The week's best photos
Swimming with buffalo, a floating garden, and more

A Pyrenean mountain dog guards a flock of sheep in Bagnères-de-Bigorre, France
A military band performs during opening day of the Royal Meeting at Ascot Racecourse in Ascot, England
Plants grow on the top of an old riverboat in Frankfurt, Germany
A woman competes in the U.S. Army fitness competition in Washington, D.C.
A child swims with a herd of water buffalo in Gujranwala, Pakistan
A car takes off during the 'Race The Waves' beach race in Bridlington, England
A woman dressed in Qing Dynasty attire poses in front of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China
A woman surveys bombed-out buildings in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa
The Florida Panthers' Sam Reinhart kisses the Stanley Cup after winning the NHL Finals in Sunrise, Florida
A butterfly hovers over flowers in Soultz-Haut-Rhin, France
Members of the 'Plastic Brasstastic' band get ready to perform at the Whit Friday brass band competition in Lees, England
Missiles launched from Iran flash across the night sky above Jerusalem, Israel
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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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