The best photos of the week: from cranes in the mist to ducks in an icy river

Striking pictures from around the world

Thousands of Cranes in the Agamon Hula Lake area in northern Israel during their seasonal migration from Europe to Africa. AFP

Fog swamps Kuwait City, with the spire of Liberation Tower and the tops of other tall buildings in view. AFP

Floating rubbish in the Drina river near Visegrad, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Reuters

A reveller in costume during the parade of 'Carnaval de Sainte-Rose' in Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe. Reuters

School pupils in Rawalpindi during a huge power cut that affected most of Pakistan’s 220 million population. AFP

People celebrate the year of the Rabbit during the Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown in New York. Reuters

Indian soldiers rehearse for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi. AFP

A snow-covered amusement park in Kabul. EPA

The Bedouin village of Khan Al Ahmar in the Palestinian West Bank, near the East Jerusalem suburb of Abu Dis. AFP

Riot police scuffle with demonstrators protesting outside the Swedish embassy in Baghdad over the burning of a Quran in Stockholm. AFP

Burbo Bank wind farm off New Brighton, near Liverpool, north-west England. Reuters

Progress on the new Dubai Electricity and Water Authority hydroelectric power plant in Hatta. Antonie Robertson / The National

The Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion covered with snow in Kyoto, Japan. EPA

Demonstrators and police clash in Lima, Peru, during a protest against President Dina Boluarte's government. AFP

Heavy snowfall slows traffic to a crawl in Gwangju, South Korea. EPA

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James ends up in the crowd during a game against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Crypto.com Arena. Reuters

Brazilian highliner Rafael Bridi on a slackline 114m above the Vale do Anhangabau, to mark the 469th anniversary of the city of Sao Paulo, Brazil. AFP

The damage caused by a tornado to Beamer Place Apartments in Houston. AP

Paseo Bandera in Santiago, Chile. AP Photo

The final election campaign event by Czech presidential candidate Petr Pavel n the Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic. EPA

A worker in Korean traditional costume on a cold winter day at Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul, South Korea. Reuters

Labourers at a factory recycling war remnants and scrap metal near the Bab al-Hawa crossing between Syria and Turkey. AFP

Time-lapse shot of cars driving through a forest in the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany. AP Photo

A misty view of Kempton Park Racecourse, Surrey. PA

Lead singer Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

Zulu women after a service during the annual Nazareth Baptist Church pilgrimage near Durban, South Africa. EPA

Protests against an Israeli military raid in the Palestinian city of Jenin that killed 10. AP

Social media influencer Andrew Tate in the back of a police van in Bucharest, Romania. EPA

Intense fire in La Floresta, Uruguay. Several casualties have been reported. EPA

Ducks on a river in Nittedal, north of Oslo, Norway. Reuters

More from The National:

Friday's best photos: from a Zulu pilgrimage to a fire in Uruguay

Thursday's best photos: from a Brazilian highliner to cranes in Israel

Wednesday's best photos: from the Golden Pavilion to LeBron James

Tuesday's best photos: from a British wind farm to snow in Afghanistan

Monday's best photos: from a carnival in Guadeloupe to India's Republic Day rehearsals

Sunday's best photos: from the Lunar New Year to Tel Aviv protests