The best photos of the week: From a floating solar power plant to the Horsehead Nebula

Striking pictures from around the world

This aerial picture shows the newly built floating solar power plant on the water that can generate 192 mega watts of peak electricity in cooperation between the Indonesian government and Masdar from the UAE, at Cirata Reservoir, West Java, on November 9, 2023, shortly before being inaugurated by President Joko Widodo. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)

A visitor in the 1966 installation Hole In Home by German artist Ferdinand Spindel during a preview of the exhibition Immersion. The Origins: 1949-1969 at the Musee Cantonal des Beaux-Arts, in Lausanne, Switzerland. EPA

Omar Alfadli of the UAE, white, grapples Jefferson Faguindes for the bronze during the 15th Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship. Victor Besa / The National

Ducati Lenovo rider Francesco Bagnaia of Italy during the first practice session for the MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang. AFP

Smoke rises in the background as Palestinian families flee Gaza city and other parts of northern Gaza. AFP

Members of the Presidential Band prepare to welcome Kenyan President William Ruto before delivering the State of the Nation address at the parliament buildings in Nairobi. AFP

Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque from Wahat Al Karama, Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during his visit to Israel en route to Jordan. AP

Indian Border Security Force new recruits during a passing-out parade in Humhama on the outskirts of Srinagar. AFP

Thai Buddhist monks line up for morning alms in Bangkok. EPA

A woman collects makhmali flowers, an auspicious symbol for the Diwali festival, near Kathmandu, Nepal. EPA

The Italian Air Force aerobatic unit Frecce Tricolori over Piazza de Popolo in Rome during celebrations of National Unity and Armed Forces Day. AFP

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken disembarks during his visit to Jordan after arriving from Israel on November 3. AP Photo

A maintenance worker on the bridge at Wet Sleddale Reservoir in Penrith, Cumbria, England, on November 3. Reuters

Homes destroyed by an earthquake in north-west Nepal. AP

Fans of Boca Juniors wait to enter the Maracana, in Rio de Janeiro, where their side played against Brazilian team Fluminense in the Copa Libertadores final. AFP

A crowd gathers to see the UK's Prince William arrive at Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore, where he will attend the Earthshot Prize Awards. Getty Images

Fireworks mark Guy Fawkes Night in London. Reuters

People queue for supplies in the aftermath of Hurricane Otis in Acapulco, Mexico. Reuters

Alain Robert, the 'French Spiderman', climbs the Coupole Total tower in Puteaux, near Paris, to call for peace in the Middle East. AFP

Riding a huge wave in storm surf at Praia do Norte in Nazare, Portugal. EPA

Police stand guard outside Sri Lanka's National Cricket Board office in Colombo, after Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe sacked all its members after a humiliating defeat by India at the World Cup. AFP

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Oliver Skipp, right, and Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo vie for the ball during their English Premier League football match in London. AFP

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man passes the walls of the old city of Jerusalem, on which are projected images of people abducted by Hamas on October 7. AFP

Afghan refugees board a lorry in Chaman, Pakistan, as they prepare to return to their homeland. AFP

Little Amal, a 3.6m puppet in the image of a 10-year-old Syrian refugee, centre, approaches the beach where the border wall dividing the US and Mexico meets the Pacific Ocean as a member of the Mexican National Guard looks on. AP

About a dozen hawksbill and green turtles were released by the Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project at Burj Al Arab Jumeirah. Antonie Robertson / The National

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 6-27 mission launches from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. AP

Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla pass activists from the anti-monarchy group Republic during the State Opening of Parliament in London. EPA

The Horsehead Nebula photographed during ESA's Euclid space mission that revealed never-before-seen distant galaxies and 'circumstantial evidence' of elusive dark matter. AFP

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Friday's best photos: From a marching band in Kenya to Jiu Jitsu in Abu Dhabi

Thursday's best photos: From a floating power plant to the Taj Mahal

Wednesday's best photos: From the Horsehead Nebula to green turtles in Dubai

Tuesday's best photos: From Little Amal in Mexico to henna tattoos in Indonesia

Monday's best photos: From Sri Lanka's sacked cricket board to the Auroras in Russia

Sunday's best photos: From fans of Boca in Brazil to snow in Italy

Saturday's best photos: From Wet Sleddale Reservoir in the UK to National Unity Day in Italy