The top photos of the week by AP photojournalists
Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
Aug. 7-13, 2026
This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Leslie Mazoch, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.
A beachgoer wearing special eclipse glasses looks up during the beginning phase of a solar eclipse at Puerto de Sagunto beach near Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)
A beachgoer wearing special eclipse glasses looks up during the beginning phase of a solar eclipse at Puerto de Sagunto beach near Valencia, Spain, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)
People dressed in protective gear lower into a grave the coffin containing the remains of Jeannine Katusabe, who died of Ebola, during a burial service in Bunia, Ituri province, eastern Congo, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)
People dressed in protective gear lower into a grave the coffin containing the remains of Jeannine Katusabe, who died of Ebola, during a burial service in Bunia, Ituri province, eastern Congo, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)
Landmines collected for destruction are arranged in rows as members of a Syrian army engineering team conduct an operation to clear minefields left behind during the war in Qara, in the Damascus countryside, Syria, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
Landmines collected for destruction are arranged in rows as members of a Syrian army engineering team conduct an operation to clear minefields left behind during the war in Qara, in the Damascus countryside, Syria, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
From left to right, Mohamed Mohamed, Tito Odenigbo and Maddie Lutterman embrace during an election night event for Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
From left to right, Mohamed Mohamed, Tito Odenigbo and Maddie Lutterman embrace during an election night event for Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt)
A woman with an umbrella to shade her from the sun is seen through an installation made with honeycombed steel sheets, symbolizing the Berlin Wall on the 65th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall, in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
A woman with an umbrella to shade her from the sun is seen through an installation made with honeycombed steel sheets, symbolizing the Berlin Wall on the 65th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall, in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Sonam Mukhiya, left, lies next to her 3-year-old brother, Yubraj Mukhiya, and their grandmother in their home in Gaur, Nepal, on May 19, 2026. Their mother, Kabita Mukhiya, died in December while 28-weeks pregnant amid disruptions to nutrition programs and reproductive outreach services following last year’s foreign aid cuts by the United States. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)
Sonam Mukhiya, left, lies next to her 3-year-old brother, Yubraj Mukhiya, and their grandmother in their home in Gaur, Nepal, on May 19, 2026. Their mother, Kabita Mukhiya, died in December while 28-weeks pregnant amid disruptions to nutrition programs and reproductive outreach services following last year’s foreign aid cuts by the United States. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)
A meteor streaks above a destroyed aircraft used for training purposes in the Negev Desert, Israel, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
A meteor streaks above a destroyed aircraft used for training purposes in the Negev Desert, Israel, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Francesco Pernici of Italy gestures as he gets ready to compete in a men’s 800 meters semifinal at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Morgan Harlow)
Francesco Pernici of Italy gestures as he gets ready to compete in a men’s 800 meters semifinal at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Morgan Harlow)
Workers carry bamboo beside a sea of garbage that was washed ashore due to intense monsoon rains, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Pasay city, Metro Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Workers carry bamboo beside a sea of garbage that was washed ashore due to intense monsoon rains, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026, in Pasay city, Metro Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Former Seattle Mariners pitcher Ryan Rowland-Smith wrestles an inflatable crocodile during a homerun derby after a baseball game, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
Former Seattle Mariners pitcher Ryan Rowland-Smith wrestles an inflatable crocodile during a homerun derby after a baseball game, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
Colombia’s President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella arrives with his family for his inauguration in Cali, Colombia, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
Colombia’s President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella arrives with his family for his inauguration in Cali, Colombia, Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
A burned-out car sits along a forest road during a wildfire in Siviri, on the Chalkidiki peninsula in northern Greece, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)
A burned-out car sits along a forest road during a wildfire in Siviri, on the Chalkidiki peninsula in northern Greece, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)
Netherlands’ Demi Vollering, centre, celebrates with the team after winning the Women’s Tour de France cycling race (Tour de France Femmes) in Nice, France, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni)
Netherlands’ Demi Vollering, centre, celebrates with the team after winning the Women’s Tour de France cycling race (Tour de France Femmes) in Nice, France, Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni)
Displaced Palestinian beekeepers harvest honey from beehives at al-Dabba family bee farm, in Gaza city, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Displaced Palestinian beekeepers harvest honey from beehives at al-Dabba family bee farm, in Gaza city, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
An Indigenous youth holds a candle during a protest calling for the protection of Indigenous land rights and demarcations outside the Supreme Court in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
An Indigenous youth holds a candle during a protest calling for the protection of Indigenous land rights and demarcations outside the Supreme Court in Brasilia, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
