June 24 – June 30, 2023
Life returned to normal in the Russian capital after the abortive coup mounted by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, riot police faced off against demonstrators reacting to the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, and Muslims around the world celebrated Eid al-Adha. In the world of sports, disabled swimmers took part in a test event ahead of the Asian Games in Hangzhou.
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by the Associated Press in the past week.
The selection was curated by AP photo editor Subramoney Iyer in New Delhi, India.
Mexico’s Karla Ortiz falls during the women’s 64kg weightlifting final round of the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, El Salvador, Sunday, June 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)
Belgium’s Prime Minister Alexander de Croo, Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda, Polish President Andrzej Duda, Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama, and Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis, from left, enter for a meeting after posing for a family photo in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Leaders of seven NATO allies met in the Netherlands with Secretary-General Stoltenberg for talks ahead of the alliance’s summit in Lithuania next month. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
June 23-29, 2023
The attempted uprising in Russia, clashes with the police following the death of a teenager in Paris, and the ongoing war across Ukraine.
June 23-29, 2023
Venezuelans fish in the waters of the Caribbean, revelers celebrate Pride month in the Americas and a candlelight vigil in Uruguay commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1973 military coup.
JUNE 23 – 29, 2023
People try to cool off amid a heat wave across the country, revelers celebrate Pride with a kiss in San Francisco, and a prisoner attends a graduation ceremony in California.
June 23-29, 2023
Muslims gather in the early morning to offer prayers in mosques and celebrate Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of the Sacrifice.
Disabled swimmers take part in a test event at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Aquatic Sports Arena, the venue for swimming events during the upcoming Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games to be held in Hangzhou, Thursday, June 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan )
A pro-Kremlin activist holds a flag with an image of Russian President Vladimir Putting and the words in Russian ‘For the Motherland, for the sovereignty, for the Putin’, near the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, June 25, 2023. Troops deployed in Moscow the previous day to protect the capital from Wagner mercenaries withdrew from the capital, and people swarmed the streets and flocked to cafes. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Semilla party congresswoman-elect Elena Motta is embraced by a supporter as they celebrate at Constitution Square in Guatemala City, Monday, June 26, 2023. Semilla’s presidential candidate Bernardo Arevalo and former first lady Sandra Torres of the UNE party are going to an Aug. 20 presidential runoffs. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Muslim pilgrims walk to pray outside Namira Mosque in Arafat, on the second day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage, near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Around two million pilgrims were converging on Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca for the largest Hajj since the coronavirus pandemic severely curtailed access to one of Islam’s five pillars. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
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