The week's best photojournalism
A resting heron, a smoke bomb protest, and more

A railway employee walks between trains in Munich, Germany
Workers prepare ice structures for the 25th Harbin Ice and Snow World in Harbin, China
Johannes Thingnes Boe practices shooting at the IBU Biathlon World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria
A corner apartment is exposed after a building collapse in New York
A woman sits in a pub in London
Israeli army soldiers position themselves on a hill overlooking northern Gaza on the border of Israel
A heron sits on a bench partially submerged underwater in London
People hold umbrellas with the colors of the Kenya national flag, in Nairobi
Owls sits on a palm tree in Hyderabad, India
A bullet hole is seen from the window of a hotel room in Jenin, Palestine
A fumigation worker sprays down a neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela
An Albanian opposition member lights a smoke bomb in the middle of a parliamentary session in Tirana, Albania
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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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