The week's best photos
An Olympic training session, a cleaning crustacean and more

US gymnast Simone Biles trains in preparation for the Paris Olympic Games in Le Bourget, France
A man stands near a row of burnt vehicles after students set them on fire during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Australian surfer Molly Picklum trains in Teahupo'o, Tahiti
A dragonfly lands on a branch in front of NASA's Artemis II rocket in Florida
An exerciser lifts cement blocks at a public gym in Caracas, Venezuela
A traditional healer performs on top of a heap of trash in Kampala, Uganda
A Stenopus spinosus cleans the teeth of a Mediterranean moray eel in the Aegean Sea near Turkey
A Saurya Airlines plane crashes during takeoff in Kathmandu, Nepal
Norwegian and Australian players attend a practice beach volleyball session at the Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris, France
Female free divers swim with torches in Minamiboso, Japan
Residents and volunteers search for survivors following a landslide in Gofa, Ethiopia
A group of fishermen sail out to sea in their makeshift rafts in Havana, Cuba
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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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