The week's best photos

A helping hand, a rare dolphin and more

A dog

A shepherd dog stands on the bed of a dried-up reservoir near Kardzhali, Bulgaria

(Image credit: Nikolay Doychinov / Getty Images)

A rocket

The Israeli air force intercepts a Hezbollah UAV strike over Israel

(Image credit: Jalaa Marey / Getty Images)

A lightning bolt

Lightning strikes during a storm in Toluca, Mexico

(Image credit: Mario Vazquez / Getty Images)

A pile of fish

A soda bottle lies on a pile of dead fish floating in the waters near Volos, Greece

(Image credit: Sakis Mitrolidis / Getty Images)

A firefighter

Firefighters work on extinguishing a forest fire in Ogan Ilir, Indonesia

(Image credit: Al Zulkifli / Getty Images)

A tomato fight

A couple lies in a sea of squashed tomatoes during the 'Tomatina' festival in Buñol, Spain

(Image credit: Alberto Saiz / AP)

A man

A flood survivor receives help while climbing a wall in South Tokar, Sudan

(Image credit: El Tayeb Siddig / Reuters)

A dolphin

Field researchers capture a rare pink dolphin in Tefé, Brazil

(Image credit: Bruno Kelly / Reuters)

A burning car

Logan Sargeant watches as his car catches fire following a crash during the Formula One Dutch Grand Prix in the Netherlands

(Image credit: Peter Dejong / AP)

Sam Kendricks

Sam Kendricks competes in the men's pole vault event in Chorzów, Poland

(Image credit: Sergei Gapon / Getty Images)

A sculpture called "Swing"

A sculpture depicting a child wearing a combat helmet on a swing hangs suspended from a bridge in Kyiv, Ukraine

(Image credit: Sergei Supinsky / AFP / Getty Images)

A robot

A robotic waiter stands beside a kitchen counter at the Robot Cafe in Kenya

(Image credit: Tony Karumba / Getty Images)

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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.