A police officer looks out from shields on which demonstrators smeared paint at a protest against the war in Gaza, in Mexico City, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
The top photos of the week by AP’s photojournalists
Aug. 15-21, 2025
This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Shuji Kajiyama, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.
A child holds a photograph of a Ukrainian serviceman during an event of solidarity with Ukraine, marking its upcoming Aug. 24 Independence Day, in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)Rescuers evacuate an injured civilian after a residential building was hit following Russia’s missile attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin talk, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, from left, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finland’s President Alexander Stubb, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President Donald Trump, France’s President Emmanuel Macron, Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte stand before a group photo in the Grand Foyer of the White House, Monday, Aug. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)A nun kisses the hand of Pope Leo XIV during his weekly general audience, at The Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)A voter sits at a polling station during general elections in Jesus de Machaca, Bolivia, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)Armed officers prepare to place handcuffs on a man from within an apartment complex, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in the Petworth neighborhood of northwest Washington. The officers pictured had “Washington Field Office” on their shirts underneath tactical gear that said Police. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Texas state Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, right, looks at a protester dressed as death standing outside of the House Chamber where Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier refuses to leave due to a required law enforcement escort, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)A man performs a pyrotechnic show at the Palace of Versailles before the fireworks display in Versailles, outside Paris, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)Hindu women belonging to the Dogra community swing a child as part of a ritual as they pray for the long life of their sons during Bacch Dua festival in Jammu, India, Tuesday, Aug.19, 2025.(AP Photo/Channi Anand)Rickshaw driver Govinda Prajapati, painted his body in colours of Indian flag, celebrates Independence day while travelling in a local train at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai, India, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Jalen McMillan is upended by Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Daryl Porter Jr. after catching a pass from quarterback Teddy Bridgewater during the first half of a preseason NFL football game, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story, right, dives to second while trying to pick off Baltimore Orioles’ Colton Cowser during the third inning of a baseball game at Fenway Park, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)Players jostle for position as they wait for a cross during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Crystal Palace in London, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland)Palestinians ride their vehicles through black smoke from makeshift burners used to extract fuel from melted plastic along the Sea Road, at dusk in the south of Gaza City, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)A person walks on sand dunes Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025, in Death Valley National Park, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)Women do laundry at the Renk transit center, which hosts more than 12,000 people fleeing the war in Sudan, in Renk, South Sudan, Saturday, Aug 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Adlai Coleman)A man battles a wildfire in Veiga das Meas, northwestern Spain, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)People sit on the ground and cover their heads as a siren sounds a warning of incoming missile fired from Yemen during a protest demanding the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas and calling for the Israeli government to reverse its decision to take over Gaza City and other areas in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Levin)A spiritual path devotee locally called ‘Malang’ performs traditional Sufi trance dance called ‘Dhamaal’ during celebrations of the three-day annual festival or ‘Urs’ of mystic and scholar, Hazrat Ali Hajveri, popularly known as Data Ganj Bakhsh at his shrine, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)Visitors line up to offer prayers at the Yasukuni Shrine on the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II, in Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)Keeper Jessica Ray watches Humboldt Penguins as keepers at London Zoo record animals’ vital statistics at the annual weigh-in as a way of monitoring their health, development and even identifying pregnancies, in London, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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