The week's best photos

Post-flood cleanup, a playful bear, and more

Cars

Residents begin clearing debris in Valencia, Spain

(Image credit: Chema Moya / EPA-EFE / Shutterstock)

Serbia

A protester in red-painted gloves confronts a police officer in front of the Ministry of Construction in Serbia

(Image credit: Andrej Isakovic / AFP via Getty Images)

Penguins

A troop of African penguins rests on the beach in Simon's Town, near Cape Town

(Image credit: Rodger Bosch / AFP / Getty Images)

The Walk of the Souls

People adorned in face paint and traditional attire participate in the Walk of the Souls in Merida, Mexico

(Image credit: Hugo Borges / Getty Images)

A car

A competitor participates in an off-road obstacle course in Hanoi, Vietnam

(Image credit: Nhac Nguyen / Getty Images)

Donald Trump

Donald Trump arrives at his election night watch party in West Palm Beach, Florida

(Image credit: Julia Demaree Nikhinson / AP)

Abdi Nageeye

Abdi Nageeye wins the Men's Open Division during the 2024 New York City Marathon

(Image credit: Sarah Stier / Getty Images)

A motocross show

A rider performs during a motocross show in Rho, Italy

(Image credit: Luca Bruno / AP)

Foam

Workers clean up toxic foam in New Delhi, India

(Image credit: Anushree Fadnavis / Reuters)

A soldier

A Sudanese soldier scans the frontline in Khartoum North, Sudan

(Image credit: Amaury Falt-Brown / Getty Images)

A barrel

A boy carries a blazing tar barrel in Britain

(Image credit: Hollie Adams / Reuters)

A bear

A animal caretaker plays with a bear at his shelter in Damascus, Syria

(Image credit: Firas Makdesi / 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.