JAN. 1 - 7, 2022
From Orthodox Christians celebration of Christmas Mass, to New Year's fireworks lighting up the skies globally, to U.S. President Joe Biden's plea for democracy on the one year anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol by supporters to then-President Donald Trump, in Washington, 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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JAN. 1 - 7, 2022
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Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan soars through the air during his second trial jump at the third stage of the 70th Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Innsbruck, Austria, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. (AP PhotoMatthias Schrader)
A person wears a blue mask while gathering with others in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, for a protest rally against the Olympic games in Bejing 2022. A coalition of human rights organizations is calling on German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to diplomatically boycott the Winter Olympics in and around Beijing. (AP PhotoMichael Sohn)
Residents cross a frozen lake in front of the Beijing Olympic Tower in Beijing, China, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. (AP PhotoNg Han Guan)
Elizabeth Holmes, center, leaves federal court after the verdict in San Jose, Calif., Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Holmes was convicted of fraud for turning her blood-testing startup Theranos into a sophisticated sham that duped billionaires and other unwitting investors into backing a seemingly revolutionary company whose medical technology never worked as promised. (AP PhotoNic Coury)
Workers put a dead crane in a bag at the Hula Lake conservation area, north of the Sea of Galilee, in northern Israel, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. Bird flu has killed thousands of migratory cranes and threatens other animals in northern Israel amid what authorities say is the deadliest wildlife disaster in the nation's history. (AP PhotoAriel Schalit)
An explosion caused by Israeli airstrikes is seen in the town of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday Jan, 2, 2022. Israel's military says it launched strikes against militant targets in the Gaza Strip, a day after rockets were fired from the Hamas-ruled territory. (AP PhotoYousef Masoud)
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the one year anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, during a ceremony in Statuary Hall, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, at the Capitol in Washington. (Drew AngererPool via AP)
The Capitol is seen at dawn, one year after the violent Jan. 6 insurrection by supporters of then-President Donald Trump, fueled by his false claims of a stolen election, assaulted police and smashed their way into the Congress to interrupt the Electoral College certification of Democrat Joe Biden's victory, in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. (AP PhotoJ. Scott Applewhite)
Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis hill during New Year's celebrations in Athens, Greece, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. (AP PhotoYorgos Karahalis)
Riot police walk to block demonstrators during a protest in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. Demonstrators denouncing the doubling of prices for liquefied gas have clashed with police in Kazakhstan's largest city and held protests in about a dozen other cities in the country. (AP PhotoVladimir Tretyakov)
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to The Associated Press about the impact of the Jan. 6 attack by rioters loyal to then-President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. (AP PhotoJ. Scott Applewhite)
Women bathe in an ice hole in a pond in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. The temperature in St. Petersburg is -7C (19F). (AP PhotoDmitri Lovetsky)
Smoke rises from the Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, Monday, Jan 3, 2022, after the fire re-ignited in late afternoon. Firefighters are again on the scene after a major blaze tore through the precinct a day earlier. (AP PhotoNardus Engelbrecht)
The coffin is carried out of the cathedral at the end of the funeral service for Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu in St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial equality and LGBT rights died Sunday at the age of 90. (Nic BothmaPool Photo via AP)
Drivers wait for the traffic to be cleared as cars and trucks are stranded on sections of Interstate 95 Tuesday Jan. 4, 2022, in Carmel Church, Va. Close to 48 miles of the Interstate was closed due to ice and snow. (AP PhotoSteve Helber)
A shrine maiden walks past the main shrine while a worker clears the steps as the snow comes down Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, in Tokyo. (AP PhotoKiichiro Sato)
Pyrotechnics go off to mark the start of the year 2022, just after midnight, by the Millennium Bridge going over the River Thames, backdropped by the dome of St Paul's Cathedral in London, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. (AP PhotoMatt Dunham)
The selection was curated by AP photo editor Pamela Hassell in New York.
An Egret flies past as Sun sets over the Husain Sagar lake in Hyderabad, India, Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. (AP PhotoMahesh Kumar A.)
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Orthodox Christian altar boys talk during the Epiphany mass at the Patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. Christians around the world on Thursday marked Epiphany, known as the Three Kings Day for Catholics and the Baptism of Christ for the Orthodox, with a series of celebrations. (AP PhotoFrancisco Seco)
Ryoyu Kobayashi of Japan soars through the air during his second trial jump at the third stage of the 70th Four Hills ski jumping tournament in Innsbruck, Austria, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. (AP PhotoMatthias Schrader)
A person wears a blue mask while gathering with others in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022, for a protest rally against the Olympic games in Bejing 2022. A coalition of human rights organizations is calling on German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock to diplomatically boycott the Winter Olympics in and around Beijing. (AP PhotoMichael Sohn)
Residents cross a frozen lake in front of the Beijing Olympic Tower in Beijing, China, Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. (AP PhotoNg Han Guan)
Elizabeth Holmes, center, leaves federal court after the verdict in San Jose, Calif., Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Holmes was convicted of fraud for turning her blood-testing startup Theranos into a sophisticated sham that duped billionaires and other unwitting investors into backing a seemingly revolutionary company whose medical technology never worked as promised. (AP PhotoNic Coury)
Workers put a dead crane in a bag at the Hula Lake conservation area, north of the Sea of Galilee, in northern Israel, Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. Bird flu has killed thousands of migratory cranes and threatens other animals in northern Israel amid what authorities say is the deadliest wildlife disaster in the nation's history. (AP PhotoAriel Schalit)
An explosion caused by Israeli airstrikes is seen in the town of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday Jan, 2, 2022. Israel's military says it launched strikes against militant targets in the Gaza Strip, a day after rockets were fired from the Hamas-ruled territory. (AP PhotoYousef Masoud)
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the one year anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, during a ceremony in Statuary Hall, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, at the Capitol in Washington. (Drew AngererPool via AP)
The Capitol is seen at dawn, one year after the violent Jan. 6 insurrection by supporters of then-President Donald Trump, fueled by his false claims of a stolen election, assaulted police and smashed their way into the Congress to interrupt the Electoral College certification of Democrat Joe Biden's victory, in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. (AP PhotoJ. Scott Applewhite)
Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis hill during New Year's celebrations in Athens, Greece, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. (AP PhotoYorgos Karahalis)
Riot police walk to block demonstrators during a protest in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. Demonstrators denouncing the doubling of prices for liquefied gas have clashed with police in Kazakhstan's largest city and held protests in about a dozen other cities in the country. (AP PhotoVladimir Tretyakov)
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks to The Associated Press about the impact of the Jan. 6 attack by rioters loyal to then-President Donald Trump, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. (AP PhotoJ. Scott Applewhite)
Women bathe in an ice hole in a pond in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. The temperature in St. Petersburg is -7C (19F). (AP PhotoDmitri Lovetsky)
Smoke rises from the Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, Monday, Jan 3, 2022, after the fire re-ignited in late afternoon. Firefighters are again on the scene after a major blaze tore through the precinct a day earlier. (AP PhotoNardus Engelbrecht)
The coffin is carried out of the cathedral at the end of the funeral service for Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu in St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial equality and LGBT rights died Sunday at the age of 90. (Nic BothmaPool Photo via AP)
Drivers wait for the traffic to be cleared as cars and trucks are stranded on sections of Interstate 95 Tuesday Jan. 4, 2022, in Carmel Church, Va. Close to 48 miles of the Interstate was closed due to ice and snow. (AP PhotoSteve Helber)
A shrine maiden walks past the main shrine while a worker clears the steps as the snow comes down Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022, in Tokyo. (AP PhotoKiichiro Sato)
Pyrotechnics go off to mark the start of the year 2022, just after midnight, by the Millennium Bridge going over the River Thames, backdropped by the dome of St Paul's Cathedral in London, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. (AP PhotoMatt Dunham)