The week's best photojournalism

In this week's most striking images, a child gets a frightening hug in the Czech Republic, helicopters soar in India, and more

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A man dressed as a devil embraces a child.
(Image credit: REUTERS/David W Cerny)
A secretary bird rolls back its eyes in Cape Town, South Africa.
(Image credit: (EPA-EFE/NIC BOTHMA))

A man dressed as a devil embraces a child as part of a tradition to determine if she had behaved well during the past year in Svitava, Czech Republic.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/David W Cerny))

Soldiers train in Zaragoza, Spain.
(Image credit: (EPA-EFE/Javier Cebollada))

A woman takes a picture inside a Christmas tree in Lisbon.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Rafael Marchante))

Indian Air Force officers watch helicopters perform in Guwahati, India.
(Image credit: (EPA-EFE/STR))

Tourists take pictures on a ski jump in Oslo.
(Image credit: (EPA-EFE/Lise Aserud))

Parked cars covered by snow in Moscow.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov))

Empty parliament seats in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena))

A soccer fan in Buenos Aires.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko))

A soccer player celebrates in Athens.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris))

A woman walks past giant ornaments in New York City.
(Image credit: (EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE))

A woman puts her phone outside a cell at a mock prison facility in Hongcheon, South Korea.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji)**See last week's best photojournalism**)

Jacob Lambert
Jacob Lambert

Jacob Lambert is the art director of TheWeek.com. He was previously an editor at MAD magazine, and has written and illustrated for The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Weekly, and The Millions.