The week's best photojournalism

In this week's most striking images, Santa takes a bathroom break, a farmer checks out a drought, and more

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Farmer Scott Cooper in Australia.
(Image credit: REUTERS/David Gray)
Santa Claus uses a restroom during the annual World Santa Claus Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly))

Abortion rights activists disguised as characters from The Handmaid's Tale rally in Argentina.
(Image credit: (EITAN ABRAMOVICH / AFP))

A cyclist cleans his eyes after tear gas was used on protesting farmers who tried to block a Tour de France route.
(Image credit: (Marco BERTORELLO / AFP))

Smoke from a wildfire billows over Greece's Parthenon.
(Image credit: (ANGELOS TZORTZINIS / AFP))

A man cleans his submerged house after heavy rainfall in Vietnam.
(Image credit: (Nguyen Huy Kham/REUTERS))

Garlic sellers take a break in northern Spain.
(Image credit: (Alvaro Barrientos/AP Photo))

British Prime Minister Theresa May presents the prize for best sheep during a visit to the Royal Welsh Show.
(Image credit: (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images))

Norway's Karsten Warholm celebrates winning the men's 400m hurdles at the Diamond League London Anniversary Games.
(Image credit: (Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers))

Migrants rest after being rescued by Spain's Maritime Rescue Service in the Strait of Gibraltar.
(Image credit: (Marcos Moreno/AP Photo))

Protesters push the Trump administration to reunify families during a sit-in at a Senate office.
(Image credit: (Win McNamee/Getty Images))

A 12-year-old clown checks to see how many people are waiting for his show in Lima, Peru.
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Kathryn Krawczyk
Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.