The best photos of the week: from the earthquake in Turkey to a fire in Montreal

Striking pictures from around the world

Mesut Hancer holds the hand of his 15-year-old daughter, Irmak, who died when their building collapsed during the 7.8-magnitude earthquake in Kahramanmaras, in Turkey's south-east. AFP

A cow surrounded by burnt trees after wildfire in Santa Juana, Chile. AP

Waves crash on to the shore as ice forms on Oak Street Beach in downtown Chicago. AP

Dog Lily with paintings during a Christie's pre-auction photocall on English country house contents in London. AP Photo

A base jumper leaps off the Kuala Lumpur Tower during the annual KL Tower International Jump Malaysia 2023 in Kuala Lumpur. Reuters

A freight train that derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. AP

Staff check the crop at the wheat farm project in Mleiha, Sharjah. Chris Whiteoak / The National

An ancient Nabataean carved tomb at the archaeological site of Al Hijr, near AlUla, Saudi Arabia. AFP

Ultra-Orthodox Jews of the Zweil Hasidim distribute fruit at the feast of Tu Bishvat in Jerusalem. AP

Smoke billows from the port as rescuers work at the scene of a collapsed building in Iskenderun, Turkey. Getty Images

Waste collectors paddle polystyrene boats as they look for plastic and glass to recycle in a creek in Yangon, Myanmar. AFP

A plastic bottle used to provide light in her shack in an informal settlement, in Centurion, South Africa. Scheduled blackouts have burdened Africa's most industrialised economy for years. AFP

Greenpeace activists during a protest on a Shell platform on its way to the North Sea to expand an existing oil and gas field. AFP

Rayssa Leal during the 2022 World Championships Women's Street Final at Aljada Skate Park in Sharjah. Victor Besa / The National

Muay Thai boxers perform the Wai Khru routine to set a Guinness World Record at a martial arts festival in Thailand. Reuters

A suspected Chinese surveillance balloon is recovered off the South Carolina coast after it was shot down by the US over the Atlantic. AFP

Burning containers in Iskenderun, Hatay, a day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck south-east Turkey. AFP

Residents dismantle a vehicle belonging to a UN mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. AFP

A priest protests against abortion outside a clinic in New Mexico, where the practice is illegal. Reuters

A labourer waits to cross a busy intersection at rush hour in Chennai, India. EPA

A black ribbon, symbolising remembrance and mourning, is projected on to Sydney Opera House in tribute to earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria. AFP

A flypast at a military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People's Army, in North Korean capital Pyongyang. AFP

A firefighter monitors a blaze in Ercilla, Chile, where many other wildfires are raging. EPA

Mert Ege Kose's Geometrical Explanation at the Sculpture Park in Dubai International Financial Centre, Dubai. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

A framed photo on a wall damaged by the earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. EPA

Sunset in Borehamwood, just north of London. Reuters

Blue-green algae affects the Rio de la Plata, in Quilmes, near Buenos Aires, Argentina. Reuters

Waves crash on to the shore in Rabat, Morocco. AP

A field dotted with bomb craters on the front line near Bakhmut, Ukraine. AP

A man on his way to market in Kathmandu, Nepal. Cases of bird flu have been confirmed in three places in the Kathmandu Valley. EPA

Firefighters battle a five-alarm fire in an apartment building in Montreal. AP

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