AP Week in Pictures: Africa and Europe

April 5-11, 2024

Northern lights dance in the sky over the eruption of a volcano in Iceland, Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr, and Anouk Garnier breaks a record climbing a rope under the Eiffel Tower.

This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Europe and Africa.

The selection was curated by AP photographer Petros Karadjias in Cyprus.

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Sudanese Children suffering from malnutrition are treated at an MSF clinic in Metche Camp, Chad, near the Sudanese border, Saturday, April 6, 2024. Many people here fled the fighting in Sudan's vast western region of Darfur, where attacks by the Arab-dominated Rapid Support Forces on ethnic African civilians have revived memories of genocide. The United Nations says close to 9 million people have fled their homes. (AP Photo/Patricia Simon)

Muslim devotees offer Eid al-Fitr prayers to mark the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting, in Nairobi, Kenya Wednesday, April 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Pro-Palestinian protesters take part at a demonstration on Al Quds Day, in London, Friday, April 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Muslims perform an Eid al-Fitr prayer, marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, April, 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Oleksandr, right, a friend and fellow soldier bids farewell to fallen Ukrainian serviceman Vadym Popelniuk, born in 1991, after a religious service in Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, April 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

A Ukrainian serviceman prays kneeling in a church damaged in the Russian air raid in the town of Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Friday, Apr. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)

A woman walks with her dog in a city park during a snowfall in Tallinn, Estonia, Friday, April 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

People look at volcanic vortex rings emerging from a new pit crater on the north side of the southeast crater of the Etna Volcano in Sicily, Italy, Friday, April 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Di Stefano)

A man walks past a street exhibition of military posters named 'We bring Peace' dedicated to the military operation in Ukraine, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, April 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

A Muslim man playfully throws a baby in the air at the end of Eid al-Fitr prayers in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A woman walks with a child by construction scaffolding covering a monument in a park in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

A gust of wind blows Pope Francis's mantle as he stands during his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Anouk Garnier ascends by rope under the Eiffel Tower during an attempt to beat a record for climbing up a rope, Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in Paris. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)

View of the eruption area with the northern lights dancing in the sky near the town of Grindavik, Iceland, Saturday April 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Marco di Marco)

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Republican who spent years as one of Ohio's highest profile politicians has been threatened with jail time for violating the terms of his 2020 divorce agreement.

Josh Mandel, a former two-term state treasurer who ran three times for U.S. Senate, was sentenced to seven days behind bars, as was his ex-wife, Ilana Mandel, after an Ashland County court magistrate found them in contempt of court for violating elements of the deal.

The two have an opportunity to avoid the sentence, issued April 25 and first reported by The PlainDealer/cleveland.com, by complying with certain conditions over the next four months.

Common Pleas Magisrate Paul Lange found the Mandels each entered the other's home without permission and refused to pay bills related to their three children, as well as that Ilana Mandel once failed to take a child to soccer practice. He decided against contempt on several other disputed items, including telephone time with the children and the handling of their 529 college savings account.

To avoid jail, Josh Mandel will have to provide his former spouse with regular updates on the 529 account and Ilana Mandel will have to pay for a sports program for one of their children, minus an amount her ex-husband must pay her for one child's medical expenses.

Messages seeking comment were left with Josh Mandel and with attorneys for both parties.

It's the latest twist in a divorce case that's drawn consistent attention over the years — due to Mandel's notability and his ex-wife's position in one of Cleveland's wealthiest and most prominent families, as well as the way the case was handled.

The pair filed for divorce in a county far from populous Cuyahoga, where they lived, and under seal. When Mandel last ran for Senate, he offered news organizations, including The Associated Press, a chance to review redacted copies of the files — but full public access was denied. The reason he gave for the secrecy at the time was that he was protecting his children's privacy and safety.

The Cincinnati Enquirer disagreed that the file deserved to be shielded from public view and sued. The Ohio Supreme Court ruled in the newpaper's favor in October 2022, finding the Ashland County judge had shielded the Mandels' case improperly and ordering him to lift the seal.

Mandel previously ran for Senate against Democrat Sherrod Brown in 2012 and sought to face him again in 2018 before dropping out. He came in second in a crowded GOP primary in 2022.

FILE - U.S. Senate Republican candidate Josh Mandel concedes to opponent JD Vance Tuesday, May 3, 2021 in Beachwood, Ohio. Mandel has been threatened with jail time for violating the terms of his divorce agreement. (AP Photo/Phil Long, File)