The week's best photos

A stylish cat, a man pulling a train, and more

A lion cub

A playful lion cub tries to bite its mother's tail at the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania

(Image credit: Barbara Fleming / Comedy Wildlife Awards)

A water jet pack pilot spins around in the air on the Yarra River during the annual Moomba Festival in Melbourne

A water-propelled jet-pack pilot soars above the Yarra River during Melbourne's annual Moomba Festival

(Image credit: William West / AFP / Getty Images)

Freddie Osborne and Penny

Freddie Osborne, age 6, becomes the youngest handler to win an award at the Crufts dog show in Birmingham, England

(Image credit: Oli Scarff / Getty Images)

A protester

A protester dressed as The Joker during a demonstration in Buenos Aires, Argentina

(Image credit: Rodrigo Abd / AP)

Ashraf Mahrous

Egyptian wrestler Ashraf Mahrous pulls a train, breaking three Guinness World Records in Cairo, Egypt

(Image credit: Amr Nabil / AP)

Women

Women playfully hit men with sticks during the Holi celebrations in Mathura, India

(Image credit: AFP / Getty Images)

A band conductor

A Chinese military band conductor performs during the National People's Congress in Beijing, China

(Image credit: Ng Han Guan / AP)

A cat

A Japanese shorthair cat named Mitang takes a ride in a remote-controlled toy car in Bangkok, Thailand

(Image credit: Manan Vatsyayana / Getty Images)

Black Lives Matter mural

Starlette Thomas holds a piece of pavement from the Black Lives Matter mural during its demolition in Washington, D.C.

(Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin / AP)

A monk

A Buddhist monk throws water into a blaze during the fire-walking festival in Tokyo, Japan

(Image credit: Yuichi Yamazaki / Getty Images)

Jockeys

Horses leap over an obstacle during the second day of the Cheltenham Festival in Cheltenham, England

(Image credit: Justin Tallis / Getty Images)

A boat

A boat navigates through the icy waters near Nuuk, Greenland

(Image credit: Evgeniy Maloletka / AP)

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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.