonies, collected along the banks of the Yamuna river in New Delhi. AFP

People clash with police during a protest marking the fifth anniversary of the 2019 demonstrations against social inequality in Santiago, Chile. EPA

A Kurdish man shows his inked finger while voting at a polling station during Iraq's Kurdistan regional parliamentary election, in Sulaimaniya. Reuters

A helicopter extinguishes a fire at a factory in Incheon, South Korea. EPA

Ibn Tulun Mosque surrounded by buildings in Cairo, Egypt. Reuters

Johnny Eblen, left, and Fabian Edwards during the Bellator Middleweight Championship bout at Mayadeen Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Chris Whiteoak / The National

An Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard as participants run during the Kashmir Marathon in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir. AP

A quarantine lorry disinfects Baekam Village in Yongin, South Korea, after a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu was detected in the area's avian population. EPA

Ministers of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's cabinet gather for a photo after their swearing-in ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta. AFP

Flames and smoke rise in the aftermath of Israeli air strikes on Dahieh, southern Beirut. AP

People walk past Dinosaur, a hyper-realistic sculpture of a pigeon cast in aluminium created by Colombian-French artist Ivan Argote, displayed at the High Line Plinth in New York. EPA

An aircraft carrying Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi lands at Kazan Airport ahead of the Brics summit, in Russia. Reuters

Shepherds move their flock along a damaged road in Odobere, eastern Senegal, amid flooding. AFP

A car buried by volcanic ash sent cascading downhill by heavy rains from Tropical Storm Trami, in Guinobatan town, Albay province, south of Philippines capital Manila. AFP

Rohingya refugees adrift in the Labuhan Haji area, South Aceh, Indonesia. Local authorities have not given the craft, filled with about 100 people, permission to land. EPA

People affected by flooding queue at a school used as a shelter in Lokoja, capital of Kogi state, in central Nigeria. Floods displaced two million people there. AFP

An installation by Indian artist Shilo Shiv Suleman at the Forever Is Now contemporary art exhibition, at the Giza Pyramids, near Cairo. AP

A painting by French 17th and 18th century painter Nicolas de Largilliere, titled Portrait de Femme a Mi-Corps, which was looted during the Second World War, on display in Paris. It will be auctioned next month. AFP

Democratic presidential nominee US Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns with former president Barack Obama at the James R Hallford Stadium in Clarkston, Georgia. AFP

Russian President Vladimir Putin and other leaders of the Brics Plus countries gather in Kazan, Russia, for a family photo. Reuters

Passengers on the Tokyo Metro. The company had raised 348.6 billion yen ($2.3 billion) in the largest initial public offering in Japan in six years. AFP