The week's best photos

A splash of color, a robotic lion, and more

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Harbin 2025 Asian Winter Games

Performers take part in the opening ceremony of the Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China

(Image credit: Issei Kato / AFP / Getty Images)

A bird

A thrush holds a berry in its beak in Tallinn, Estonia

(Image credit: Sergei Grits / AP)

A priest

A Hindu priest takes part in the Thaipusam festival at Batu Caves, Malaysia

(Image credit: Vincent Thian / AP)

Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar performs during the Super Bowl LIX halftime show in New Orleans, Louisiana

(Image credit: Mike Segar / Reuters)

Cyclists

Cyclists compete during the Tour of Oman road race in Oman

(Image credit: Loic Venance / Getty Images)

A turtle

A biologist holds a yellow-spotted river turtle in Beruri, Brazil

(Image credit: Orlando Júnior / Getty Images)

Robot dog

A robot dog is dressed in a lion costume during the Lantern Festival in Jinan, China

(Image credit: Cnsphoto / Reuters)

An umbrella

A man walks past ruins holding a colorful umbrella in Gaza City, Palestine

(Image credit: Bashar Taleb / Getty Images)

A dog

Giant schnauzer Monty is crowned Best In Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York

(Image credit: Sarah Stier / Getty Images for Westminster Kennel Club)

Steel rods

Steel rods are seen outside of a metal fabrication plant in Seoul, South Korea

(Image credit: Anthony Wallace / Getty Images)

A boy

A boy trains a pigeon in Manila, Philippines

(Image credit: Eloisa Lopez / Reuters)

Monks

Buddhist monks pray at the Wat Phra Dhammakaya temple in Pathum Thani, Thailand

(Image credit: Sakchai Lalit / AP)

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Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US
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.

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