The week's best photos
A row of birds, a solar-powered car, and more

People on a beach near the city of Tyre in southern Lebanon near plumes of smoke from Israeli airstrikes
A line-up of white-crested helmetshrikes in South Africa
Bangladesh's Nahid Rana runs between the wickets during a game of Cricket in Chennai, India
Dancers pose during the Five Mountains Folk Festival in Magelang, Indonesia
People reach for a beer mug on the opening day of the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, Germany
A couple seeks shelter from the rain while joining farmers in a protest for agrarian reforms in Indonesia
Teddy bears are displayed as a tribute to children killed in Gaza during a charity event in Doha, Qatar
Two astronauts train in lunar surface simulations in Cologne, Germany
A man joins a protest advocating for shorter working hours in Madrid, Spain
The Brunel Solar Team's solar-powered car competes on the final day of the Sasol Solar Challenge near Franschhoek, South Africa
A student joins a ten-year anniversary protest demanding justice for the 43 missing Ayotzinapa students in Mexico City
A bee flies towards a cosmos flower in Seoul, South Korea
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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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