DEC. 18 - 24, 2021
From migrants at a checkpoint at the Belarus-Poland border, to protests against COVID-19 measures in Bucharest, to holiday celebrations across the globe, 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.
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DEC. 18 - 24, 2021
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Residents are trapped at their house affected by a flood in Shah Alam, outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. (AP PhotoVincent Thian)
Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, and Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi hold a joint news conference at Chigi Palace government office in Rome, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. (AP PhotoGuglielmo Mangiapane, Pool)
An anti-COVID-19 green pass protester wears a latex mask with syringes attached to it during a rally in front of the Victoria Palace, the government headquarters, in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. (AP PhotoVadim Ghirda)
Kyle Rittenhouse waves to cheering fans as he appears at a panel discussion at a Turning Point USA America Fest 2021 event, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, in Phoenix. The panel discussion, called "Kenosha On Camera," comes a month after Rittenhouse's acquittal on charges in the deadly Kenosha shootings in 2020. (AP PhotoRoss D. Franklin)
Christians hold candles during a celebration for Christmas, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021. (AP PhotoK.M. Chaudary)
President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 response and vaccinations, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP PhotoPatrick Semansky)
Patricia Berkey grieves at the headstone of her late husband, William Brian Berkey, after laying a holiday wreath in Arlington National Cemetery during Wreaths Across America Day in Arlington, Va., Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. (AP PhotoGemunu Amarasinghe)
A child has a meal as migrants rest at the "Bruzgi" checkpoint logistics center at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)
Boats make their way past floating Christmas tree lights on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Long Beach, Calif. (AP PhotoAshley Landis)
Algeria goalkeeper Rais Mbolhi holds up the winner trophy after received it from Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, second right, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino, right, end of the Arab Cup final soccer match between Tunisia and Algeria at the Al Bayt stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. Algeria won 2-0. (AP PhotoDarko Bandic)
Aquarist Volmer Salvador swims inside a tank at the AquaRio aquarium dressed in a Santa Claus costume during the Christmas season in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. (AP PhotoBruna Prado)
A protestor throws a scooter into the street in front of a police line during a demonstration against COVID-19 measures in Brussels, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. (AP PhotoOlivier Matthys)
Supporters of Chile's President-elect Gabriel Boric, of the "I approve Dignity" coalition, celebrate his victory in the presidential run-off election, in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. (AP PhotoMatias Delacroix)
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. (AP PhotoAlexander Zemlianichenko)
Members of the press surround Isabel Maxwell, right, outside the federal courthouse where Ghislaine Maxwell is on trial for sex trafficking, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, in New York. (AP PhotoYuki Iwamura)
Catholic nuns from the Sisters of Bethlehem pray during a Christmas Eve Mass at the Beit Jamal Monastery near Beit Shemesh, Israel, Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. (AP PhotoOded Balilty)
The selection was curated by AP photo editor Pamela Hassell in New York.
Members of the LGBTQ community and their supporters shout slogans as they participate in a parade during Karnataka Queer Habba festival in Bengaluru, India, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. (AP PhotoAijaz Rahi)
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People walk past an illuminated church ahead of Christmas in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021. (AP PhotoAjit Solanki)
Residents are trapped at their house affected by a flood in Shah Alam, outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. (AP PhotoVincent Thian)
Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, and Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi hold a joint news conference at Chigi Palace government office in Rome, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. (AP PhotoGuglielmo Mangiapane, Pool)
An anti-COVID-19 green pass protester wears a latex mask with syringes attached to it during a rally in front of the Victoria Palace, the government headquarters, in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. (AP PhotoVadim Ghirda)
Kyle Rittenhouse waves to cheering fans as he appears at a panel discussion at a Turning Point USA America Fest 2021 event, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, in Phoenix. The panel discussion, called "Kenosha On Camera," comes a month after Rittenhouse's acquittal on charges in the deadly Kenosha shootings in 2020. (AP PhotoRoss D. Franklin)
Christians hold candles during a celebration for Christmas, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021. (AP PhotoK.M. Chaudary)
President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 response and vaccinations, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington. (AP PhotoPatrick Semansky)
Patricia Berkey grieves at the headstone of her late husband, William Brian Berkey, after laying a holiday wreath in Arlington National Cemetery during Wreaths Across America Day in Arlington, Va., Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. (AP PhotoGemunu Amarasinghe)
A child has a meal as migrants rest at the "Bruzgi" checkpoint logistics center at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)
Boats make their way past floating Christmas tree lights on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021, in Long Beach, Calif. (AP PhotoAshley Landis)
Algeria goalkeeper Rais Mbolhi holds up the winner trophy after received it from Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, second right, and FIFA President Gianni Infantino, right, end of the Arab Cup final soccer match between Tunisia and Algeria at the Al Bayt stadium in Al Khor, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021. Algeria won 2-0. (AP PhotoDarko Bandic)
Aquarist Volmer Salvador swims inside a tank at the AquaRio aquarium dressed in a Santa Claus costume during the Christmas season in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. (AP PhotoBruna Prado)
A protestor throws a scooter into the street in front of a police line during a demonstration against COVID-19 measures in Brussels, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. (AP PhotoOlivier Matthys)
Supporters of Chile's President-elect Gabriel Boric, of the "I approve Dignity" coalition, celebrate his victory in the presidential run-off election, in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, Dec. 19, 2021. (AP PhotoMatias Delacroix)
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. (AP PhotoAlexander Zemlianichenko)
Members of the press surround Isabel Maxwell, right, outside the federal courthouse where Ghislaine Maxwell is on trial for sex trafficking, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021, in New York. (AP PhotoYuki Iwamura)
Catholic nuns from the Sisters of Bethlehem pray during a Christmas Eve Mass at the Beit Jamal Monastery near Beit Shemesh, Israel, Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. (AP PhotoOded Balilty)