The best photos of the week: From a geoglyph in Peru to a volcano in Iceland

Striking pictures from around the world

Geoglyph land art created by the Caritamaya community, following an ancestral agricultural system, in Puno, southern Peru. AFP

A balloon seller peddles his wares in Antakya, Turkey. Antonie Robertson / The National

A Ukrainian coastguard on patrol in the Black Sea, as the war with Russia moves towards its third year. Reuters

A wheelchair-bound voter heads to a polling station to cast his vote in Pakistan's national elections in Peshawar. Musa Kamal for The National

Miners more than a kilometre underground in Bogdanka coal mine, near Lublin, eastern Poland. AFP

Hindu devotees arrive to bathe at the Sangam – the confluence of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati –during the Magh Mela festival in Prayagraj, northern India. AFP

A visitor at Zona Maco, the largest contemporary art fair in Mexico, at Banamex Centre in Mexico City. AFP

Zimbabwean-US actress Danai Gurira and British actor Andrew Lincoln, both executive producers, at the premiere of ‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’ in Los Angeles. AFP

A displaced Palestinian teenager works on wind turbines that he uses to light his shelter during power cuts at a tented camp in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters

People flee Masisi territory after clashes between M23 rebels and government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo. AFP

Selma Yalman in Antakya, Turkey, with a shirt of her missing son Samet, who hasn’t been seen since the earthquake a year ago. She has not washed the shirt since. Antonie Robertson / The National

From left, Nishith Raval, senior project manager, and Sanjay Parikh, head of procurement and design, at Baps Hindu Mandir in Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National

A young boy, whose feet were crushed in the earthquake on February 6 last year, does physio exercises in Azmarin village, Syria. Moawia Atrash for The National

Muslim devotees offer noon prayers at the Biswa Ijtema annual gathering in Tongi, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. AFP

A woman pays tribute to the Afro-Brazilian goddess of the sea on Yemanja Day, at Arpoador Beach in Rio de Janeiro. Reuters

A pelican opens its beak to catch a fish during feeding time at St James's Park, central London. Reuters

US Border Patrol agents speak to migrants, mainly from Colombia, China and Ecuador, sheltering in a makeshift campsite after crossing the border from Mexico, near Jacumba, California. AP

Action from the Track Cycling Nations Cup in Adelaide. EPA

Muslim devotees leave an overcrowded train after taking part in prayers to conclude the annual Bishwa Ijtema gathering, near Dhaka. AFP

Underwater action from the World Aquatics Championships in Doha. AFP

People play in the snow at a park in Shenyang, in north-eastern China's Liaoning province. AFP

A Shiite pilgrim touches the door of the shrine of Imam Musa Al Kadhim to commemorate his death in Kadhimiya district, north of Baghdad. AFP

Members of the White Helmets civil defence take part in a vigil with survivors of the earthquake that devastated Syria and Turkey a year ago, in Jindires, Syria. AFP

A view of the damage wrought by the earthquake from across the river in Hatay, Turkey, going from May 2020 to February 2023 then February 2024. Google/ Reuters/ Antonie Robertson/ The National

Alex Eala serves during her match against Magda Linette in the Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open singles at Zayed Sports City stadium. Chris Whiteoak / The National

A wounded Palestinian looks at buildings destroyed by Israeli bombs in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip. AFP

Residents wait outside their building after it was damaged by a Russian missile strike in Kyiv. Reuters

Men fish near ancient footprints, believed to have been left by modern humans and dating back more than 100,000 years, in Larache, Morocco. AFP

Motorcyclists join protests against Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s rule in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as rubbish burns in the streets. EPA

A volcanic eruption on the outskirts of the evacuated town of Grindavik, western Iceland, the third to hit the area since December. AFP

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