The week's best photos
A well-dressed bicycle ride, a reservoir of dead fish, and more
A fisherman collects dead fish from the Song May reservoir during a heatwave in Dong Nai, Vietnam
Migrants attempt to board a smuggler's boat off the coast of northern France
Cyclists participate in The Tweed Run bicycle ride in central London
Grand Mo The First, a Kentucky Derby race horse, receiving a shower in Louisville, Kentucky
The Odessa Law Academy building on fire after a Russian missile attack in Odessa, Ukraine
A protester carries a brass instrument during a May Day rally in Lyon, France
NYPD officers stand next to barricaded students at Columbia University in New York City
Snakes cover a statue of St Dominic in central Italy
Muddy clothes are seen drying out after flash floods in Mai Mahiu, Kenya
Vendors sell bananas at the Merca Panama wholesale market in Panama City
A man collects water for his cattle in the village of Bouli Lewe, Senegal
Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Mike Herzog welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the airport near Tel Aviv, Israel
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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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