The week's best photos

Finger wrestling, a race for waiters, and more

A power outage in Spain

People use flashlights while shopping for groceries during a massive blackout in Madrid, Spain

(Image credit: Diego Radames / Anadolu / Getty Images)

A calf

A Bactrian camel calf finds his feet next to his mother at Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire, England

(Image credit: Woburn Safari Park)

The Bluebonnet Detention Facility in Texas

Venezuelan immigrants arrange their bodies to form an SOS signal at the Bluebonnet Detention Facility in Anson, Texas

(Image credit: Paul Ratje / Reuters)

Soliman Cruz

Philippine actor Soliman Cruz stands inside of a bubble during an anti-pollution protest in Manila, Philippines

(Image credit: Ted Aljibe / Getty Images)

Israeli soldiers

Israeli soldiers embrace during the funeral of Master Sergeant Asaf Cafri in Israel

(Image credit: Ariel Schalit / AP)

A waiter

Waiters competes in the 'Course des Garçons de Café' race in France

(Image credit: Valery Hache / Getty Images)

Finger wrestling

Men compete during a finger wrestling championship in Pang, Germany

(Image credit: Matthias Schrader / AP)

A protestor

A demonstrator is soaked by a police water cannon during an International Workers' Day rally in Nantes, France

(Image credit: Loic Venance / AFP / Getty Images)

A protest in Washington, DC

A person signs a replica of the Declaration of Independence during the May Day protest in Washington, D.C.

(Image credit: Brendan Smialowski / Getty Images)

A pile of pictures

A man sifts through a pile of photographs of fallen fighters in Nablus, West Bank

(Image credit: John Wessels / Getty Images)

Flowers

Workers arrange flowers in preparation for Mother's Day in El Quinche, Ecuador

(Image credit: Dolores Ochoa / AP)

A duck

A mandarin duck swims across a pond at the Richmond Park in London, England

(Image credit: Toby Melville / Reuters)

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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.