The week's best photos

A glimpse back, a biker defies gravity, and more

People release a lantern into the sky

People release a lantern into the sky in front of the Borobudur Temple in Indonesia

(Image credit: Yasuyoshi Chiba / Getty Images)

A child runs under a large flag

A child runs under a large Romanian flag during an electoral rally in Bucharest, Romania

(Image credit: Mihai Barbu / Getty Images)

A woman sits next to a goat

A woman sits in a car with a goat as she returns to her hometown following the Pakistan-India ceasefire in Kashmir

(Image credit: Sajjad Qayyum / Getty Images)

Harley-Davidson Euro 2025 Festival

A biker rides the Wall of Death at the Harley-Davidson Euro Festival 2025 near Grimaud, France

(Image credit: Frederic Dides / Getty Images)

A woman selling fresh meat

A meat seller tries to stay dry during a downpour at Bangkok's open-air Khlong Toei Market in Thailand

(Image credit: Chanakarn Laosarakham / AFP / Getty Images)

A pair of shoes hang from a wall

Visitors view shoes donated by families in search of their missing relatives at the "Huella de la Memoria" exhibit in Mexico City

(Image credit: Henry Romero / Reuters)

A white pigeon

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

(Image credit: Gleb Garanich / Reuters)

Louane Emera

French singer Louane Emera performs during the Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland

(Image credit: Fabrice Coffrini / Getty Images)

A woman

A woman peeks out from behind a closed truck while leaving her village in Kashmir

(Image credit: Dar Yasin / AP)

Robert De Niro stands in front of photographers at Cannes Film Festival

Robert De Niro poses for photographers at Cannes Film Festival in France

(Image credit: Mohammed Badra / EPA-EFE / Shutterstock)

A robot factory

Workers conduct tests on robots from the AgiBot factory in Shanghai, China

(Image credit: Florence Lo / Reuters)

A hummingbird

People watch a hummingbird fly by during the Global Big Day birdwatching event in Bogotá, Colombia

(Image credit: Luis Acosta / 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.