The top photos of the week by AP’s photojournalists
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears at the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
May 2-8, 2025
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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People react as the newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
People react as the newly elected Pope Leo XIV appears on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Patrons watch live coverage of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV from St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican while having lunch at Ron’s Roost Chicken Restaurant, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Patrons watch live coverage of the newly elected Pope Leo XIV from St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican while having lunch at Ron’s Roost Chicken Restaurant, Thursday, May 8, 2025, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Black smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals are gathering on the first day of the conclave, indicating that a successor of late Pope Francis was not elected, in Vatican City, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Black smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, where 133 cardinals are gathering on the first day of the conclave, indicating that a successor of late Pope Francis was not elected, in Vatican City, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
A Ukrainian soldier kisses a hand of a woman after returning from captivity in a POW exchange in Ukraine, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A Ukrainian soldier kisses a hand of a woman after returning from captivity in a POW exchange in Ukraine, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Images are projected onto the Queen Elizabeth Tower, in the Houses of Parliament, including the British World War II Prime Minister Winston Churchill, whose statue is in the foreground, during the V-E Day 80th anniversary events in London, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Images are projected onto the Queen Elizabeth Tower, in the Houses of Parliament, including the British World War II Prime Minister Winston Churchill, whose statue is in the foreground, during the V-E Day 80th anniversary events in London, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Britain’s William, Prince of Wales, left, Prince George, second left, Prince Louis, center, Kate, Princess of Wales, second right, and Princess Charlotte, right, as they appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch the flypast during the V-E Day 80th anniversary parade in London, Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Britain’s William, Prince of Wales, left, Prince George, second left, Prince Louis, center, Kate, Princess of Wales, second right, and Princess Charlotte, right, as they appear on the balcony of Buckingham Palace to watch the flypast during the V-E Day 80th anniversary parade in London, Monday, May 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Palestinian Maha Elayan weeps as she embraces the body of her 7-year-old son, Qasim, who was killed in an overnight Israeli airstrike on a UN school used as a shelter, ahead of his burial at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinian Maha Elayan weeps as she embraces the body of her 7-year-old son, Qasim, who was killed in an overnight Israeli airstrike on a UN school used as a shelter, ahead of his burial at Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Residents of the now evacuated Palestinian refugee camp of Tulkarem return to collect belongings before the destruction of their homes as Israeli forces prepare to carry out the demolition of 116 homes across the two refugee camps of the Israeli occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Residents of the now evacuated Palestinian refugee camp of Tulkarem return to collect belongings before the destruction of their homes as Israeli forces prepare to carry out the demolition of 116 homes across the two refugee camps of the Israeli occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem, Friday, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Actor Tom Cruise, left, and director Christopher McQuarrie pose for the photographers upon their arrival to promote their latest movie “Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning,” at the Gimpo Airport in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Actor Tom Cruise, left, and director Christopher McQuarrie pose for the photographers upon their arrival to promote their latest movie “Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning,” at the Gimpo Airport in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Goslings of Egyptian geese walk along the bank of the river Main in Frankfurt, Germany, as a rowing boat passes by on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Goslings of Egyptian geese walk along the bank of the river Main in Frankfurt, Germany, as a rowing boat passes by on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Jockey Junior Alvarado celebrates after riding Sovereignty to victory in the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Jockey Junior Alvarado celebrates after riding Sovereignty to victory in the 151st running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 3, 2025, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Leader of the Christian Democrats Friedrich Merz is congratulated by outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz after being elected new chancellor at the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Leader of the Christian Democrats Friedrich Merz is congratulated by outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz after being elected new chancellor at the German federal parliament, Bundestag, at the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Dao-Yi Chow, from left Justin Jefferson and Maxwell Osborne attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” exhibition, Monday, May 5, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Dao-Yi Chow, from left Justin Jefferson and Maxwell Osborne attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” exhibition, Monday, May 5, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
A resident inspects his house damaged by Pakistani artillery shelling in Poonch, along the Line of Control, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
A resident inspects his house damaged by Pakistani artillery shelling in Poonch, along the Line of Control, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
Students participate in a candle light vigil for children, who were killed in the Indian missile strikes, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
Students participate in a candle light vigil for children, who were killed in the Indian missile strikes, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Thursday, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)
Rescue workers inspect a damaged car after an Israeli strike, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, early Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
Rescue workers inspect a damaged car after an Israeli strike, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, early Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
Attorney General Pam Bondi departs a press conference at the Justice Department, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Attorney General Pam Bondi departs a press conference at the Justice Department, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Quinceañeras ride in limousine as part of their celebration, in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, May 2, 2025, as the Sueños Hechos Foundation, led by a former police officer, is hosting a quinceañera celebration for 24 disadvantaged teen girls. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Quinceañeras ride in limousine as part of their celebration, in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, May 2, 2025, as the Sueños Hechos Foundation, led by a former police officer, is hosting a quinceañera celebration for 24 disadvantaged teen girls. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Russian Air Force Su-25 jets fly over Red Square leaving trails of smoke in the colors of the Russian national flag during the Victory Day military parade rehearsal with the Spasskaya Tower in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, May 5, 2025, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Russian Air Force Su-25 jets fly over Red Square leaving trails of smoke in the colors of the Russian national flag during the Victory Day military parade rehearsal with the Spasskaya Tower in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, May 5, 2025, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
PSG fans cheer their team during the Champions League semifinal, second leg soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal at the Parc des Princes in Paris, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
PSG fans cheer their team during the Champions League semifinal, second leg soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal at the Parc des Princes in Paris, Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
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