The best photos of the week: From Best in Show to Korean kindergarten voting

Striking pictures from around the world

Winner of Best in Show, the Australian shepherd called Viking, poses at the trophy presentation on the final day of Crufts dog show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, England. AFP

Voters take part in Russia's presidential election in Yekaterinburg in the Urals. AFP

Dozens of war-displaced people pack the courtyard of a school where they have taken refuge in Minova, South Kivu province, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Humanitarian aid for the nearly 300,000 displaced people in Minova is almost non-existent. AFP

Divers swim with a sandbar shark off Jupiter, Florida, US. AFP

Muslims offering taraweeh prayers at Al Noor mosque in Sharjah. Ahmed Ramzan for The National

Hot air balloons take to the sky during the Canberra Balloon Spectacular, in Australia. EPA

Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) supporters attend the IFP election manifesto launch at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. AFP

Tibetan nuns at a protest march to mark the 65th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule, in Dharamsala, India. Reuters

Swedish soldiers take part in a training exercise on the Finland/Norway border during the Nordic Response military exercise in Kivilompolo, Finland. Getty Images

Cloudy skies over the Creek Extension and city skyline as the rain passes over Dubai. Antonie Robertson/The National

From left, actors Matthew McConaughey, Forest Whitaker, Cillian Murphy, Nicolas Cage and Brendan Fraser pose after Murphy won Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the film Oppenheimer, in Hollywood. AFP

Ryan Gosling performs the song I'm Just Ken from the Barbie film during the Oscars ceremony, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. AP

Mahya masters install lights that will spell out a message at the top of one of the Suleymaniye Mosque minarets in Istanbul, in the run-up to Ramadan. Mahya is the Turkish tradition of stringing up religious messages and designs. AP

A Palestinian child plays with a sparkler in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on the eve of Ramadan as the war continues. AFP

Police patrol the red carpet area after pro-Palestinian demonstrations near the Dolby Theatre during the Oscars ceremony in Hollywood. AFP

A marine iguana is seen in Tortuga Bay at Santa Cruz Island, part of the Galapagos archipelago in Ecuador. AFP

Trains are parked outside the central train station in Frankfurt after drivers union GDL called for a strike on Tuesday. AP

Worshippers performing taraweeh prayers on the first eve of Ramadan at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia. EPA

Compania Romana del Santisimo Cristo del Sepulcro de Bolanos from Ciudad Real in central Spain attend the Pope's general audience in St Peter's Square at the Vatican. Reuters

Mahouts ride elephants during Thailand's National Elephant Day celebration in the ancient city of Ayutthaya. Reuters

LS Lowry's Sunday Afternoon has gone on show at Christie's in London, ahead of an auction on 20 March where it is expected to fetch between £4 million and £6 million. AP

Members of Iraq's Sabean-Mandaean community attend a ritual to celebrate Eid al-Khaliqah along the Shatt al-Arab River, in Basra. AFP

Migrant birds fly over a reservoir in Shenyang, in China's Liaoning province. AFP

Art from Sun Yuan and Peng Yuin composed of 13 automatic wheelchairs and sculptures of old men as part of 'Le monde comme il va' (The world as it is) exhibition at the Bourse de Commerce Collection, Paris. AFP

A young boy walks to his school bus on a foggy day in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Pupils look out from a school window at Mabale Primary near Hwange National Park in Hwange. AFP

Palestinian man Ismail Al-Khlout reads the Quran as he waits to break his fast while sitting on the rubble of his house, in Beit Lahia, Gaza. Reuters

Iftar at Imam Hussein Mosque in Al Satwa, Dubai. Leslie Pableo for The National

Police escort the Atletico Madrid team coach as fans light flares before the UEFA Champions League last-16 second leg match between Atletico Madrid and Inter at Civitas Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid. Getty Images

Children participate in a mock vote at a kindergarten in Incheon, South Korea, 12 March 2024. The event was arranged by the local election management commission ahead of the 10 April parliamentary elections. EPA / YONHAP SOUTH KOREA OUT

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Thursday's best photos: From Eid al-Khaliqah in Iraq to Greta Thunberg's removal

Wednesday's best photos: From Popocatepetl volcano celebrations to Lowry's Sunday Afternoon

Tuesday's best photos: From a marine iguana in Ecuador to tourists outside Kensington Palace

Monday's best photos: From Ryan Gosling's Oscars performance to Viking, winner of Crufts

Sunday's best photos: From the Saudi Grand Prix to Oscars preparations

Saturday's best photos: From hot air balloons in Canberra to Kuwait sports day marathon