AP Week in Pictures: Global | Dec. 8 - Dec. 14, 2023
Supporters take cover from the rain under a banner as they wait for the arrival of President Felix Tshisekedi, who is seeking re-election, at a campaign rally in Goma, Congo, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
A woman tosses snow into the air as she poses for a photo outside the drum tower scenic spot in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Schools and highways were closed and some train services suspended on Wednesday as a snowstorm hit parts of northern and central China for the second time in a week. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
People fill a movie theatre to watch a speech to lawmakers by the outgoing prime minister, in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. A movie theater in Warsaw is offering screenings of live Parliament proceedings in, which have aroused huge interest in Poland as the country transitions from a conservative right-wing government to a centrist government. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)
People take photos of Oprah Winfrey, next to her newly installed portrait by artist Shawn Michael Warren, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, during an unveiling ceremony at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
A model presents a creation from the Lithuanian designer Juozas Statkevicius’ Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2024 fashion collection in Vilnius, Lithuania, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Members of the U.S. Border Patrol and U.S. Customs and Border Protection organize a group of migrants, in Lukeville, Ariz., Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. A shift in smuggling routes has brought an influx of migrants to this remote area on Arizona’s southern border from countries as diverse as Senegal, Bangladesh and China, prompting the Border Patrol to seek help from other federal agencies. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
A luminous drone hovers near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Members of the pro-Ukrainian Russian ethnic Siberian Battalion rest at a military training close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Ukraine’s military has formed a battalion of soldiers made up entirely of Russian citizens who want to fight against Russian invasion. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
A woman sits in an evacuation bus in Sumy, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. An average of 80-120 people return daily to Ukraine from territories held by Russia through an unofficial crossing point between the two countries amid a brutal war. Most choose this challenging path, even in freezing temperatures, to escape Russian occupation and reunite with their relatives in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Hanna Arhirova)
Israeli soldiers stand by a truck packed with bound and blindfolded Palestinian detainees, in Gaza, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. The roundups have laid bare an emerging tactic in Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza, experts say, as the military seeks to solidify control in evacuated areas in the north and collect intelligence about Hamas operations nearly 10 weeks after the group’s deadly Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel. (AP Photo/Moti Milrod, Haaretz)
Israelis rush to a shelter as a siren sounds a warning of incoming rockets fired from the Gaza strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Palestinians work to rescue a woman trapped in the rubble of a destroyed building following Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman)
Miami Heat guard Jaime Jaquez Jr., is fouled by Charlotte Hornets forward P.J. Washington, during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Athletes compete during the women’s Biathlon World Cup 10 km pursuit competition at the Biathlon World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
People walk along a bridge as Christmas lights illuminate the Darsena dei Navigli, the neighborhood named for the canals that run through this area of Milan, Italy, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Nicolas Gonzales carries off a plate of food he picked up at a soup kitchen in the Padre Carlos Mugica neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. South America’s second largest economy is suffering 143% annual inflation and four in 10 Argentines are impoverished. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Supporters take cover from the rain under a banner as they wait for the arrival of President Felix Tshisekedi, who is seeking re-election, at a campaign rally in Goma, Congo, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Supporters take cover from the rain under a banner as they wait for the arrival of President Felix Tshisekedi, who is seeking re-election, at a campaign rally in Goma, Congo, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
A woman tosses snow into the air as she poses for a photo outside the drum tower scenic spot in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Schools and highways were closed and some train services suspended on Wednesday as a snowstorm hit parts of northern and central China for the second time in a week. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A woman tosses snow into the air as she poses for a photo outside the drum tower scenic spot in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Schools and highways were closed and some train services suspended on Wednesday as a snowstorm hit parts of northern and central China for the second time in a week. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
People fill a movie theatre to watch a speech to lawmakers by the outgoing prime minister, in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. A movie theater in Warsaw is offering screenings of live Parliament proceedings in, which have aroused huge interest in Poland as the country transitions from a conservative right-wing government to a centrist government. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)
People fill a movie theatre to watch a speech to lawmakers by the outgoing prime minister, in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. A movie theater in Warsaw is offering screenings of live Parliament proceedings in, which have aroused huge interest in Poland as the country transitions from a conservative right-wing government to a centrist government. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)
People take photos of Oprah Winfrey, next to her newly installed portrait by artist Shawn Michael Warren, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, during an unveiling ceremony at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
People take photos of Oprah Winfrey, next to her newly installed portrait by artist Shawn Michael Warren, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, during an unveiling ceremony at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
A model presents a creation from the Lithuanian designer Juozas Statkevicius’ Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2024 fashion collection in Vilnius, Lithuania, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
A model presents a creation from the Lithuanian designer Juozas Statkevicius’ Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2024 fashion collection in Vilnius, Lithuania, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Members of the U.S. Border Patrol and U.S. Customs and Border Protection organize a group of migrants, in Lukeville, Ariz., Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. A shift in smuggling routes has brought an influx of migrants to this remote area on Arizona’s southern border from countries as diverse as Senegal, Bangladesh and China, prompting the Border Patrol to seek help from other federal agencies. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Members of the U.S. Border Patrol and U.S. Customs and Border Protection organize a group of migrants, in Lukeville, Ariz., Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023. A shift in smuggling routes has brought an influx of migrants to this remote area on Arizona’s southern border from countries as diverse as Senegal, Bangladesh and China, prompting the Border Patrol to seek help from other federal agencies. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
A luminous drone hovers near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
A luminous drone hovers near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Members of the pro-Ukrainian Russian ethnic Siberian Battalion rest at a military training close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Ukraine’s military has formed a battalion of soldiers made up entirely of Russian citizens who want to fight against Russian invasion. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Members of the pro-Ukrainian Russian ethnic Siberian Battalion rest at a military training close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Ukraine’s military has formed a battalion of soldiers made up entirely of Russian citizens who want to fight against Russian invasion. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
A woman sits in an evacuation bus in Sumy, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. An average of 80-120 people return daily to Ukraine from territories held by Russia through an unofficial crossing point between the two countries amid a brutal war. Most choose this challenging path, even in freezing temperatures, to escape Russian occupation and reunite with their relatives in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Hanna Arhirova)
A woman sits in an evacuation bus in Sumy, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. An average of 80-120 people return daily to Ukraine from territories held by Russia through an unofficial crossing point between the two countries amid a brutal war. Most choose this challenging path, even in freezing temperatures, to escape Russian occupation and reunite with their relatives in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Hanna Arhirova)
Israeli soldiers stand by a truck packed with bound and blindfolded Palestinian detainees, in Gaza, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. The roundups have laid bare an emerging tactic in Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza, experts say, as the military seeks to solidify control in evacuated areas in the north and collect intelligence about Hamas operations nearly 10 weeks after the group’s deadly Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel. (AP Photo/Moti Milrod, Haaretz)
Israeli soldiers stand by a truck packed with bound and blindfolded Palestinian detainees, in Gaza, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. The roundups have laid bare an emerging tactic in Israel’s ground offensive in Gaza, experts say, as the military seeks to solidify control in evacuated areas in the north and collect intelligence about Hamas operations nearly 10 weeks after the group’s deadly Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel. (AP Photo/Moti Milrod, Haaretz)
Israelis rush to a shelter as a siren sounds a warning of incoming rockets fired from the Gaza strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Israelis rush to a shelter as a siren sounds a warning of incoming rockets fired from the Gaza strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Palestinians work to rescue a woman trapped in the rubble of a destroyed building following Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman)
Palestinians work to rescue a woman trapped in the rubble of a destroyed building following Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman)
Miami Heat guard Jaime Jaquez Jr., is fouled by Charlotte Hornets forward P.J. Washington, during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Miami Heat guard Jaime Jaquez Jr., is fouled by Charlotte Hornets forward P.J. Washington, during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Athletes compete during the women’s Biathlon World Cup 10 km pursuit competition at the Biathlon World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Athletes compete during the women’s Biathlon World Cup 10 km pursuit competition at the Biathlon World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
People walk along a bridge as Christmas lights illuminate the Darsena dei Navigli, the neighborhood named for the canals that run through this area of Milan, Italy, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
People walk along a bridge as Christmas lights illuminate the Darsena dei Navigli, the neighborhood named for the canals that run through this area of Milan, Italy, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Nicolas Gonzales carries off a plate of food he picked up at a soup kitchen in the Padre Carlos Mugica neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. South America’s second largest economy is suffering 143% annual inflation and four in 10 Argentines are impoverished. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Nicolas Gonzales carries off a plate of food he picked up at a soup kitchen in the Padre Carlos Mugica neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. South America’s second largest economy is suffering 143% annual inflation and four in 10 Argentines are impoverished. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Dec. 8 - 14, 2023
Migrants detained at the U.S.-Mexico border, and Palestinians detained in Gaza. Oprah poses with her new portrait — featuring the color purple — at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, and a model works a haute couture show in Lithuania. Rain in Congo, snow in Beijing and dazzling light shows in Paris and Milan.
This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images published in the past week by The Associated Press.
The selection was curated by AP photo editor Anita Baca in Mexico City.
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