Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

This week's selection includes Mount Lewotobi's eruption, hot air balloons and Cop29

Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki spews ash and smoke during an eruption. AFP

An internet craze saw thousands of cyclists throng a highway to gorge on dumplings in Zhengzhou, China. AFP

Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Cop28 President, officially hands over the climate summit presidency to Cop29 President Mukhtar Babayev in Baku. AFP

The eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki. AFP

The National Hot Air Balloon Competition in Wuyi, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province. AFP

A mountain fire in Santa Paula, California. Reuters

A J-20 fighter jet at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, known as Airshow China, in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. Reuters

A 12-metre Sitka spruce tree is felled in Northumberland's Kielder Forest in the UK, destined to stand at the foot of Big Ben in Parliament Square, London, this Christmas.PA

Mount Fuji in Japan covered in snow. AP

A wooden block is used to level the ground for traditional mud wrestling at Greater Iqbal Park in Lahore. Reuters

Hindu devotees offer prayers in the river Ganges for the festival of Chhath Puja in Patna, India. AFP

Patients and their families evacuated from Gaza arrive at Abu Dhabi Airport. Chris Whiteoak / The National

The unveiling of the 2024 Christmas jumper design on the animatronic Tyrannosaurus rex at the Natural History Museum in London. Getty Images