Feb. 12-18, 2022
From Ukrainian Army soldiers gathering to celebrate a Day of Unity in Odessa, Ukraine, as Russian President Vladimir Putin and world leaders discuss averting a war between Russia and Ukraine, to Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp, catching a touchdown against Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Eli Apple during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game after Mary J. Blige performed at halftime in Inglewood, Calif., to truck drivers and others protesting COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in Ottawa, Ontario, 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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Feb. 12-18, 2022
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Members of the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination on ceasefire of the demarcation line, or JCCC, take forensic photos of a crater and damage to a house from an artillery shell that landed in Vrubivka, one of at least eight that hit the village today, according to local officials, in the Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. U.S. President Joe Biden warned that Russia could still invade Ukraine within days and Russia expelled the No. 2 diplomat at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, as tensions flared anew in the worst East-West standoff in decades. (AP PhotoVadim Ghirda)
Fashion from Christian Siriano fallwinter 2022 collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Saturday Feb. 12, 2022, in New York. (AP PhotoBebeto Matthews)
A Lebanese depositor lies on the ground during a scuffle with riot police as he tries with others to storm a bank in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. Protesters were demanding to withdraw their money that has been blocked since October 2019 amid the country's severe financial and economic crisis. (AP PhotoHassan Ammar)
A storm has blown a roof of an apartment house on a street in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. Meteorologists warned Thursday that northern Europe could be battered by a series of storms over the coming days after strong winds swept across Germany, Denmark, Poland and the Czech Republic overnight, toppling trees and causing widespread delays to rail and air traffic. (AP PhotoMartin Meissner)
President Joe Biden speaks about Ukraine in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Washington. (AP PhotoAlex Brandon)
Birds fly in a formation behind as an Indian farmer works in a paddy field on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. (AP PhotoAnupam Nath)
A young boy runs past the wreckage of a vehicle destroyed in an attack on police and checkpoints on the outskirts of the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. The attack by the al-Shabab extremist group on Wednesday killed five people and wounded 16, police said. (AP PhotoFarah Abdi Warsameh)
Spanish director and screenwriter Carla Simon poses with the Golden Bear for Best Film award for the film "Alcarras" after the awarding ceremony at the International Film Festival Berlin "Berlinale," in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. (Photo by Vianney Le CaerInvisionAP)
Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, reacts after competing in the women's free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Beijing. (AP PhotoDavid J. Phillip)
Children play at the Devirel camp in Les Cayes, Haiti, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. Thousands of Haitians who lost their homes in the earthquake remain in camps, living in cramped shelters made of plastic and cloth sheets and corrugated metal. (AP PhotoOdelyn Joseph)
Mary J. Blige performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP PhotoChris O'Meara)
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp, top, catches a touchdown against Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Eli Apple during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP PhotoMarcio Jose Sanchez)
A woman wears a dress made of hundreds of face masks as she comes back from an anti corona demonstration in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022. In background is the Brandenburg Gate. (AP PhotoMichael Probst)
Nepalese protesters opposing a proposed U.S. half billion dollars grant for Nepal clash with police outside the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. The proposal was scheduled to be presented in the parliament Wednesday for approval but was postponed because of disagreement between the political parties. (AP PhotoNiranjan Shreshta)
Canada's Marie-Philip Poulin (29) celebrates with her gold medal after the women's gold medal hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Beijing. (AP PhotoMatt Slocum)
Truck drivers and others protest COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in Ottawa, Ontario, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022. A judge has ordered protesters at the Ambassador Bridge over the U.S.-Canadian border to end the blockade that has disrupted the flow of goods between the two countries and forced the auto industry on both sides to roll back production. (AP PhotoTed Shaffrey)
The selection was curated by AP photo editor Pamela Hassell in New York.
A child walks under a large Ukrainian flag carried by people marking a "day of unity" in Sievierodonetsk, the Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. (AP PhotoVadim Ghirda)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz during their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Members of the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination on ceasefire of the demarcation line, or JCCC, take forensic photos of a crater and damage to a house from an artillery shell that landed in Vrubivka, one of at least eight that hit the village today, according to local officials, in the Luhansk region, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. U.S. President Joe Biden warned that Russia could still invade Ukraine within days and Russia expelled the No. 2 diplomat at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, as tensions flared anew in the worst East-West standoff in decades. (AP PhotoVadim Ghirda)
Fashion from Christian Siriano fallwinter 2022 collection is modeled during Fashion Week, Saturday Feb. 12, 2022, in New York. (AP PhotoBebeto Matthews)
A Lebanese depositor lies on the ground during a scuffle with riot police as he tries with others to storm a bank in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. Protesters were demanding to withdraw their money that has been blocked since October 2019 amid the country's severe financial and economic crisis. (AP PhotoHassan Ammar)
A storm has blown a roof of an apartment house on a street in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. Meteorologists warned Thursday that northern Europe could be battered by a series of storms over the coming days after strong winds swept across Germany, Denmark, Poland and the Czech Republic overnight, toppling trees and causing widespread delays to rail and air traffic. (AP PhotoMartin Meissner)
President Joe Biden speaks about Ukraine in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Washington. (AP PhotoAlex Brandon)
Birds fly in a formation behind as an Indian farmer works in a paddy field on the outskirts of Gauhati, India, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. (AP PhotoAnupam Nath)
A young boy runs past the wreckage of a vehicle destroyed in an attack on police and checkpoints on the outskirts of the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. The attack by the al-Shabab extremist group on Wednesday killed five people and wounded 16, police said. (AP PhotoFarah Abdi Warsameh)
Spanish director and screenwriter Carla Simon poses with the Golden Bear for Best Film award for the film "Alcarras" after the awarding ceremony at the International Film Festival Berlin "Berlinale," in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. (Photo by Vianney Le CaerInvisionAP)
Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, reacts after competing in the women's free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Beijing. (AP PhotoDavid J. Phillip)
Children play at the Devirel camp in Les Cayes, Haiti, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. Thousands of Haitians who lost their homes in the earthquake remain in camps, living in cramped shelters made of plastic and cloth sheets and corrugated metal. (AP PhotoOdelyn Joseph)
Mary J. Blige performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP PhotoChris O'Meara)
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp, top, catches a touchdown against Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Eli Apple during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP PhotoMarcio Jose Sanchez)
A woman wears a dress made of hundreds of face masks as she comes back from an anti corona demonstration in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022. In background is the Brandenburg Gate. (AP PhotoMichael Probst)
Nepalese protesters opposing a proposed U.S. half billion dollars grant for Nepal clash with police outside the parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. The proposal was scheduled to be presented in the parliament Wednesday for approval but was postponed because of disagreement between the political parties. (AP PhotoNiranjan Shreshta)
Canada's Marie-Philip Poulin (29) celebrates with her gold medal after the women's gold medal hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Beijing. (AP PhotoMatt Slocum)
Truck drivers and others protest COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in Ottawa, Ontario, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022. A judge has ordered protesters at the Ambassador Bridge over the U.S.-Canadian border to end the blockade that has disrupted the flow of goods between the two countries and forced the auto industry on both sides to roll back production. (AP PhotoTed Shaffrey)