The week’s best photos
A bucking bull, a graveyard carnival, and more
A tourist walks along the Juyongguan section of the Great Wall on the outskirts of Beijing, China
A zebu bull leaps into the air during a traditional Jallikattu event as part of the Pongal harvest festival near Madurai, India
A firefighter is silhouetted against burning vegetation during a wildfire near the city of Concepción, Chile
The northern lights shimmer above the capital city of Nuuk, Greenland
Revellers celebrate the beginning of carnival with the resurrection of folk character Pepino outside the General Cemetery in La Paz, Bolivia
Latvia's president Edgars Rinkēvičs (L) listens to Donald Trump's address during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
A dust storm blows through streets of Benghazi, Libya
Coco Gauff of the United States plays in a Women's Singles match against Kamilla Rakhimova of Uzbekistan during the 2026 Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia
Rescue workers remove rubble following a massive fire that destroyed the Gul Plaza Shopping Mall in Karachi, Pakistan
Models walk the runway during the EgonLab 2026-2027 show as part of Paris Fashion Week, at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, France
Waves caused by Storm Harry batter the coastline around Punta Prima on the island of Menorca, Spain
A woman walks past a depot of buses that were burned during recent anti-government protests in Tehran, Iran
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