The week's best photojournalism

In some of the week's most eye-catching images, a three-way handshake goes awry, fishermen catch fish with fire, and more

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Fishermen use a fire to attract fish on a traditional “sulfuric fire fishing" boat in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and U.S. President Barack Obama shake hands (awkwardly) at the North American Leaders' Summit in Ottawa, Canada.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Chris Wattie))

Jockey Francesco Caria rides his horse during practice in Siena, Italy.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini))

Fishermen use fire to attract fish on a traditional "sulfuric fire fishing boat" in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Tyrone Siu))

Cabins for tourists on the grasslands in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Jason Lee))

British horse guards take part in a memorial ceremony at the Franco-British National Memorial in Thiepval, France.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Stephane de Sakutin/Pool))

A man pushes children through the flooded streets of Jiangxi Province, China.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Stringer))

Mobile homes devastated by a wildfire in South Lake, California.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong))

Competitors swim during the Ironman competition in Klagenfurt, Austria.
(Image credit: (Jan Hetfleisch/Getty Images for Ironman))

A woman mourns a friend killed in the Ataturk airport attacks in Istanbul, Turkey.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Osman Orsal))

The first of Britain's new supersonic stealth strike fighters accompanied by two United States Marine Corps F-35B aircraft, arrive in Gloucestershire, England.
(Image credit: (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images))

Russian cadets waltz during a graduation ceremony in Moscow.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev))

People enjoy a chair swing ride as the sun sets in Athens, Greece.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)**See last week's best photojournalism**)

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.