The week's best photos

A smelly standoff, a colorful cloud, and more

Thai police

Thai police stand guard outside Government House after protesting fish farmers dumped two tons of blackchin tilapia on the street outside in Bangkok, Thailand

(Image credit: Narong Sangnak / EPA-EFE / Shutterstock)

The Chicago River dyed green

The Chicago River is dyed green during St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Chicago, Illinois

(Image credit: Erin Hooley / AP)

The full moon eclipse

A laser from the Foster Observatory telescope beams toward the 'blood moon' during a total lunar eclipse in Santiago, Chile

(Image credit: Javier Torres / AFP / Getty Images)

Fireworks

Revelers celebrate Chaharshanbeh Soori, a festival of fire held before Nowruz in Tehran, Iran

(Image credit: Atta Kenare / AFP / Getty Images)

A protester tears down a fence in Indonesia

Protesters tear down a fence at the parliament building amid outrage over the revision of a controversial military law in Jakarta, Indonesia

(Image credit: Tatan Syuflana / AP)

An spacecraft

NASA support crew secure the SpaceX Dragon capsule off the coast of Tallahassee, Florida

(Image credit: NASA/Keegan Barber/ Handout via Reuters)

A row of tents

Busan University students camp in front of the Gwanghwamun Gate during a hunger strike in Seoul, South Korea

(Image credit: Yasuyoshi Chiba / Getty Images)

A girl

A girl blows a cloud of colorful powder into the air during the Hindu spring festival in Kolkata, India

(Image credit: Dibyangshu Sarkar / Getty Images)

A skier

Japan's Hinako Tomitaka trains during the FIS Freestyle World Championships in Switzerland

(Image credit: Denis Balibouse / Reuters)

A sculpture of Donald Trump

An elaborate ninot sculpture titled "Donald the Hutt," depicting U.S. President Donald Trump, is showcased at the Fallas festival in Valencia, Spain

(Image credit: Jose Jordan / Getty Images)

A protest

Protesters carry effigies of President Aleksandar Vučić and the collapsed Novi Sad railway station during a rally in Belgrade, Serbia

(Image credit: Armin Durgut / AP)

Goldfish

Goldfish swim in a display tank at the Tajrish Bazaar in Tehran, Iran

(Image credit: Atta Kenare / Getty Images)

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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.