March 19-25, 2022
From Canada's Madeline Schizas' graceful skating performance in the women's short program at the Figure Skating World Championships, in Montpellier, France, to Pope Francis' special prayer for Ukraine, and peace, amid the devastation of the Russian war, to the beauty of spring as a Japanese white-eye bird drinks the nectar of a cherry blossom in Tokyo, 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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March 19-25, 2022
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Ultra-Orthodox Jews attend the funeral of Rabbi Moshe Kravitzky, 50, in Beersheba, southern Israel, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Kravitzky was among four people killed Tuesday in a car ramming and stabbing attack by a Bedouin Arab citizen of Israel in Beersheba, officials called a terror attack with nationalist motives. (AP PhotoAriel Schalit)
Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, right, claps hands at the opening of the Tesla factory Berlin Brandenburg in Gruenheide, Germany, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. The first European factory in Gruenheide, designed for 500,000 vehicles per year, is an important pillar of Tesla's future strategy. (Patrick PleulPool via AP)
A ballet dancer performs during the staging of the ballet Giselle to the music of Adolphe Charles Adam, at the Romanian National Opera, in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, March 20, 2022. Ukrainian ballet dancers who fled from the war in their country performed alongside their Romanian counterparts after being offered the chance to perform in the ballet Giselle, by the Romanian National Opera. (AP PhotoAndreea Alexandru)
Taylor Fritz reacts after defeating Rafael Nadal, of Spain, in the men's singles finals at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament Sunday, March 20, 2022, in Indian Wells, Calif. Fritz won 6-3, 7-6. (AP PhotoMark J. Terrill)
Marseille fans turn their backs on the field of play during a French League One soccer match between Olympique de Marseille and OGC Nice at Orange Velodrome in Marseille, France, Sunday, March 20, 2022. (AP PhotoDaniel Cole)
A large image of Francia Marquez is projected behind Gustavo Petro, presidential candidate with the Historical Pact Coalition, right, during an event presenting Marquez, standing next to him, as his running mate in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, ahead of May 29 elections. (AP PhotoFernando Vergara)
Farmers attend an event after marching in a demonstration to mark World Water Day, in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. (AP PhotoJuan Karita)
A man walks on the debris of a burning house, destroyed after a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 24, 2022. (AP PhotoFelipe Dana)
Natalya mourns the death of her brother Sergiy Muravyts'kyi, 61, who was killed during a Russian attack in the village of Mriya, which means Dream in Ukrainian, during a ceremony before his cremation at the Baikove cemetery, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 24, 2022. (AP Photo (AP PhotoRodrigo Abd)
Pope Francis gestures as he presides over a special prayer in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Friday, March 25, 2022. Francis is presiding over a special prayer for Ukraine that harks back to a century-old apocalyptic prophesy about peace and Russia that was sparked by purported visions of the Virgin Mary to three peasant children in Fatima, Portugal in 1917. (AP PhotoGregorio Borgia)
Damage is seen inside a Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Yasnohorodka, a rural town where the Ukrainian army stopped the advance of the Russian army, outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, March 25, 2022. (AP PhotoRodrigo Abd)
A serviceman carries the photo of Capt. Andrei Paliy, a deputy commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, during a farewell ceremony in Sevastopol, Crimea, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Paliy was killed in action during fighting with Ukrainian forces in the Sea of Azov port of Mariupol. (AP Photo)
People examine the damage after the shelling of a shopping center, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 21, 2022. At least eight people were killed in the attack. (AP Photo (AP PhotoEfrem Lukatsky)
Niko Kytosaho, of Finland, soars through the air during his trial jump at the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Planica, Slovenia, Friday, March 25, 2022. (AP PhotoDarko Bandic)
Stella Morris speaks to the media and supporters after cutting a wedding cake after marrying her partner the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in a small wedding service held inside the high-security Belmarsh Prison, in south east London, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Assange, who is in a legal battle over a decision to extradite him to the U.S. to face spying charges, has been held at Belmarsh Prison since 2019, when he was arrested for skipping bail during a separate legal battle. (AP PhotoMatt Dunham)
Wales' Gareth Bale takes a shot during the World Cup 2022 playoff soccer match between Wales and Austria at Cardiff City stadium, in Cardiff, Britain, Thursday, March 24, 2022. (AP PhotoMatt Dunham)
Fans cheer at the 22th edition of the Vive Latino music festival in Mexico City, Sunday, March 20, 2022. (AP PhotoEduardo Verdugo)
The selection was curated by AP photo editor Pamela Hassell in New York.
Pakistan Air Force jets demonstrate an aerobatic performance during a military parade to mark Pakistan National Day in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP PhotoAnjum Naveed)
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A Japanese white-eye, also known as Mejiro, drinks the nectar of a cherry blossom in Tokyo, Japan, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP PhotoShuji Kajiyama)
Ultra-Orthodox Jews attend the funeral of Rabbi Moshe Kravitzky, 50, in Beersheba, southern Israel, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Kravitzky was among four people killed Tuesday in a car ramming and stabbing attack by a Bedouin Arab citizen of Israel in Beersheba, officials called a terror attack with nationalist motives. (AP PhotoAriel Schalit)
Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, right, claps hands at the opening of the Tesla factory Berlin Brandenburg in Gruenheide, Germany, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. The first European factory in Gruenheide, designed for 500,000 vehicles per year, is an important pillar of Tesla's future strategy. (Patrick PleulPool via AP)
A ballet dancer performs during the staging of the ballet Giselle to the music of Adolphe Charles Adam, at the Romanian National Opera, in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, March 20, 2022. Ukrainian ballet dancers who fled from the war in their country performed alongside their Romanian counterparts after being offered the chance to perform in the ballet Giselle, by the Romanian National Opera. (AP PhotoAndreea Alexandru)
Taylor Fritz reacts after defeating Rafael Nadal, of Spain, in the men's singles finals at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament Sunday, March 20, 2022, in Indian Wells, Calif. Fritz won 6-3, 7-6. (AP PhotoMark J. Terrill)
Marseille fans turn their backs on the field of play during a French League One soccer match between Olympique de Marseille and OGC Nice at Orange Velodrome in Marseille, France, Sunday, March 20, 2022. (AP PhotoDaniel Cole)
A large image of Francia Marquez is projected behind Gustavo Petro, presidential candidate with the Historical Pact Coalition, right, during an event presenting Marquez, standing next to him, as his running mate in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, March 23, 2022, ahead of May 29 elections. (AP PhotoFernando Vergara)
Farmers attend an event after marching in a demonstration to mark World Water Day, in La Paz, Bolivia, Tuesday, March 22, 2022. (AP PhotoJuan Karita)
A man walks on the debris of a burning house, destroyed after a Russian attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 24, 2022. (AP PhotoFelipe Dana)
Natalya mourns the death of her brother Sergiy Muravyts'kyi, 61, who was killed during a Russian attack in the village of Mriya, which means Dream in Ukrainian, during a ceremony before his cremation at the Baikove cemetery, Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 24, 2022. (AP Photo (AP PhotoRodrigo Abd)
Pope Francis gestures as he presides over a special prayer in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Friday, March 25, 2022. Francis is presiding over a special prayer for Ukraine that harks back to a century-old apocalyptic prophesy about peace and Russia that was sparked by purported visions of the Virgin Mary to three peasant children in Fatima, Portugal in 1917. (AP PhotoGregorio Borgia)
Damage is seen inside a Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Yasnohorodka, a rural town where the Ukrainian army stopped the advance of the Russian army, outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, March 25, 2022. (AP PhotoRodrigo Abd)
A serviceman carries the photo of Capt. Andrei Paliy, a deputy commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, during a farewell ceremony in Sevastopol, Crimea, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Paliy was killed in action during fighting with Ukrainian forces in the Sea of Azov port of Mariupol. (AP Photo)
People examine the damage after the shelling of a shopping center, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, March 21, 2022. At least eight people were killed in the attack. (AP Photo (AP PhotoEfrem Lukatsky)
Niko Kytosaho, of Finland, soars through the air during his trial jump at the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Planica, Slovenia, Friday, March 25, 2022. (AP PhotoDarko Bandic)
Stella Morris speaks to the media and supporters after cutting a wedding cake after marrying her partner the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in a small wedding service held inside the high-security Belmarsh Prison, in south east London, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Assange, who is in a legal battle over a decision to extradite him to the U.S. to face spying charges, has been held at Belmarsh Prison since 2019, when he was arrested for skipping bail during a separate legal battle. (AP PhotoMatt Dunham)
Wales' Gareth Bale takes a shot during the World Cup 2022 playoff soccer match between Wales and Austria at Cardiff City stadium, in Cardiff, Britain, Thursday, March 24, 2022. (AP PhotoMatt Dunham)
Fans cheer at the 22th edition of the Vive Latino music festival in Mexico City, Sunday, March 20, 2022. (AP PhotoEduardo Verdugo)