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The Best Photos of the Week Here are 12 of the week's best photos Nancy Pelosi is chosen as U.S. House Speaker, the annual New Year's swim in Hungary, Sydney Hobart yacht race in Australia, the 116th U.S. Congress commences and more images from around the world. Read more     In Sight   ADVERTISEMENT   Ross Taylor A photographer documents the heart-wrenching final moments of pet owners with their dying pets Ross Taylor's photographs of pet euthanasia are a somber and beautiful testimony to the human-animal bond. By Thomas Simonetti · Read more Jayanta Roy Cold, dry and lonely in one of the most remote places on the Indian subcontinent Photographer Jayanta Roy documents the frigid landscape of the Tibetan Plateau. By Kenneth Dickerman and Jayanta Roy · Read more Wil Riera A lonely quest for survival, the elderly left behind in Venezuela In Venezuela, the elderly are confronting major shortages of medicines that are indispensable for their age. The struggle is evident at the Mother of Calcutta Nursing Home, where weak patients have rapidly deteriorated. By Rachelle Krygier, Wil Riera and Chloe Coleman · Read more   ADVERTISEMENT       MUST-SEE PHOTO STORIES Lorenzo Tugnoli / For The Washington Post Yemen's humanitarian crisis is born largely of the Saudi-led coalition's policies Yemen's hunger crisis is born of deliberate policies, pursued primarily by a Saudi-led coalition backed by the United States By Neha Wadekar, Lorenzo Tugnoli, Yousra Ishaq and Mohammed Al- Mekhlafi · Read more Carolyn Van Houten / The Washington Post The road to asylum: A look inside the migrant caravans of 2018 By the end of the year, tensions at the border had only intensified. By Carolyn Van Houten · Read more Salwan Georges / The Washington Post As police struggle to solve homicides, Baltimore residents see an 'open season for killing' Homicide rates have soared in Baltimore, but the number of arrests have plummeted. Police and community leaders say the issue has roots in police mistrust and overwhelming caseloads. By Wesley Lowery, Steven Rich and Salwan Georges · Read more Notable deaths in 2018: George H.W. Bush, Stan Lee, John McCain, Aretha Franklin and other famous faces we lost this year Remembering those who have died in 2018. Read more   Recommended for you Get the Travel newsletter A Sunday tipsheet with new destinations, deals and tips, along with travel writing from around the world. Sign Up

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