The week's best photos
Finger wrestling, a race for waiters, and more

People use flashlights while shopping for groceries during a massive blackout in Madrid, Spain
A Bactrian camel calf finds his feet next to his mother at Woburn Safari Park in Bedfordshire, England
Venezuelan immigrants arrange their bodies to form an SOS signal at the Bluebonnet Detention Facility in Anson, Texas
Philippine actor Soliman Cruz stands inside of a bubble during an anti-pollution protest in Manila, Philippines
Israeli soldiers embrace during the funeral of Master Sergeant Asaf Cafri in Israel
Waiters competes in the 'Course des Garçons de Café' race in France
Men compete during a finger wrestling championship in Pang, Germany
A demonstrator is soaked by a police water cannon during an International Workers' Day rally in Nantes, France
A person signs a replica of the Declaration of Independence during the May Day protest in Washington, D.C.
A man sifts through a pile of photographs of fallen fighters in Nablus, West Bank
Workers arrange flowers in preparation for Mother's Day in El Quinche, Ecuador
A mandarin duck swims across a pond at the Richmond Park in London, England
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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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