The week’s best photos

A fluffy hug, a toppled tower, and more

A Hindu devotee holds a diya

A Hindu devotee holds a diya during Diwali festivities at a temple in Toronto, Canada

(Image credit: Creative Touch Imaging Ltd. / NurPhoto / Getty Images)

Kenya Police officers control the crowd as supporters and mourners jostle for space during a stampede at an entrance to Nyayo Stadium

Police struggle to control a crowd at the Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya

(Image credit: Luis Tato / AFP / Getty Images)

Israelis practice kitesurfing during sunset off the coast of Tel Aviv

Kitesurfers take to the air at sunset on a beach near Tel Aviv, Israel

(Image credit: Jack Guez / Getty Images)

A person dressed as the Statue of Liberty

A woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty enters the subway station after a No Kings protest in New York City

(Image credit: Olga Fedorova / AP)

A boat made out of a pumpkin

Gary Kristensen celebrates after winning the West Coast Giant Pumpkin Regatta in Tualatin, Oregon

(Image credit: Jenny Kane / AP)

A sloth

An orphaned two-toed sloth clings to a plush toy in Panama City

(Image credit: Enea Lebrun / Reuters)

Fireworks

Fireworks designed by artist Cai Guo-Qiang explode around the Centre Pompidou in Paris, France

(Image credit: Thibaud Moritz / Getty Images)

A transmission tower falls near Biere, Switzerland

An electricity pylon is toppled over by strong winds in Biere, Switzerland

(Image credit: Fabrice Coffrini / AFP / Getty Images)

A flock of sheep

A flock of sheep is guided through the streets during the Transhumance Festival in Madrid, Spain

(Image credit: Oscar Del Pozo / Getty Images)

A wrestling match

Men compete in a Sindhi Malakhra wrestling match in Karachi, Pakistan

(Image credit: Asif Hassan / Getty Images)

U.S. Marines

U.S. Marines arrive for training exercises in Arroyo, Puerto Rico

(Image credit: Ricardo Arduengo / Reuters)

A farmer

A farmer works in a sunflower field in Kandahar, Afghanistan

(Image credit: Sanaullah Seiam / Getty Images)

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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.