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1of32A bird walks along a country road on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany as the sun rises on Tuesday, May 23, 2023.Michael Probst/APShow moreShow less2of32An officer of Ukraine’s 59th Motorized Brigade controls a drone from a shelter on the outskirts of Donetsk, site of heavy fighting with Russian forces, Ukraine, Friday, May 26, 2023.Efrem Lukacki/APShow moreShow less3of324of32A wounded Ukrainian soldier looks at a camera at a medical stabilization point near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 24, 2023.Efrem Lukacki/APShow moreShow less5of32Costumes worn by Taylor Swift, part of the exhibit “Taylor Swift: The Storyteller,” are on display at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, Tuesday, May 23, 2023.Bebeto Matthews/APShow moreShow less6of327of32Bogie, a Chihuahua, models a creation by designer Anthony Rubio, inspired by the outfit Bad Bunny wore to this year’s Met Gala, at Rubio’s Pet Gala in New York, Monday, May 22, 2023.Mary Altaffer/APShow moreShow less8of32Municipal employees catch stray dogs at a newly renovated market ahead of a visit by G20 delegates in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir, Wednesday, May 24, 2023.Mukhtar Khan/APShow moreShow less9of3210of32A girl carries an empty water bottle through a flooded street caused by an overflowing water tank amid a cholera outbreak, in Hammanskraal, Pretoria, South Africa, Friday, May 26, 2023.Themba Hadebe/APShow moreShow less11of32A bulldozer clears a fallen cottonwood tree in downtown Freetown, Sierra Leone, Thursday, May 25, 2023. The centuries-old iconic cottonwood tree, seen by early settlers as a symbol of freedom and liberty, fell during heavy rains in the capital.TJ Bade/APShow moreShow less12of3213of32A Taliban fighter stands guard as women wait to receive food rations distributed by a humanitarian aid group, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 23, 2023.Ebrahim Noroozi/APShow moreShow less14of32A Leatherback Project volunteer for the conservation of leatherback turtles looks for them on a beach near Armila, Panama, early Sunday, May 21, 2023. Sea turtles in Panama now have the legal right to live in an environment free from pollution and other harmful human-caused impacts, a change that represents a different way of thinking about wildlife protection.Arnulfo Franco/APShow moreShow less15of3216of32Devotees of Saint Constantine called “anastenaria” walk and dance across a bed of burning coals, carrying icons to celebrate the Orthodox saint’s feast day in Lagkas, Greece, Monday, May 22, 2023. “There is always a certain amount of fear associated with veneration,” he said is one of them, but the ritual symbolized empowerment through the mediation of the saints to extinguish the flame.Giovanna Dell’Orto/APShow moreShow less17of32Friends and family gather for a candlelight vigil for the victims of last year’s shooting in which a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers in a fourth-grade classroom at Robb Elementary School, in Uvalde, Texas, Wednesday, May 24, 2023.Eric Gay/APShow moreShow less18of3219of32A rain cover is removed from center court before the start of the final match between Denmark’s Holger Rune and Russia’s Daniil Medvedev at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Italy, Sunday, May 21, 2023.Gregorio Borgia/APShow moreShow less20of32Andres Ferrari of Uruguay on a bicycle kicks the ball against England during the FIFA U-20 World Cup Group E soccer match at Diego Maradona Stadium in La Plata, Argentina, Thursday, May 25, 2023.Gustavo Garello/APShow moreShow less21of3222of32People protest against the racism suffered by Brazilian soccer star Vinicius Junior who plays for Spain’s Real Madrid, outside the Spanish consulate in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, May 23, 2023. He arrived in Spain five years ago.Tuane Fernandes/APShow moreShow less23of32House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to reporters about debt ceiling negotiations on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 25, 2023.J. Scott Applewhite/APShow moreShow less24of3225of32A climate activist shows his hand, covered in asphalt, after police officers removed a hand with a hammer and chisel from the road, following an attempt to disrupt traffic in Berlin, Germany, Monday, May 22, 2023.Markus Schreiber/APShow moreShow less26of32President Joe Biden steps off Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., late Sunday, May 21, 2023, after returning from the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan. Biden returned early from his foreign trip to work on debt limit negotiations.Susan Walsh/APShow moreShow less27of3228of32A man representing a spirit playfully taunts students as they watch a rain summoning ceremony in the middle of the rice planting season in Pring Ka-ek village, northwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, May 24, 2023.Heng Sinith/APShow moreShow less29of32Smuggled yellow-headed Amazon parrots are carried in a plastic tub at the Endangered Species Conservatory Foundation in Loxahatchee, Fla., Friday, May 19, 2023. According to a criminal complaint, the smuggler was caught with 29 parrot eggs at Miami International Airport in late March when the eggs started hatching in his carry-on bag while he was in transit. The foundation raises natives from Central America.Rebecca Blackwell/APShow moreShow less30of3231of32A message and a red rose are placed on the gate of the home of late singer and stage artist Tina Turner in Kuesnacht, Switzerland, Thursday, May 25, 2023. Turner died Wednesday after a long illness at her home in Kuesnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. She was 83 years old.Arnd Wiegmann/APShow moreShow less32of32
20 – 26 May 2023
From the US debt limit talks in Washington, to a new Panama law giving legal rights to leatherback sea turtles, this photo gallery highlights some of the most interesting images from around the world taken or published by the Associated Press in the past week.
The selections were curated by AP photo editor Anita Baca from Mexico City.
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