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

Striking images from around the world

UAE climate minister Dr. Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak (not pictured) visits an Emirati farm in Al Ain as part of the Plant the Emirates initiative. She is accompanied by farm owner Abdul Rahman Rashid Al Shamsi. Chris Whiteoak / The National

UAE Stands for Lebanon, a relief campaign for Lebanon at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center. 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 war plane 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 ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, in the Hamra neighbourhood of Beirut, Lebanon. Reuters

Teacher Suleyman Ba stands in a classroom of the Ecole de Diogel. Floods along the Senegal river have affected over 55,000 people after heavy rain in the Senegal River Basin leaving many villages underwater 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, in Gansu province, north-western China. AP

People crowd while queueing for bread outside a bakery in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP

Visitors head towards a statue at the Son of Earth Sculpture Park in Jiuquan, Gansu Province, China. Bloomberg

Workers sort kans grass, a seasonal plant mainly used in traditional crafts and ceremonies, collected along the banks of the River Yamuna 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, Iraq. Reuters

A firefighting 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-controlled 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, in eastern Senegal. Floods along the Senegal River have affected more than 55,000 people, leaving villages underwater and 1,000 hectares of farmland submerged. AFP

A car buried by volcanic ash sent cascading downhill by heavy rains from Tropical Storm Trami, at 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

Padma/Pulse and Bloom artwork 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 participants in the Brics Plus gathering in Kazan, Russia, pose 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