The best photos of the week: From police buffalos to a lampshade hat

Striking pictures from around the world

Military Police from the 8th Battalion patrol on Asian water buffalos in Soure, Marajo Island, Para State, Brazil, on September 5, 2023. The police force has adopted the buffalo as a means of transportation to cross waterlogged areas when needed for operations on the island. The buffalo's hooves allow them to move easily through muddy swamps, and they cope well with the island’s intense tropical heat. The force was nicknamed Buffalo Soldiers by a Brazilian magazine in reference to the Bob Marley hit song "Buffalo Soldier". (Photo by CARL DE SOUZA / AFP)

A falconry auction at the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition at Adnec, Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

Indian Army training cadets perform Kalaripayattu', an ancient martial art from Kerala, southern India. EPA

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken enters a bunker in the Kyiv Oblast. AFP

Graffiti by TVBoy in Barcelona shows Spanish Football Federation chief Luis Rubiales kissing player Jenni Hermoso. EPA

Model Rose Bertram on the red carpet for the premiere of 'Finally Dawn' at the 80th Venice Film Festival. Reuters

A girl under a projection of a rooster during evening activities in the Chacao neighbourhood of Caracas, Venezuela. AP

Moroccan athlete Soufiane El Bakkali during the men's 3,000m steeplechase final at the Xiamen Diamond League meeting in south-west China. Reuters

Water rugby players during an event in Lausanne, Switzerland a week before the start of the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France. EPA

The sun rises behind La Perdrix lighthouse in Loctudy, France. Reuters

A demonstration in Tel Aviv against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing coalition government's judicial overhaul. Reuters

Sultan Al Neyadi looks at Earth from the International Space Station before leaving. Photo: Sultan Al Neyadi / X

A drone sprays pesticide on paddy fields in Sekinchan, Malaysia. EPA

A western cattle egret on a sidr tree in Al Ain. Victor Besa / The National

Teachers during a protest to demand better protection of their rights in Seoul, South Korea. Reuters

Firefighters look at cars stranded on a river bank in the town of Aldea del Fresno, Spain. AFP

Indian artist Jagjot Singh Rubal puts the final touches to an oil painting of US President Joe Biden in Amritsar, New Delhi. AFP

Gen Brice Oligui Nguema, who is serving as President of Gabon following a coup, reviews troops before a military parade in Libreville. AFP

Police detain a demonstrator during a tribute in Buenos Aires, to commemorate 'victims of left-wing terrorism' during the 1970s. EPA

Indian school pupils, some dressed as the Hindu god Lord Krishna, take part in the Janmashtami festival celebrations in Mumbai, India. EPA

Shiite Muslims at the tomb of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Mohammed's grandson, at the imam's shrine in Iraq's central city of Karbala. AFP

Members of the Kenya Police Service Presidential Band wait for the arrival of African leaders at the Africa Climate Summit 2023 in Nairobi. AFP

A firefighter on a road flooded by Storm Daniel in the city of Volos, Greece. Reuters

Participants in the sacred Ngerebeg ritual at a Tegallalang village in Gianyar, Bali. EPA

Ilias Chatziliadis holds his daughter Georgia after firefighters rescued her from a flooded building in Larissa, central Greece. Photo: Elis Kousioras

A rocket carrying a government information-gathering radar satellite blasts off from Tanegashima, Japan. Reuters

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken enters a bunker in Kyiv. Reuters

Revellers form human pyramids to reach an overhanging earthen pot while celebrating the Hindu festival Janmashtami in Mumbai, western India. AP

President Sheikh Mohamed meets Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Presidential Court

Rescue crews inspect a collapsed bridge, as Storm Daniel hits central Greece. Reuters

A guest arrives for the premiere of 'Lubo', at the 80th Venice Film Festival, in Venice. EPA

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Sunday's best photos: from Sultan Al Neyadi leaving ISS to a UAE heritage exhibition

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