The week's best photos
A school of tadpoles, a human tower, and more

Toad tadpoles swim beneath a carpet of lily pads in Cedar Lake, Vancouver Island
Members of the "Colla de Castellers de Barcelona" team form a human tower during the biennial competition in Tarragona, Catalonia
A monkey receives a blessing during a mass in Brasília, Brazil
Elon Musk jumps on stage alongside Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania
A woman separates rice grains in Amritsar, India
A man lights his arm on fire near the white house in Washington, D.C.
A resident wades through a flooded convenience store in Chiang Mai, Thailand
People splash themselves with water as they celebrate Irreecha in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
A cosplayer dressed as the Marvel character Ghost Rider at the Paris Manga Fair in Paris, France
A young man stands in front of a huge wave in Havana, Cuba
Hot air balloons prepare for liftoff at the 52nd Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico
A performer gets ready backstage in New Delhi, India
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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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