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The Best Photos of the Week

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Here are 13 of the week's best photos

Rolling Thunder rally in Washington, D.C., Theresa May resigns as British prime minister, attempting to free a horse from a pool of water after a tornado, batted foul ball injures a fan, special counsel Mueller makes statement on Russian interference investigation. Here's a look at 13 of the best photos from the week selected by photo editors at The Washington Post.

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In Sight

(Lorenzo Tugnoli)

Perspective

Hardship and survival – the daily struggles of internally displaced people in Afghanistan

Khal Bibi is a 23-year-old widow. Her husband and one of her three children were killed in an airstrike during clashes between government forces and the Taliban. She is among the 550,000 internally displaced people who have been forced to flee their villages.

By Francesca Recchia and Lorenzo Tugnoli · Read more

Amira Al-Sharif

Perspective

Love and war: Searching for glimmers of hope in Yemen

While other photographers might see only destruction, starvation and death, Amira Al-Sharif looks for the beauty of Yemen.

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Must-see photo stories

(Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)

Elderly Mexicans are visiting their undocumented children in the U.S. – with State Department approval

A quiet program called Palomas Mensajeras — Messenger Pigeons — reunites families separated for years.

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Hundreds of minors held at U.S. border facilities are there beyond legal time limits

According to new U.S. data, about half of the 2,000 unaccompanied minors in custody at Border Patrol facilities have exceed the 72-hour detention limit.

By Abigail Hauslohner and Maria Sacchetti · Read more