Lewis Hamilton performs donuts at Yas Marina Circuit at the end of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, his last Formula One race as a driver for Mercedes. Chris Whiteoak / The National
The wind whips embers from the trees as the so-called Franklin Fire burns in Malibu, California. Reuters
Fishing boats moored at a port during 'no fishing Friday' in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. AFP
Vehicles ready to be loaded on to ships for export in Lianyungang, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
People gather round a 22-metre Christmas tree at the entrance of Lake Bnachii in Zgharta district, northern Lebanon. EPA
Activists protesting against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s rule tear up a banner condemning politicians who abstained from the vote for Yoon's impeachment, in Seoul. AFP
Details of the goaltender mask are seen on Joonas Korpisalo of the Boston Bruins during a hockey match at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. AFP
Members of the Colombian Ballet Company rehearse the Nutcracker in Cali, Colombia. AFP
A man waving the independence-era Syrian flag at Umayyad Square, Damascus. AFP
Young boys play football at sunset in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
Maroon 5 perform at the Formula One concert at Etihad Park in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
Tribes from across the UAE during the Union Parade held as part of the Sheikh Zayed Festival in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
Sheikh Dr Fares Al Mustafa leads the prayer for rain at Al Farooq Omar bin Al Khattab Mosque in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
A Palestinian father mourns the loss of his teenage son at the morgue of Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza. EPA
Syrians wait to cross into their homeland from Turkey at the Oncupinar border gate, near Kilis, after the fall of the Assad regime. AP
A man holds up ropes tied in the shape of nooses, found in the infamous Sednaya military prison, near Damascus, Syria. AP
The Archbishop of Paris consecrates the new main altar at Notre-Dame Cathedral in the French capital, which has reopened after a devastating fire more than five years ago. AFP
Farmers pluck lotus stems from the cold waters of Anchar Lake in Srinagar, Kashmir. AFP
A boy carries an unexploded rocket-propelled grenade at the site of an Israeli air strike that targeted shipments of arms that belonged to Assad government forces in Qamishli, Syria. AFP
Keir Starmer, UK Prime Minister, visits Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, led by mosque director general Yousif Alobaidli and tour guide Mahra. PA
Luigi Mangione is led into court for an extradition hearing in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, having been accused of the fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. AFP
Workers install a piece by artist Osmany Betancourt as part of the Havana Biennial, in Cuba. AP
James McDonald riding Romantic Warrior wins a race at the Longines Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin racecourse. Getty Images
Syrian rebel fighters celebrate in the central city of Homs, after driving out president Bashar Al Assad's government forces. AFP
Devotees throw rose petals over a Virgin Mary idol during the commemoration of the Immaculate Conception, in Valparaiso, Chile. AP
Israeli forces conduct a military operation in the Mount Hermon region of Syria. Reuters
Pupils make their way to school on a motorbike in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. AP
Workers pack bars of soap at a factory in the old city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. AFP
Botswana President Duma Boko pays respects at the funeral of the late Pitseng Gaoberekwe, a prominent San elder, in Metsiamanong village. AFP
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at a district court for a hearing on corruption charges in Tel Aviv. EPA
Lewis Hamilton performs donuts at Yas Marina Circuit at the end of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, his last Formula One race as a driver for Mercedes. Chris Whiteoak / The National
The wind whips embers from the trees as the so-called Franklin Fire burns in Malibu, California. Reuters
Fishing boats moored at a port during 'no fishing Friday' in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. AFP
Vehicles ready to be loaded on to ships for export in Lianyungang, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
People gather round a 22-metre Christmas tree at the entrance of Lake Bnachii in Zgharta district, northern Lebanon. EPA
Activists protesting against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s rule tear up a banner condemning politicians who abstained from the vote for Yoon's impeachment, in Seoul. AFP
Details of the goaltender mask are seen on Joonas Korpisalo of the Boston Bruins during a hockey match at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. AFP
Members of the Colombian Ballet Company rehearse the Nutcracker in Cali, Colombia. AFP
A man waving the independence-era Syrian flag at Umayyad Square, Damascus. AFP
Young boys play football at sunset in Sanaa, Yemen. EPA
Maroon 5 perform at the Formula One concert at Etihad Park in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
Tribes from across the UAE during the Union Parade held as part of the Sheikh Zayed Festival in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National
Sheikh Dr Fares Al Mustafa leads the prayer for rain at Al Farooq Omar bin Al Khattab Mosque in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National
A Palestinian father mourns the loss of his teenage son at the morgue of Al Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir Al Balah, central Gaza. EPA
Syrians wait to cross into their homeland from Turkey at the Oncupinar border gate, near Kilis, after the fall of the Assad regime. AP
A man holds up ropes tied in the shape of nooses, found in the infamous Sednaya military prison, near Damascus, Syria. AP
The Archbishop of Paris consecrates the new main altar at Notre-Dame Cathedral in the French capital, which has reopened after a devastating fire more than five years ago. AFP
Farmers pluck lotus stems from the cold waters of Anchar Lake in Srinagar, Kashmir. AFP
A boy carries an unexploded rocket-propelled grenade at the site of an Israeli air strike that targeted shipments of arms that belonged to Assad government forces in Qamishli, Syria. AFP
Keir Starmer, UK Prime Minister, visits Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, led by mosque director general Yousif Alobaidli and tour guide Mahra. PA
Luigi Mangione is led into court for an extradition hearing in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, having been accused of the fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City. AFP
Workers install a piece by artist Osmany Betancourt as part of the Havana Biennial, in Cuba. AP
James McDonald riding Romantic Warrior wins a race at the Longines Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin racecourse. Getty Images
Syrian rebel fighters celebrate in the central city of Homs, after driving out president Bashar Al Assad's government forces. AFP
Devotees throw rose petals over a Virgin Mary idol during the commemoration of the Immaculate Conception, in Valparaiso, Chile. AP
Israeli forces conduct a military operation in the Mount Hermon region of Syria. Reuters
Pupils make their way to school on a motorbike in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. AP
Workers pack bars of soap at a factory in the old city of Nablus in the occupied West Bank. AFP
Botswana President Duma Boko pays respects at the funeral of the late Pitseng Gaoberekwe, a prominent San elder, in Metsiamanong village. AFP
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at a district court for a hearing on corruption charges in Tel Aviv. EPA
Lewis Hamilton performs donuts at Yas Marina Circuit at the end of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, his last Formula One race as a driver for Mercedes. Chris Whiteoak / The National
Pictures of the week: From California wildfires to F1 in Abu Dhabi
