The week's best photos
A sea of kites, a game of sand hockey, and more

A man has his faced smeared with red vermillion powder while celebrating the Nepali new year in Thimi, Nepal
An African elephant extends her trunk to touch a sculpture in Buenos Aires, Argentina
A farmer tosses grain in Jalandhar, India
The first tapir calf to be born in Spain is seen at the Bioparc zoo in Fuengirola
A family is reunited after 5,000 prisoners are released as part of an amnesty to celebrate the Buddhist New Year in Yangon, Myanmar
An array of whale-shaped kites during the 38th International Kite Festival on the shore of Berck-sur-Mer, France
Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk celebrates after scoring a second goal during a soccer match at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool, England
Men play sand hockey during the Nomads Festival in M'Hamid El Ghizlane, Morocco
A worker manages a container ship net as it docks in Montevideo, Uruguay
A member of the Gaza Circus School relief team performs for a child at a hospital in Gaza, Palestine
Children jump into the Solimões River in Brazil
Dylan McIlrath and Mathieu Olivier exchange blows during an NHL hockey match in Washington, D.C.
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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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