The week's best photos
Firing shells, burning ballots, and more

A folk artist performs at the foot of the Ulan Hada volcanoes in Inner Mongolia
Members of the Māori community take part in the Hīkoi mō te Tiriti protest in Wellington, New Zealand
A herd of deer in Richmond Park, London
A Ukrainian serviceman fires a self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops near Chasiv Yar, Ukraine
Farmers dump trash in front of the Mutualité sociale agricole building in Bordeaux, France
A surfer known as King Neptune participates in the Kommetjie Festival's Fancy Dress Surf Competition in Cape Town, South Africa
Ballots are burned after being counted at a voting station in Libreville, Gabon
Palestinians line up to receive bread from a bakery in Khan Yunis, Palestine
A vendor decorates his hat with yellow ducks for sale at a Pride parade in Santiago, Chile
Giant portraits of global leaders are submerged in water to protest the climate crisis, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A volcano erupts on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland
An owner holds her Sony robotic pet dog during a ritual for their pet's health in Tokyo, Japan
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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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