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The top photos of the week by AP’s photojournalists
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic serves against France’s Corentin Moutet during their second round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Pamela Hassell, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.
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United States’ Ben Shelton and Lorenzo Sonego of Italy play their first round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
United States’ Ben Shelton and Lorenzo Sonego of Italy play their first round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium, in Paris, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A woman carries her dog as she walks on a street with pieces of broken glass at the site of a residential building that was damaged after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)
A woman carries her dog as she walks on a street with pieces of broken glass at the site of a residential building that was damaged after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)
A drawing by Michelangelo is displayed in the Vatican Apostolic Library which hosts the Codex exhibit which includes art works and manuscript documents at the Vatican, Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
A drawing by Michelangelo is displayed in the Vatican Apostolic Library which hosts the Codex exhibit which includes art works and manuscript documents at the Vatican, Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
A father, left, mourns his children Tamara Martyniuk, 8, Stanislav Martyniuk, 12, and Roman Martyniuk, 17, killed in a Russian strike on Sunday, during farewell ceremony in Korostyshiv, Zhytomyr region, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A father, left, mourns his children Tamara Martyniuk, 8, Stanislav Martyniuk, 12, and Roman Martyniuk, 17, killed in a Russian strike on Sunday, during farewell ceremony in Korostyshiv, Zhytomyr region, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
People place flowers on a fence outside Krome Detention Center in Miami, Saturday, May 24, 2025, during a vigil to recognize people who have died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody as well as those affected by mass deportations. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
People place flowers on a fence outside Krome Detention Center in Miami, Saturday, May 24, 2025, during a vigil to recognize people who have died in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody as well as those affected by mass deportations. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Liverpool players celebrate with the trophy on an open-top bus during the Liverpool FC Premier League victory parade in Liverpool, England, Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Liverpool players celebrate with the trophy on an open-top bus during the Liverpool FC Premier League victory parade in Liverpool, England, Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Forensic officers examine the site where a 53-year-old British man plowed a minivan into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans who were celebrating the city’s Premier League championship Monday, injuring more than 45 people in Liverpool, England, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Forensic officers examine the site where a 53-year-old British man plowed a minivan into a crowd of Liverpool soccer fans who were celebrating the city’s Premier League championship Monday, injuring more than 45 people in Liverpool, England, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
Family members of George Floyd, from left, Bianca Williams, Zsa Zsa Floyd, and Arianna Williams, 7, react during a memorial service on the anniversary of Floyd’s death on Sunday, May 25, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Family members of George Floyd, from left, Bianca Williams, Zsa Zsa Floyd, and Arianna Williams, 7, react during a memorial service on the anniversary of Floyd’s death on Sunday, May 25, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Chelsea fans arrive for the Europa Conference League final soccer match between Real Betis and Chelsea in Wroclaw, Poland, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
Chelsea fans arrive for the Europa Conference League final soccer match between Real Betis and Chelsea in Wroclaw, Poland, Wednesday, May 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
A man and a child examine a Soviet era GAZ M21 Volga car at a transport festival in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
A man and a child examine a Soviet era GAZ M21 Volga car at a transport festival in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Relatives mourn as they hold the body of two-week-old Israeli infant Ravid Haim, who was delivered after his mother, Tzeela Gez, was shot and killed by a Palestinian gunman in the West Bank while en route to the hospital with her husband to give birth, in Jerusalem, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Oren Ben Hakoon)
Relatives mourn as they hold the body of two-week-old Israeli infant Ravid Haim, who was delivered after his mother, Tzeela Gez, was shot and killed by a Palestinian gunman in the West Bank while en route to the hospital with her husband to give birth, in Jerusalem, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Oren Ben Hakoon)
A member of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment places flags at the headstones of service members buried at Arlington National Cemetery, ahead of Memorial Day, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A member of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment places flags at the headstones of service members buried at Arlington National Cemetery, ahead of Memorial Day, Thursday, May 22, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Arsenal players celebrate with their trophy after winning the women’s Champions League final soccer match between Arsenal and FC Barcelona at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Arsenal players celebrate with their trophy after winning the women’s Champions League final soccer match between Arsenal and FC Barcelona at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Ana Paula Vilela holds her dolls during a group gathering to bond and show off their hyper-realistic reborn baby dolls, in a park in Sao Paulo, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Ana Paula Vilela holds her dolls during a group gathering to bond and show off their hyper-realistic reborn baby dolls, in a park in Sao Paulo, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Palestinians carry boxes containing food and humanitarian aid packages delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-backed organization approved by Israel, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians carry boxes containing food and humanitarian aid packages delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-backed organization approved by Israel, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Mourners gather around the body of Palestinian child Ghazwane Hamdan,10, killed in an Israeli army airstrike, and brought to the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Mourners gather around the body of Palestinian child Ghazwane Hamdan,10, killed in an Israeli army airstrike, and brought to the Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, Monday, May 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Relatives and friends ride with the coffin of Jorge Luis Mendoza Cuelho, 14, who died electrocuted in the river, during his funeral in Belen, a district nicknamed “Venice of the Jungle” in Iquitos, Peru, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Relatives and friends ride with the coffin of Jorge Luis Mendoza Cuelho, 14, who died electrocuted in the river, during his funeral in Belen, a district nicknamed “Venice of the Jungle” in Iquitos, Peru, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Alex Palou, left, of Spain, has his winner’s ring kissed by his daughter Lucia on the Yard of Bricks on the start/finish line after winning the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
Alex Palou, left, of Spain, has his winner’s ring kissed by his daughter Lucia on the Yard of Bricks on the start/finish line after winning the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
People watch and photograph sunset behind the Kremlin standing on the “Flying glass bridge” over the Moscow River at Zaryadye park in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
People watch and photograph sunset behind the Kremlin standing on the “Flying glass bridge” over the Moscow River at Zaryadye park in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)