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The week's best photojournalism

A spy balloon, a lonely Santa statue, and more

by Brigid Kennedy
February 24, 2023
Opera performer speaks on phone backstage.

A member of Ukraine's Dnipro Opera talks on her phone backstage during a performance in the U.K.

OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images

Carnival of Binche revellers.

Celebrants take part in the Carnival of Binche in Belgium.

KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP via Getty Images

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People dressed in costumes.

Revellers dressed in costume for the Carnival parade in Dusseldorf, Germany.

AP Photo/Martin Meissner

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A Brazilian drum queen in costume.

A drum queen performs during Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

AP Photo/Bruna Prado

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Japanese performers.

A Tokyo cast performs Giacomo Puccini's "Turandot."

REUTERS/Issei Kato TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

The Eiffel Tower lit in Ukrainian colors.

The Eiffel Tower lit in the colors of the Ukrainian flag.

LUDOVIC MARIN/AFP via Getty Images

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Toys on the ground.

In Brussels, toys on the ground represent the children abducted after the war in Ukraine.

NICOLAS MAETERLINCK/Belga/AFP via Getty Images

Woman holding candle.

A silent candlelight vigil for Ukraine in New York City.

REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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Santa mannequin stands inside destroyed building.

A Santa mannequin stands inside a building destroyed by the earthquake in Turkey.

AP Photo/Emrah Gurel

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Back-lit person receiving ashes.

A devotee in the Philippines receives their ashes for Ash Wednesday.

AP Photo/Aaron Favila

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Bikers in the desert.

Bikers ride in Abu Dhabi during the UAE cycling tour.

GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images

Pilot, mid-air, looks down onto spy balloon.

A U.S. pilot looks down on the alleged Chinese spy balloon.

U.S. Air Force/Department of Defense/Handout via Reuters

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