The week's best photos

A rooftop fencing match, a tea ceremony, and more

Boats

People use boats to collect waste plastic from the Citarum River in Bandung, Indonesia 

(Image credit: Timur Matahari / Getty Images)

A tea ceremony

A woman pours tea during a ceremony in Ya'an, China 

(Image credit: Pedro Pardo / Getty Images)

Tsavora fencing mtaani club

Tsavora Fencing Mtaani Club members participate during a 'fencing in the streets' match in Nairobi, Kenya 

(Image credit: Luis Tato / Getty Images)

A snake

A boa constrictor is released back into the wild in Buenaventura, Colombia 

(Image credit: Joaquin Sarmiento / Getty Images)

Ed Davey

British politician Sir Ed Davey, leader of the Liberal Democrats, enjoys a ride at Thorpe Park in London

(Image credit: Suzanne Plunkett / Reuters)

David Colturi

Diver David Colturi training during the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Boston, Massachusetts 

(Image credit: Michael Dwyer / AP)

Penguins

Humboldt penguins stand on the coast near Valparaíso, Chile 

(Image credit: Ivan Alvarado / Reuters)

Camels

Camel herders gather at a market in Lahore, Pakistan

(Image credit: Arif Ali / AFP /Getty Images)

A riot

Riot police clash with demonstrators outside the National Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina 

(Image credit: Tomas Cuesta / Getty Images)

A bull effigy

An effigy containing the coffin of Ubud royalty Tjokorda Rai Dharmawati is burned in Bali, Indonesia 

(Image credit: Firdia Lisnawati / AP)

A fishing rite

A man checks his fishing net during the Sanké mon collective fishing rite in San, Mali 

(Image credit: Ousmane Makaveli / Getty Images)

The Band of Irish Guard

The Band of the Irish Guards march into Windsor Castle's Quadrangle during a ceremony in Windsor, England 

(Image credit: Ben Stansall / Pool Photo / AP)

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Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US

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.