The week's best photojournalism

In some of the week's most striking images, the British prime minister announces his resignation, a runaway emu gets an escort, and more

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Brixet and the end of Prime Minister Cameron's tenure.
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Lauren Hansen
Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.