The week's best photos
A flooded town, snakes on parade, and more
Cold lava cascades down the side of Mount Marapi in Indonesia
The aurora borealis illuminates the night sky above the desert near Las Vegas
A woman wades through floodwaters in the town of Garissa, Kenya
Members of Israel's coed Search and Rescue Brigade rest after a march in Latrun, Israel
A boat with a sign that reads "Modi is in all the hearts" near Varanasi, India
A paratrooper holds a snake during the 113th Independence Day parade in Asunción, Paraguay
A controlled demolition is conducted on a section of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore
People participate in the annual replastering of the world's largest mud-brick building in Djenné, Mali
A worker cleans a Buddha statue at a temple in Mojokerto, Indonesia
A carnivorous plant eats an insect at the botanical garden in Bogotá, Colombia
A group of sick pelicans rest on a storage shed in Newport Beach, California
Russia's Daniil Medvedev returns the ball during the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Italy
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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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