June 12 – 18, 2026
This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Anita Baca, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.
Protesters and others disperse amidst tear gas during a “No G7″ demonstration in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, June 14, 2026, ahead of the G7 summit scheduled to take place June 15-17. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
Protesters and others disperse amidst tear gas during a “No G7″ demonstration in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, June 14, 2026, ahead of the G7 summit scheduled to take place June 15-17. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)
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President Donald Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
President Donald Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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A man waves a religious flag as people beat their chests during a mourning ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 18, 2026, ahead of Ashoura, which honors the 7th-century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, who was killed in a battle in Karbala in present-day Iraq. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
A man waves a religious flag as people beat their chests during a mourning ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 18, 2026, ahead of Ashoura, which honors the 7th-century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, who was killed in a battle in Karbala in present-day Iraq. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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Farmers watch a wildfire burn through agricultural land and wheat fields north of the town of Tal Tamr in al-Hassakeh,province, a key wheat-producing region in northeastern Syria, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)
Farmers watch a wildfire burn through agricultural land and wheat fields north of the town of Tal Tamr in al-Hassakeh,province, a key wheat-producing region in northeastern Syria, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Baderkhan Ahmad)
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A duck named Merlin, dressed in a Mexico national soccer team jersey, follows his caretaker Christian Gomez as they cross the street in Mexico City, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
A duck named Merlin, dressed in a Mexico national soccer team jersey, follows his caretaker Christian Gomez as they cross the street in Mexico City, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
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Students dance a waltz during “The Debutantes’ Ball,” an annual event that brings together the students from Moscow and St. Petersburg, in the Marble Hall of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Students dance a waltz during “The Debutantes’ Ball,” an annual event that brings together the students from Moscow and St. Petersburg, in the Marble Hall of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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Britain’s King Charles III, and Queen Camilla look out from their carriage at the crowds lining The Mall as they return to Buckingham Palace during Trooping The Colour, the King’s annual birthday parade, in London, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Britain’s King Charles III, and Queen Camilla look out from their carriage at the crowds lining The Mall as they return to Buckingham Palace during Trooping The Colour, the King’s annual birthday parade, in London, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, center, celebrates with teammates during the New York Knicks’ NBA championship parade Thursday, June 18, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns, center, celebrates with teammates during the New York Knicks’ NBA championship parade Thursday, June 18, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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Khadija Al-Ladawi, 71, participates in a psychological support session using a virtual reality headset in a tent operated by a medical technology team in Zawaida, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana).
Khadija Al-Ladawi, 71, participates in a psychological support session using a virtual reality headset in a tent operated by a medical technology team in Zawaida, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana).
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Diego Lopes celebrates during a featherweight bout against Steve Garcia during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Diego Lopes celebrates during a featherweight bout against Steve Garcia during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
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Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella stands before supporters from inside a bulletproof booth during his campaign rally in Buga, Colombia, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella stands before supporters from inside a bulletproof booth during his campaign rally in Buga, Colombia, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
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Palestinians clear the rubble of a building that was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike, at al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians clear the rubble of a building that was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike, at al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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Galyna Danilova, 84, reacts while looking at a burned apartment of a residential house damaged after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Galyna Danilova, 84, reacts while looking at a burned apartment of a residential house damaged after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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Gunjan Chaudhary holds a photograph of his wife, a victim of the Air India plane crash, on the first anniversary of the crash at the crash site in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
Gunjan Chaudhary holds a photograph of his wife, a victim of the Air India plane crash, on the first anniversary of the crash at the crash site in Ahmedabad, India, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)
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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest against military recruitment and call for the release of detained draft resisters outside a military prison near Kfar Yona, Israel, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest against military recruitment and call for the release of detained draft resisters outside a military prison near Kfar Yona, Israel, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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Relatives of Angèle Muyumba Nsimire, a university student who died of Ebola, react at the Citadelle Clinic as health workers prepare her body for burial in Bunia, Congo, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Relatives of Angèle Muyumba Nsimire, a university student who died of Ebola, react at the Citadelle Clinic as health workers prepare her body for burial in Bunia, Congo, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
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A girl looks toward what residents said was an Israeli drone flying overhead as a boy checks his family’s water storage tank in Halta, southern Lebanon, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
A girl looks toward what residents said was an Israeli drone flying overhead as a boy checks his family’s water storage tank in Halta, southern Lebanon, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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A player reaches for the ball during the final polo match in the three-day annual Shandur Polo Festival in Shandur Pass, in the Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Zubair Abbasi)
A player reaches for the ball during the final polo match in the three-day annual Shandur Polo Festival in Shandur Pass, in the Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Zubair Abbasi)
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Racegoer Isabell Kristensen poses for photographers on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, England, Tuesday, June 16, 2026.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Racegoer Isabell Kristensen poses for photographers on the first day of the Royal Ascot horse race meeting in Ascot, England, Tuesday, June 16, 2026.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) celebrates after scoring their second goal during the World Cup Group J soccer match between Argentina and Algeria in Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) celebrates after scoring their second goal during the World Cup Group J soccer match between Argentina and Algeria in Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
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A family watches the opening soccer match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 between Mexico and South Africa, in Vereeniging, South Africa, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
A family watches the opening soccer match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 between Mexico and South Africa, in Vereeniging, South Africa, Thursday, June 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
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Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Ca. rolls over after he missed a ball during the congressional baseball game against the republicans, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Ca. rolls over after he missed a ball during the congressional baseball game against the republicans, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Luigi Mangione, center, appears for a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, Pool)
Luigi Mangione, center, appears for a pre-trial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis, Pool)
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A woman takes a group photo with fellow education-sector union workers outside the Romanian government headquarters during a protest against planned changes to legislation on public-sector salaries in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre)
A woman takes a group photo with fellow education-sector union workers outside the Romanian government headquarters during a protest against planned changes to legislation on public-sector salaries in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexandru Dobre)
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Mahmoud Nofal, 64, combs the hair of his three-year-old granddaughter, Raneen Nofal, whom he has raised since her parents were killed in an Israeli airstrike, in Khan Younis, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Mahmoud Nofal, 64, combs the hair of his three-year-old granddaughter, Raneen Nofal, whom he has raised since her parents were killed in an Israeli airstrike, in Khan Younis, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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Locals watch the World Cup soccer match between England and Croatia projected on a barn wall, in Kumrovec, northern Croatia, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
Locals watch the World Cup soccer match between England and Croatia projected on a barn wall, in Kumrovec, northern Croatia, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
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McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain steers his car during the second free practice for the Spain F1 Grand Prix at the Barcelona Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelona, Spain, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
McLaren driver Lando Norris of Britain steers his car during the second free practice for the Spain F1 Grand Prix at the Barcelona Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelona, Spain, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
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Young actors of a folklore ensemble dance during the celebration of the Day of Russia, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Young actors of a folklore ensemble dance during the celebration of the Day of Russia, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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