The week's best photojournalism
In some of the week's most striking photos, athletes race in Beijing, lava flows from a volcano, and more
Athletes clear a water obstacle during the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase final, at the IAAF World Championships in Beijing, China.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Damir Sagolj))
Molten lava flows from the Piton de la Fournaise, one of the world's most active volcanoes, on France's Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Gilles Adt))
A boy cools off under a waterfall in Kabul, Afghanistan.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail))
Taiwan's Wei Lun Wang hits a two-run double off Japan's Kabu Kikuchi during the third inning of an international pool play baseball game, at the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Matt Slocum))
A toddler and a woman who were rescued together with other migrants wait to disembark from the Irish Navy vessel LE Niamh, at the Messina Harbor, in Sicily, Italy.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Carmelo Imbesi))
Fulton Hotshot Michael Turowski lights a controlled burn on the so-called "Rough Fire," in the Sequoia National Forest, California.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Max Whittaker))
A Thai veterinarian takes a picture of a 2-year-old orangutan during its health examination at Kao Pratubchang Conservation Center, in Ratchaburi, Thailand.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha))
Ezequiel Lopez and Camila Alegre of Argentina compete at the World Tango Championships, in Buenos Aires.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko))
A spider is silhouetted against a string of lights in Overland Park, Kansas.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel))
A Naga sadhu performs a ritual inside his tent during Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher festival, in Trimbakeshwar, India.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade))
Patients from Rady Children's Hospital hug a bottlenose dolphin after being invited to swim at Sea World in San Diego, California.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Mike Blake))
A girl enjoys a ride at a fair, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
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