The week's best photojournalism
In the week's most eye-catching images, Donald Trump tours Capitol Hill, elephants pay their respects to Thailand's late king, and more
By
Jackie Friedman
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A Hindu devotee holds offerings during the religious festival of Chhat Puja in Kolkata, India.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri))

Children dressed in traditional Bavarian costumes ride in a wooden carriage in Bad Toelz, Germany.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Michael Dalder))

Participants perform on a river during a showcase at a tourism resort in Chenzhou, China.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Stringer))

The view from the Guangtou Mountain in Tianquan County, China.
(Image credit: (Jiang Hongjing Xinhua News Agency/Newscom))

Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett and White House staffers listen as President Obama speaks after the election of Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Joshua Roberts))

House Speaker Paul Ryan shows Melania Trump and President-elect Donald Trump the Mall from the Speaker's Balcony on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Joshua Roberts))

A shepherd directs horses in the steppe area near the town of Kyzyl, Russia.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin))

Dancers perform in front of city hall in Erfurt, Germany.
(Image credit: (arifoto UG/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom))

Ayuthaya elephants and their keepers pay their respects at the Royal Palace where Thailand's late king Bhumibol Adulyadej lies.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Jorge Silva))

Chinese workers sort piles of parcels at a distribution center in Hangzhou city, China, for Alibaba's Singles Day online shopping festival.
(Image credit: (Imagine China/Newscom))

A 13-week-old lion cub yawns in its enclosure at the Nyiregyhaza Zoo in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary.
(Image credit: (ATTILA BALAZS/EPA/Newscom))

A war veteran looks at the Armed Forces Memorial in Alrewas, Britain.
(Image credit: (HANNAH MCKAY/EPA/Newscom)**See last week's best photojournalism.**)
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Jackie Friedman is the assistant photo editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the photojournalism program at Kent State University and now lives in New York.
