The best photos of the week: from a heatwave in the UK to staying cool in Gaza

Striking pictures from around the world

A member of the Queen's Guard receives water to drink during the hot weather, outside Buckingham Palace in London, Britain, July 18, 2022. REUTERS / John Sibley TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A child running to Friday prayer at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Reuters

A football team comprising Aymara indigenous women before a championship in the Aymara district of Juli, in Puno, southern Peru. AFP

'Second Wind' by US artist James Turrell at the Fundacion Montenmedio Arte Contemporaneo art foundation in Vejer de la Frontera, southern Spain. The museum is set in a pine grove near the town. EPA

Nadim Salloum spars with Andy Charanek at the Fitmind gym in Jounieh, Lebanon. Matt Kynaston for The National

A couple on Le Moulleau pier in Arcachon, south-west France as a cloud of black smoke from a giant wildfire fills the sky. AP Photo

Firefighters put gas containers into a pool for safety at the Hotel La Corniche in the town of Pilat sur Merle in south-west France. The smoke in the background is from a fire at La Teste de Buch. AFP

People carry drinking water on a hillside near the Kart-e-Sakhi cemetery in Kabul, Afghanistan. AFP

A pet pelican is sprayed with water in a Kabul traffic jam. AFP

Water buffalo near the Nahr Bin Omar oilfield in Iraq's southern province of Basra. AFP

Water barrels placed in a Boeing 777X for an experiment on weight distribution during the Farnborough Airshow, in Farnborough, England. AFP

Sand artist Nathaniel Alapide at work on the beach in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Reuters

Former US president Donald Trump, far left, with his family as the casket of Ivana Trump leaves after her funeral at St Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church in New York. AP Photo

A land-art fresco made with biodegradable paint consisting of charcoal, chalk, water and milk proteins by French-Swiss artist Saype, covers Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The work is part of the artist's worldwide project, 'Beyond Walls'. AP Photo

Police officers surround protesters during a rally in the Kadikoy district of Istanbul. Youth gathered to mark the anniversary of a suicide bomb attack that killed 34 people in Suruc, where activists had gathered to prepare for an aid mission to the nearby Syrian town of Kobani. AFP

A train crosses the bed of a drained area near the salt harvesting site on Burlinskoye salt lake in the Altai region, Russia. Reuters

Britain's Prince George of Cambridge during a family holiday in the United Kingdom earlier this month. Prince George celebrates his ninth birthday on July 22, 2022. AFP

A couple near a fountain at sunset in Bucharest, Romania. AP Photo

Dr Saman Kumara, consultant neonatologist, with staff at the Castle Street Hospital for Women in Colombo. Lahiru Harshana for The National

Brazil's Mateus de Sa in action during qualifying for the men's triple jump at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon. Reuters

Pedestrian commuters on the Pan American Highway, which was closed by roadblocks set up by protesters demonstrating against inflation, especially surging fuel prices, in Pacora, Panama. AP Photo

Graves of soldiers killed in the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus in the Tymvos Makedonitissas military cemetery on the 48th anniversary of the invasion. Thousands of Greek and Cypriot soldiers were killed during the invasion and subsequent occupation of the northern part of the island. AP Photo

A cyclist during a BMX Day celebration in Santiago, Chile. EPA

Ashalim solar power station in the Negev desert, near kibbutz Ashalim, southern Israel. The Ashalim solar power station can power 120,000 homes and produce 320 gigawatt-hours of energy a year. EPA

A view of Ain Dubai, a giant Ferris wheel in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Reuters

Residents cool off outside their home in Leeds, United Kingdom. Temperatures exceeded 40°C in parts of the country. Getty Images

A protester with an Iraqi flag as security forces stand guard outside the Turkish visa office in Baghdad during a demonstration against an attack on the country's autonomous Kurdistan region, which is being blamed on Turkey. AFP

French athlete and Parkour champion Charles Poujade on a rooftop in the centre of Paris. AFP

The Rolling Stones during a concert in Decines-Charpieu, near Lyon, France. The show was part of the group's European tour. AFP

Palestinian children use a shower to cool off on a hot summer day in Gaza City. AFP

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