April 24 – 30, 2026

This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Anne Marie Belgrave highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.

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U.S. Secret Service agents respond near President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

U.S. Secret Service agents respond near President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

U.S. Secret Service agents respond near President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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Guests are assisted and whisked away during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, File)

Guests are assisted and whisked away during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, File)

Guests are assisted and whisked away during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, File)

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Trader Justin Flinn works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Trader Justin Flinn works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Trader Justin Flinn works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

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Fadi Al Zein, left, who lost both his homes in Israeli strikes in his village of Khiam and in Dahiyeh, searches through the rubble of his heavily damaged home as a child stands nearby, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Fadi Al Zein, left, who lost both his homes in Israeli strikes in his village of Khiam and in Dahiyeh, searches through the rubble of his heavily damaged home as a child stands nearby, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

Fadi Al Zein, left, who lost both his homes in Israeli strikes in his village of Khiam and in Dahiyeh, searches through the rubble of his heavily damaged home as a child stands nearby, in Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

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A tractor and a motorcycle make their way through muddy floodwaters covering a road after heavy rains raised water levels at the Al-Siha Dam, affecting nearby villages and farmland near Abu al-Duhur, northwestern Syria, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)

A tractor and a motorcycle make their way through muddy floodwaters covering a road after heavy rains raised water levels at the Al-Siha Dam, affecting nearby villages and farmland near Abu al-Duhur, northwestern Syria, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)

A tractor and a motorcycle make their way through muddy floodwaters covering a road after heavy rains raised water levels at the Al-Siha Dam, affecting nearby villages and farmland near Abu al-Duhur, northwestern Syria, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)

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Fish vendors wait for customers at a market in Omdurman, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

Fish vendors wait for customers at a market in Omdurman, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

Fish vendors wait for customers at a market in Omdurman, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Sudan, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)

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A horse works out on a muddy track at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

A horse works out on a muddy track at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

A horse works out on a muddy track at Churchill Downs Wednesday, April 29, 2026, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

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Alexander Zverev of Germany eyes the ball during his match against Terence Atmane of France during the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

Alexander Zverev of Germany eyes the ball during his match against Terence Atmane of France during the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

Alexander Zverev of Germany eyes the ball during his match against Terence Atmane of France during the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

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Arizona State wide receiver Jordyn Tyson celebrates with fans after being chosen by the New Orleans Saints with the eighth overall pick during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Arizona State wide receiver Jordyn Tyson celebrates with fans after being chosen by the New Orleans Saints with the eighth overall pick during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Arizona State wide receiver Jordyn Tyson celebrates with fans after being chosen by the New Orleans Saints with the eighth overall pick during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

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New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) shoots against Atlanta Hawks forward Onyeka Okongwu (17) during the first half of Game 4 in a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) shoots against Atlanta Hawks forward Onyeka Okongwu (17) during the first half of Game 4 in a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns (32) shoots against Atlanta Hawks forward Onyeka Okongwu (17) during the first half of Game 4 in a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

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Dancers of MOMIX, the dance company founded in 1980 by Moses Pendleton, perform "Botanica - Season 2," during the Rome's premiere, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, FIle)

Dancers of MOMIX, the dance company founded in 1980 by Moses Pendleton, perform “Botanica – Season 2,” during the Rome’s premiere, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, FIle)

Dancers of MOMIX, the dance company founded in 1980 by Moses Pendleton, perform “Botanica – Season 2,” during the Rome’s premiere, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, FIle)

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Red flowers lie on a bas-relief of firefighter Georgy Popov atop of his grave at the Mitinskoye Cemetery where several victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster are buried, marking the 40th anniversary of the explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, outside Moscow, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Red flowers lie on a bas-relief of firefighter Georgy Popov atop of his grave at the Mitinskoye Cemetery where several victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster are buried, marking the 40th anniversary of the explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, outside Moscow, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Red flowers lie on a bas-relief of firefighter Georgy Popov atop of his grave at the Mitinskoye Cemetery where several victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster are buried, marking the 40th anniversary of the explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, outside Moscow, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

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Palestinians mourn over Naya Al-Tanani, killed in an Israeli strike, at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Yousef Alzanoun, File)

Palestinians mourn over Naya Al-Tanani, killed in an Israeli strike, at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Yousef Alzanoun, File)

Palestinians mourn over Naya Al-Tanani, killed in an Israeli strike, at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Yousef Alzanoun, File)

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Christopher Hester, left center, talks to friend Brianna Corter, as he salvages belongings from his storm-damaged home in Mineral Wells, Texas, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Christopher Hester, left center, talks to friend Brianna Corter, as he salvages belongings from his storm-damaged home in Mineral Wells, Texas, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

Christopher Hester, left center, talks to friend Brianna Corter, as he salvages belongings from his storm-damaged home in Mineral Wells, Texas, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)

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Britain's King Charles III listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a State Visit arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Britain’s King Charles III listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a State Visit arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Britain’s King Charles III listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a State Visit arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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Detainees sit in a room after Ugandan authorities arrested dozens of foreigners in a crackdown on illegal migration in Kampala, Uganda, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda, File)

Detainees sit in a room after Ugandan authorities arrested dozens of foreigners in a crackdown on illegal migration in Kampala, Uganda, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda, File)

Detainees sit in a room after Ugandan authorities arrested dozens of foreigners in a crackdown on illegal migration in Kampala, Uganda, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda, File)

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Workers and rescuers examine the wreckage following a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)

Workers and rescuers examine the wreckage following a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)

Workers and rescuers examine the wreckage following a train collision in Bekasi, Indonesia, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)

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Children stand next to police officers during a visit from World Food Programme advisor Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, File)

Children stand next to police officers during a visit from World Food Programme advisor Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, File)

Children stand next to police officers during a visit from World Food Programme advisor Princess Sarah Zeid of Jordan at a shelter for families displaced by gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph, File)

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Mercedes Lopez Rey, 83, stands in her one-room apartment in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Mercedes Lopez Rey, 83, stands in her one-room apartment in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Mercedes Lopez Rey, 83, stands in her one-room apartment in Old Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

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Hippos wallow at a lagoon in the Hacienda Napoles Park, once the private estate of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, in Puerto Triunfo, Colombia, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)

Hippos wallow at a lagoon in the Hacienda Napoles Park, once the private estate of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, in Puerto Triunfo, Colombia, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)

Hippos wallow at a lagoon in the Hacienda Napoles Park, once the private estate of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, in Puerto Triunfo, Colombia, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara, File)

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The defendants hide their faces behind file folders on their way to the courtroom in the District Court in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, where two terror suspects will stand trial Tuesday, one for plotting to carry out an attack on one of superstar singer Taylor Swift's concerts in Vienna in August 2024 and pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

The defendants hide their faces behind file folders on their way to the courtroom in the District Court in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, where two terror suspects will stand trial Tuesday, one for plotting to carry out an attack on one of superstar singer Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna in August 2024 and pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

The defendants hide their faces behind file folders on their way to the courtroom in the District Court in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, where two terror suspects will stand trial Tuesday, one for plotting to carry out an attack on one of superstar singer Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna in August 2024 and pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

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A Robot in the likeness of Kim Jong Un displayed at the installation titled Regular Animals by artist Beeple, Mike Winkelmann, at the Neue Nationalgalerie museum in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

A Robot in the likeness of Kim Jong Un displayed at the installation titled Regular Animals by artist Beeple, Mike Winkelmann, at the Neue Nationalgalerie museum in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

A Robot in the likeness of Kim Jong Un displayed at the installation titled Regular Animals by artist Beeple, Mike Winkelmann, at the Neue Nationalgalerie museum in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

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A Palestinian couple poses for a selfie as they get married in a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)

A Palestinian couple poses for a selfie as they get married in a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)

A Palestinian couple poses for a selfie as they get married in a mass wedding ceremony in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana, File)

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A suitcase of fake money decorated with the face of Elon Musk stands on a desk before Ed Davey, Leader of Britain's Liberal Democrat party, sets out his party's plan to 'protect our democracy and get Trump, Musk and Putin out of our politics' at a press conference in London, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

A suitcase of fake money decorated with the face of Elon Musk stands on a desk before Ed Davey, Leader of Britain’s Liberal Democrat party, sets out his party’s plan to ‘protect our democracy and get Trump, Musk and Putin out of our politics’ at a press conference in London, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

A suitcase of fake money decorated with the face of Elon Musk stands on a desk before Ed Davey, Leader of Britain’s Liberal Democrat party, sets out his party’s plan to ‘protect our democracy and get Trump, Musk and Putin out of our politics’ at a press conference in London, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

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Relatives of victims embrace in front of a bus hit by an explosive device on the Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Colombia, Saturday, April 25, 2026, after an attack blamed by authorities on dissident groups of the former FARC rebels killed at least a dozen people. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga, File)

Relatives of victims embrace in front of a bus hit by an explosive device on the Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Colombia, Saturday, April 25, 2026, after an attack blamed by authorities on dissident groups of the former FARC rebels killed at least a dozen people. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga, File)

Relatives of victims embrace in front of a bus hit by an explosive device on the Pan-American Highway in Cajibio, Colombia, Saturday, April 25, 2026, after an attack blamed by authorities on dissident groups of the former FARC rebels killed at least a dozen people. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga, File)

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Police use a water cannon to disperse ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocking a street during a protest against army recruitment in Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

Police use a water cannon to disperse ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocking a street during a protest against army recruitment in Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

Police use a water cannon to disperse ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocking a street during a protest against army recruitment in Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

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Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla depart after speaking to a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla depart after speaking to a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla depart after speaking to a joint meeting of Congress in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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Corgis compete during the Czech Corgi Run event in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

Corgis compete during the Czech Corgi Run event in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

Corgis compete during the Czech Corgi Run event in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

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A woman walks past an anti-U.S. graffiti painted on the wall of the Tehran University on Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) street in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

A woman walks past an anti-U.S. graffiti painted on the wall of the Tehran University on Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) street in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

A woman walks past an anti-U.S. graffiti painted on the wall of the Tehran University on Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) street in downtown Tehran, Iran, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk from the Diplomatic Reception Room to greet Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla during a State Visit arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk from the Diplomatic Reception Room to greet Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla during a State Visit arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk from the Diplomatic Reception Room to greet Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla during a State Visit arrival ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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