The week's best photos
A flooded island, a ballistic missile, and more

Dust blown from the Sahara desert covers the city of Athens, Greece, in an orange haze
An island is flooded after a heavy downpour in Qingyuan, China
A photojournalist stands near an intercepted ballistic missile that fell near the Dead Sea in Israel
A woman displays her inked thumb after casting her ballot at a polling station in Kalamati village, India
Ultra-Orthodox Jews burn leavened items during the Biur Chametz ritual in Mea Sharim, Israel
Wreck of the MS World Discoverer sits in shallow water at Roderick Bay in the Solomon Islands
Humanitarian aid packages fall over the northern Gaza Strip
Astronauts from China's Shenzhou-18 space mission seen during a departure ceremony at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in China
Workers clean debris at a damaged power plant in Ukraine
Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya crosses the finish line at the London Marathon
Children play a game of soccer in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Harvested yerba mate leaves are unloaded in Argentina's Misiones Province
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Anahi Valenzuela has worked as an editorial assistant at The Week since 2022, where she assists with magazine content and covers the week's best photos. She started her career as a media producer at The Daily Californian and a writer for College Magazine.
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