The week's best photos
A glimpse back, a biker defies gravity, and more

People release a lantern into the sky in front of the Borobudur Temple in Indonesia
A child runs under a large Romanian flag during an electoral rally in Bucharest, Romania
A woman sits in a car with a goat as she returns to her hometown following the Pakistan-India ceasefire in Kashmir
A biker rides the Wall of Death at the Harley-Davidson Euro Festival 2025 near Grimaud, France
A meat seller tries to stay dry during a downpour at Bangkok's open-air Khlong Toei Market in Thailand
Visitors view shoes donated by families in search of their missing relatives at the "Huella de la Memoria" exhibit in Mexico City
A white pigeon soars in front of the bas-relief at the National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War in Kyiv
French singer Louane Emera performs during the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland
A woman peeks out from behind a closed truck while leaving her village in Kashmir
Robert De Niro poses for photographers at Cannes Film Festival in France
Workers conduct tests on robots from the AgiBot factory in Shanghai, China
People watch a hummingbird fly by during the Global Big Day birdwatching event in Bogotá, Colombia
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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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