The week's best photos
The Tour de France on horseback, a watery wedding, and more

Austrian athletes compete in the final of the women's duet artistic event at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore
Emergency crews launch a search and rescue operation after an Air Force training jet crashed into a school in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Newlyweds share a kiss during their wedding at the flooded Barasoain Church in Malolos, Philippines
Surfers paddle out into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Carcans, France
Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh breaks his bat mid-swing during a baseball game in Seattle, Washington
Butterflies circle around a blooming flower in San Antonio, Texas
A man on horseback rides alongside cyclists during the Tour de France near Bollène
A group of men return home after completing the Koma rite of passage in Moletjie, South Africa
People hold up photos of the victims of the 1994 Argentine Israelite Mutual Association community centre bombing in Buenos Aires
Manny Pacquiao punches Mario Barrios during their welterweight title match in Las Vegas
A zookeeper uses a puppet resembling an adult bird to feed a yellow-headed vulture at Prague Zoo in the Czech Republic
Hindu devotees set an effigy of Ghanta Karna on fire during the Gathemangal festival in Bhaktapur, Nepal
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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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