The best photos of the week: From Mount Etna to Yas Marina F1 circuit

Striking pictures from around the world

Volcanic ash and lava erupts from Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy. AP Photo

A guest poses with the Michelin Man mascot at a Michelin restaurant guide event in Buenos Aires, Argentina. EPA

The USA's Chelsea Chiu competes with Balazs Nagy in the pairs free skating at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating NHK Trophy in Osaka, Japan. AFP

Pigeons join dragon boats during a race at the Water Festival on the Tonle Sap river in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. AFP

A worker collects eggs at a poultry farm in the Daman district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan. AFP

Damaged boats a month after Hurricane Otis hit Acapulco, Mexico. Reuters

A flypast by Etihad Airways and Al Fursan aerobatics team during the UAE national anthem before the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit. Victor Besa / The National

Fog over residential buildings in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. AFP

A flooded area in Dolow, Somalia. AFP

An evacuation due to a storm warning in Yevpatoriya, Crimea. Reuters

Palestinians are brought from Gaza to Abu Dhabi for medical treatment. Some are injured children but others are cancer patients accompanied by family. Chris Whiteoak / The National

A newborn, critically endangered Sumatran rhino at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Way Kambas National Park, Indonesia. AP

A military team carries the casket of former first lady Rosalynn Carter as it arrives at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum for her memorial service in Atlanta, Georgia, US. AP

The seafront and a collapsed road after high tides and wind at Pakefield Holiday Park in Lowestoft, eastern Britain. Reuters

Interstellar Lab founder and chief executive Barbara Belvisi inside a BioPod module, a greenhouse controlled by artificial intelligence and designed to grow plants to fight against climate change and support life on Mars, in Ivry-sur-Seine, Paris. Reuters

A wedding procession, with the groom on horseback, crosses a railway track on a foggy morning in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. AFP

Haim Peretz, 60, points to damage to his house in Sderot, Israel, after a Hamas rocket strike. Reuters

Participants arrive for the Cop28 UN climate summit in Dubai. AFP

Visitors view the Parthenon Marbles at the British Museum in London amid a diplomatic row between the UK and Greece over the disputed antiquities. AP

Iraqis gather at the Zeitoun bridge in the southern city of Nasiriyah to honour those killed in protests in 2019. AFP

Scaffolding surrounds a wooden spire being rebuilt at Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, following the fire in April 2019. The cathedral is scheduled to reopened at the end of 2024. AFP

A worker gathers poinsettas, the traditional Christmas flowers, at Uniplumo nursery in Wyestown, Ireland. Reuters

Families on the beach at Deir Al Balah, Gaza, during the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas. AFP

A horse rolls in the snow in Ballater, Scotland. Getty Images

Pope Francis speaks to nuns during the weekly general audience at the Vatican. Reuters

The Swarovski star tops the Christmas tree during the Rockefeller Centre's annual lighting ceremony in New York. AFP

A children's entertainer shortly after the official opening of the Christmas market in downtown Bucharest, Romania. EPA

The 'Trame di Luce' open air light show at Giardini della Villa Reale in Monza, Italy. Reuters

A Christmas-themed park in Taguig, suburban Manila. AFP

Sergio Perez of Mexico in his Red Bull Racing RB19 during final practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit. Getty Images

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