The top photos of the week by AP’s photojournalists
Children run through a water fountain in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, July 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
July 11-17, 2025
This photo gallery, curated by photo editors Patrick Sison and Courtney Dittmar, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.
Hossam Azzam holds the body of his child, Amir, who was killed in an Israeli military airstrike on Gaza, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Hossam Azzam holds the body of his child, Amir, who was killed in an Israeli military airstrike on Gaza, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Boniface Kariuki, a vendor who was shot at close range by a police officer during protests in June, is laid to rest at his parents’ farm in Kangema, Muranga County, Kenya, Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Boniface Kariuki, a vendor who was shot at close range by a police officer during protests in June, is laid to rest at his parents’ farm in Kangema, Muranga County, Kenya, Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
A man walks through a stairwell to vote at Union Temple Baptist Church during the Ward 8 special election, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A man walks through a stairwell to vote at Union Temple Baptist Church during the Ward 8 special election, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
The body of a Druze militia member lies in front of a rocket launcher on the outskirts of Sweida city in southern Syria, Monday, July 14, 2025, where clashes erupted between Sunni Bedouin clans and the Druze militia. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
The body of a Druze militia member lies in front of a rocket launcher on the outskirts of Sweida city in southern Syria, Monday, July 14, 2025, where clashes erupted between Sunni Bedouin clans and the Druze militia. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
A Syrian government soldier, who was injured in Sweida city during clashes between Syrian government forces and Druze militia members, is treated at a clinic in the village of Busra al-Harir village, southern Syria, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
A Syrian government soldier, who was injured in Sweida city during clashes between Syrian government forces and Druze militia members, is treated at a clinic in the village of Busra al-Harir village, southern Syria, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
Federal agents detain Carlos Javier Lopez Benitez, center, from Paraguay as they pull away his sister, Porfiria Lopez, a U.S. citizen, left, outside immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits federal building in New York, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Federal agents detain Carlos Javier Lopez Benitez, center, from Paraguay as they pull away his sister, Porfiria Lopez, a U.S. citizen, left, outside immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits federal building in New York, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
A protester runs from tear gas fired by federal immigration agents to clear a path for vehicles during a raid in an agricultural region of Camarillo, Calif., Thursday, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)
A protester runs from tear gas fired by federal immigration agents to clear a path for vehicles during a raid in an agricultural region of Camarillo, Calif., Thursday, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)
Bullfighter Rafaelillo reacts after being gored by a bull at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, July 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Bullfighter Rafaelillo reacts after being gored by a bull at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, July 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland swings on the 7th tee during a practice round for the British Open golf championship at the Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland swings on the 7th tee during a practice round for the British Open golf championship at the Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A competitor drives through a shaft of light during the eleventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Toulouse, France, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)
A competitor drives through a shaft of light during the eleventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Toulouse, France, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)
Golden State Valkyries center Temi Fagbenle (14) loses the ball against Seattle Storm forward Ezi Magbegor (13) and guard Erica Wheeler, right, during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Golden State Valkyries center Temi Fagbenle (14) loses the ball against Seattle Storm forward Ezi Magbegor (13) and guard Erica Wheeler, right, during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Vendors wait for customers at the trunk of their American classic car carrying homemade baked goods in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Luis Baños)
Vendors wait for customers at the trunk of their American classic car carrying homemade baked goods in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Luis Baños)
A rat which is trained to detect land mines with the humanitarian demining organization APOPO works in a field in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Anton L. Delgado)
A rat which is trained to detect land mines with the humanitarian demining organization APOPO works in a field in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Anton L. Delgado)
Iga Swiatek of Poland reacts after winning the women’s singles final match against Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Saturday, July 12, 2025.(AP Photo/Joanna Chan)
Iga Swiatek of Poland reacts after winning the women’s singles final match against Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Saturday, July 12, 2025.(AP Photo/Joanna Chan)
Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Schwarber celebrates after winning the tiebreaker at the MLB baseball All-Star game between the American League and National League, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Schwarber celebrates after winning the tiebreaker at the MLB baseball All-Star game between the American League and National League, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Siblings mimic the sound of sirens that alert incoming rocket and missiles, inside an open concrete bomb shelter in Al-Zarnug, an unrecognized Bedouin community in the Negev Desert, southern Israel, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Siblings mimic the sound of sirens that alert incoming rocket and missiles, inside an open concrete bomb shelter in Al-Zarnug, an unrecognized Bedouin community in the Negev Desert, southern Israel, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
U.S. State Department employees applaud as their laid off colleagues leave through the lobby of the agency’s headquarters in the Harry S Truman Building in Washington, on Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
U.S. State Department employees applaud as their laid off colleagues leave through the lobby of the agency’s headquarters in the Harry S Truman Building in Washington, on Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Chelsea team members, accompanied by President Donald Trump, celebrate with the championship trophy after the Club World Cup final soccer match between Chelsea and PSG in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Chelsea team members, accompanied by President Donald Trump, celebrate with the championship trophy after the Club World Cup final soccer match between Chelsea and PSG in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Katy Perry, center, performs with dancers as part of the “Lifetimes Tour” on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Katy Perry, center, performs with dancers as part of the “Lifetimes Tour” on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
A priest participates in a celebration of the Virgen de Carmen (Our Lady of Mount Carmel), Chile’s patron saint, in La Tirana, Chile, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
A priest participates in a celebration of the Virgen de Carmen (Our Lady of Mount Carmel), Chile’s patron saint, in La Tirana, Chile, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Kansas City Royals’ Jonathan India warms up on deck during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Friday, July 11, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Kansas City Royals’ Jonathan India warms up on deck during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Friday, July 11, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)