The week's best photos

The road to freedom, robot jockeys, and more

Anahi Valenzuela, The Week US's avatar
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Fire brigades respond to a fire at a ski resort hotel in Bolu, northwestern Turkey, which has killed at least 66 people

Firefighters respond to a blaze at a ski resort hotel in Bolu, Turkey

(Image credit: Mehmet Emin Gurbuz / Anadolu / Getty Images)

Dancers

Performers take part in a traditional dance during the Rejeban Plabengan ceremony in Temanggung, Indonesia

(Image credit: Davi Rahman / Getty Images)

Palestinians

Freed Palestinian prisoners wave to the crowd from a Red Cross bus as they arrive in Beitunia, Palestine

(Image credit: John Wessels / Getty Images)

Incense sticks

Workers arrange and dry incense sticks in preparation for the Lunar New Year celebrations near Hanoi, Vietnam

(Image credit: Athit Perawongmetha / Reuters)

Migrants

A group of migrants wait to be processed near the border wall after crossing into San Diego, California

(Image credit: Gregory Bull / AP)

A woman

A woman free dives in a tank during a boat and water sports fair in Düsseldorf, Germany

(Image credit: Martin Meissner / AP)

A soldier

A paratrooper takes part in military training near the town of Siversk, Ukraine

(Image credit: Viacheslav Ratynskyi / Reuters)

Camels

Camels carrying robot jockeys race in Al-Shahaniya, Qatar

(Image credit: Karim Jaafar / Getty Images)

Congolese

Displaced Congolese people board a boat in search of refuge in Goma, Congo

(Image credit: Jospin Mwisha / Getty Images)

A person

A member of a police union rests on a drum during a protest in Bucharest, Romania

(Image credit: Vadim Ghirda / AP)

A performer

An artist prepares to perform at the Chennai Sangamam-Namma Ooru Thiruvizha festival in Chennai, India

(Image credit: R. Satish Babu / Getty Images)

Thai actors Apiwat Apiwatsayree and Sappanyoo Panatkool pose for pictures following their marriage ceremony at Bangkok's Phra Nakhon registry office

Thai actors Apiwat Apiwatsayree and Sappanyoo Panatkool pose for pictures following their marriage ceremony in Thailand

(Image credit: Chanakarn Laosarakham / AFP / Getty Images)

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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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