AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
Make-up artists prepare a model, center, to show the Belgian-Argentine label Sadaels collection backstage in a Parking Gallery at Zaryadye Park near the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. An international fashion forum in Moscow has brought together designers from Brazil, China, India, South Africa and other countries, an event that underlined Russia’s shift away from the West amid the fighting in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Young women and men sing carols as they hold candles to celebrate St. Lucia’s Day in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Catherine in St.Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. The Church was built in the 19th century by and for Swedish expatriates in Saint Petersburg, and it is usually called the Swedish church. In Soviet era the Church used as a sport hall. St. Lucia is the patron saint of vision. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Kenyans wave from above a mural-tainted wall as they attend the 60th Jamhuri Day Celebrations (Independence Day) at Uhuru gardens Stadium in Nairobi, Monday, Dec. 12, 2023. Thousands of Kenyans braved a chilly morning to attend festivities Tuesday in the capital Nairobi, to mark 60 years since the East African country gained independence from British Colonial rule. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Pope Francis makes the sign of the cross during the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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 dog naps during an event as fashion designers held a canine fashion show in an effort to find loving homes for the animals, in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday Dec. 9, 2023. The dogs, all being cared for by shelters, were all available for adoption by guests of the show, while profits generated by the spectacle are donated to care for stray dogs. In addition to the act of charity, organizers aim to raise awareness about the importance of responsible dog ownership with the fashion show. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
A Parliament Guard listens to the speech of new elected Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the parliament in Warsaw, Poland, Monday Dec. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)
A woman sits in a pub with windows carrying holiday season wishes and an anti-war slogan in London, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Rescue workers extinguish a fire at a residential house after a Russian rocket attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
An elderly man walks past along a street of the old city on a cold evening, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, Dec.12, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos).
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)
Supporters wait for the arrival of Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi at a rally in Goma, Eastern Congo, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. Tshisekedi is seeking reelection in the Dec. 20 elections. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Children dressed in Santa Claus hats run from the start line of the traditional Christmas run along the streets of Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. The festive run attracts many hundreds of people to the capital dressed as Santa Claus to take part in the sporting event. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
A fox leaves his scent on the Christmas tree which is next to the front door of 10 Downing Street in London, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. Foxes have an acute sense of smell, and scent plays a pivotal role in vulpine society. Foxes live in most central London parks, St James’ Park backs onto the rear of Downing Street, and are regular visitors to the famous street. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
PSG Supporters hold flares during the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Nantes at the Parc des Princes in Paris, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham, top, jumps for a header above Betis’ Aitor Ruibal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Betis and Real Madrid at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
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)
An aerial view of the Advent Bazilika, one of Europe’s most famous outdoor Christmas markets in downtown Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Dec 9. 2023. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
Make-up artists prepare a model, center, to show the Belgian-Argentine label Sadaels collection backstage in a Parking Gallery at Zaryadye Park near the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. An international fashion forum in Moscow has brought together designers from Brazil, China, India, South Africa and other countries, an event that underlined Russia’s shift away from the West amid the fighting in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Make-up artists prepare a model, center, to show the Belgian-Argentine label Sadaels collection backstage in a Parking Gallery at Zaryadye Park near the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. An international fashion forum in Moscow has brought together designers from Brazil, China, India, South Africa and other countries, an event that underlined Russia’s shift away from the West amid the fighting in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Young women and men sing carols as they hold candles to celebrate St. Lucia’s Day in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Catherine in St.Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. The Church was built in the 19th century by and for Swedish expatriates in Saint Petersburg, and it is usually called the Swedish church. In Soviet era the Church used as a sport hall. St. Lucia is the patron saint of vision. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Young women and men sing carols as they hold candles to celebrate St. Lucia’s Day in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Catherine in St.Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. The Church was built in the 19th century by and for Swedish expatriates in Saint Petersburg, and it is usually called the Swedish church. In Soviet era the Church used as a sport hall. St. Lucia is the patron saint of vision. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Kenyans wave from above a mural-tainted wall as they attend the 60th Jamhuri Day Celebrations (Independence Day) at Uhuru gardens Stadium in Nairobi, Monday, Dec. 12, 2023. Thousands of Kenyans braved a chilly morning to attend festivities Tuesday in the capital Nairobi, to mark 60 years since the East African country gained independence from British Colonial rule. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Kenyans wave from above a mural-tainted wall as they attend the 60th Jamhuri Day Celebrations (Independence Day) at Uhuru gardens Stadium in Nairobi, Monday, Dec. 12, 2023. Thousands of Kenyans braved a chilly morning to attend festivities Tuesday in the capital Nairobi, to mark 60 years since the East African country gained independence from British Colonial rule. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Pope Francis makes the sign of the cross during the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Pope Francis makes the sign of the cross during the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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 dog naps during an event as fashion designers held a canine fashion show in an effort to find loving homes for the animals, in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday Dec. 9, 2023. The dogs, all being cared for by shelters, were all available for adoption by guests of the show, while profits generated by the spectacle are donated to care for stray dogs. In addition to the act of charity, organizers aim to raise awareness about the importance of responsible dog ownership with the fashion show. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
A dog naps during an event as fashion designers held a canine fashion show in an effort to find loving homes for the animals, in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday Dec. 9, 2023. The dogs, all being cared for by shelters, were all available for adoption by guests of the show, while profits generated by the spectacle are donated to care for stray dogs. In addition to the act of charity, organizers aim to raise awareness about the importance of responsible dog ownership with the fashion show. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
A Parliament Guard listens to the speech of new elected Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the parliament in Warsaw, Poland, Monday Dec. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)
A Parliament Guard listens to the speech of new elected Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk at the parliament in Warsaw, Poland, Monday Dec. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)
A woman sits in a pub with windows carrying holiday season wishes and an anti-war slogan in London, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
A woman sits in a pub with windows carrying holiday season wishes and an anti-war slogan in London, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Rescue workers extinguish a fire at a residential house after a Russian rocket attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Rescue workers extinguish a fire at a residential house after a Russian rocket attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
An elderly man walks past along a street of the old city on a cold evening, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, Dec.12, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos).
An elderly man walks past along a street of the old city on a cold evening, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, Dec.12, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos).
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)
Supporters wait for the arrival of Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi at a rally in Goma, Eastern Congo, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. Tshisekedi is seeking reelection in the Dec. 20 elections. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Supporters wait for the arrival of Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi at a rally in Goma, Eastern Congo, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. Tshisekedi is seeking reelection in the Dec. 20 elections. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Children dressed in Santa Claus hats run from the start line of the traditional Christmas run along the streets of Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. The festive run attracts many hundreds of people to the capital dressed as Santa Claus to take part in the sporting event. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Children dressed in Santa Claus hats run from the start line of the traditional Christmas run along the streets of Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. The festive run attracts many hundreds of people to the capital dressed as Santa Claus to take part in the sporting event. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
A fox leaves his scent on the Christmas tree which is next to the front door of 10 Downing Street in London, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. Foxes have an acute sense of smell, and scent plays a pivotal role in vulpine society. Foxes live in most central London parks, St James’ Park backs onto the rear of Downing Street, and are regular visitors to the famous street. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
A fox leaves his scent on the Christmas tree which is next to the front door of 10 Downing Street in London, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023. Foxes have an acute sense of smell, and scent plays a pivotal role in vulpine society. Foxes live in most central London parks, St James’ Park backs onto the rear of Downing Street, and are regular visitors to the famous street. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
PSG Supporters hold flares during the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Nantes at the Parc des Princes in Paris, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
PSG Supporters hold flares during the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Nantes at the Parc des Princes in Paris, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham, top, jumps for a header above Betis’ Aitor Ruibal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Betis and Real Madrid at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham, top, jumps for a header above Betis’ Aitor Ruibal during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Betis and Real Madrid at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville, Spain, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)
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)
An aerial view of the Advent Bazilika, one of Europe’s most famous outdoor Christmas markets in downtown Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Dec 9. 2023. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
An aerial view of the Advent Bazilika, one of Europe’s most famous outdoor Christmas markets in downtown Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Dec 9. 2023. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)
Dec. 8-14, 2023
Kenyans celebrated their Independence Day in Nairobi, people participated in the annual Christmas run in Vilinus, and Donald Tusk was installed as the new prime minister of Poland in Warsaw. In the world of sports, athletes competed in the Biathlon World Cup in Hochfilzen, Austria.
This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by Associated Press photographers in Europe and Africa.
The selection was curated by photographer Andreea Alexandru in Bucharest.
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