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A Kashmiri woman kisses her son, a newly recruited soldier of Indian army during the graduation parade ceremony on the outskirts of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Anne Marie Belgrave, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.
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Students of a dance school wait outside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Students of a dance school wait outside Romania’s Palace of Parliament during a series of events marking International Children’s Day in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A Palestinian woman mourns as she embraces the body of her daughter Mayar Abu Odeh, 8, who was killed in an Israeli army strike on Gaza. at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
A Palestinian woman mourns as she embraces the body of her daughter Mayar Abu Odeh, 8, who was killed in an Israeli army strike on Gaza. at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Wiyuach Makuach, 60, who lost her arm in an airstrike on a hospital operated by Doctors Without Borders (MSF), sits in a hospital bed in Akobo, South Sudan, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Joseph Falzetta)
Wiyuach Makuach, 60, who lost her arm in an airstrike on a hospital operated by Doctors Without Borders (MSF), sits in a hospital bed in Akobo, South Sudan, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Joseph Falzetta)
A ball boy follows the fourth round match of the French Tennis Open between China’s Zheng Qinwen and Russia’s Liudmila Samsonova, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Sunday, June 1 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
A ball boy follows the fourth round match of the French Tennis Open between China’s Zheng Qinwen and Russia’s Liudmila Samsonova, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Sunday, June 1 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Eileen Lamb, center, who was diagnosed with autism as an adult, works with her son Charlie Lamb, left, who also has autism, and daughter Billie at their home, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Eileen Lamb, center, who was diagnosed with autism as an adult, works with her son Charlie Lamb, left, who also has autism, and daughter Billie at their home, Monday, May 12, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
South Korean new President Lee Jae-myung, front left, and his wife Kim Hea Kyung greet to the people after attending the presidential inauguration at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool)
South Korean new President Lee Jae-myung, front left, and his wife Kim Hea Kyung greet to the people after attending the presidential inauguration at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool)
A Muslim pilgrim plays with pigeons outside the Grand Mosque during the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
A Muslim pilgrim plays with pigeons outside the Grand Mosque during the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Visitors are reflected in a tank window as they watch Turtwig, a sub-adult green sea turtle who cannot return to the wild due to buoyancy problems, swim, at Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, Fla., Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Visitors are reflected in a tank window as they watch Turtwig, a sub-adult green sea turtle who cannot return to the wild due to buoyancy problems, swim, at Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach, Fla., Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
A car moves away from an approaching storm with a rain shaft during a Project ICECHIP operation on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, near Tipton, Okla. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
A car moves away from an approaching storm with a rain shaft during a Project ICECHIP operation on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, near Tipton, Okla. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Workers carry out maintenance at the Pedro Miguel locks of the Panama Canal during routine upkeep in Panama City, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Workers carry out maintenance at the Pedro Miguel locks of the Panama Canal during routine upkeep in Panama City, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Muslim pilgrims arrive at the rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy on the Plain of Arafat during the annual Hajj pilgrimage near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Muslim pilgrims arrive at the rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy on the Plain of Arafat during the annual Hajj pilgrimage near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
An employee of the Museum of Urban Sculpture cleans one of the four famous horse sculptures of the Anichkov Bridge over the Fontanka River in St. Petersburg, Russia, early Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
An employee of the Museum of Urban Sculpture cleans one of the four famous horse sculptures of the Anichkov Bridge over the Fontanka River in St. Petersburg, Russia, early Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Kansas outfielder Tommy Barth (14) slams into the outfield wall as he makes the catch for an out against Creighton during an NCAA college baseball regional tournament game, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)
Kansas outfielder Tommy Barth (14) slams into the outfield wall as he makes the catch for an out against Creighton during an NCAA college baseball regional tournament game, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Fayetteville, Ark. (AP Photo/Michael Woods)
PSG’s Desire Doue celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Saturday, May 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
PSG’s Desire Doue celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Saturday, May 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Giro pink jersey Team Visma-Lease a Bike Simon Yates celebrates his victory in the Giro d’Italia cycling race, in Roma, Italy, Sunday, June 1, 2025 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Giro pink jersey Team Visma-Lease a Bike Simon Yates celebrates his victory in the Giro d’Italia cycling race, in Roma, Italy, Sunday, June 1, 2025 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Faithful from Mexico wait prior to the arrival of Pope Leo XIV for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Faithful from Mexico wait prior to the arrival of Pope Leo XIV for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Coco Gauff of the U.S. celebrates as she won the semifinal match of the French Tennis Open against France’s Lois Boisson at the Roland-Garros stadium in Paris, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Coco Gauff of the U.S. celebrates as she won the semifinal match of the French Tennis Open against France’s Lois Boisson at the Roland-Garros stadium in Paris, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Pope Leo XIV arrives on his pope mobile before celebrating a Mass for the Jubilee of Families in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Pope Leo XIV arrives on his pope mobile before celebrating a Mass for the Jubilee of Families in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Muslim pilgrims gather on top of the rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
Muslim pilgrims gather on top of the rocky hill known as the Mountain of Mercy, on the Plain of Arafat, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
A boy searches for recycle items from a pile of garbage at dump site on World Environment Day, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ali Raza)
A boy searches for recycle items from a pile of garbage at dump site on World Environment Day, in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, June 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ali Raza)
An adult periodical cicada, in the process of shedding its nymphal skin, is seen on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Cincinnati. There are two large compound eyes, which are used to visually perceive the world around them, and three small, jewel-like, simple eyes called ocelli center. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
An adult periodical cicada, in the process of shedding its nymphal skin, is seen on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Cincinnati. There are two large compound eyes, which are used to visually perceive the world around them, and three small, jewel-like, simple eyes called ocelli center. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
President Donald Trump dances after speaking at the U.S. Steel Mon Valley Works-Irvin plant, Friday, May 30, 2025, in West Mifflin, Pa. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
President Donald Trump dances after speaking at the U.S. Steel Mon Valley Works-Irvin plant, Friday, May 30, 2025, in West Mifflin, Pa. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
Italy’s Jasmine Paolini reacts as she plays Ukraine’s Yulia Starodubtseva during their third round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Italy’s Jasmine Paolini reacts as she plays Ukraine’s Yulia Starodubtseva during their third round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic prepares to serve against Germany’s Alexander Zverev during their quarterfinal match of the French Tennis Open at the Roland-Garros stadium in Paris, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic prepares to serve against Germany’s Alexander Zverev during their quarterfinal match of the French Tennis Open at the Roland-Garros stadium in Paris, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
A double rainbow forms over Rate Field during a rain delay before a baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
A double rainbow forms over Rate Field during a rain delay before a baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and Chicago White Sox, Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
A Kashmiri Muslim woman, with hands decorated with henna, prays outside the shrine of Iranian scholar and Islamic saint Shah-e-Hamadan, on his death anniversary in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
A Kashmiri Muslim woman, with hands decorated with henna, prays outside the shrine of Iranian scholar and Islamic saint Shah-e-Hamadan, on his death anniversary in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, India, Tuesday, June 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)