March 26-April 1, 2022
From the stunning beauty of the Saint Sophia Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, shown from a surrounding wall tower in Kyiv, Ukraine, to a Sri Lankan protest in the street over economic hardships faced by the people, to actor Will Smith slapping presenter Chris Rock onstage at the Oscars, in Los Angeles, 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 26-April 1, 2022
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Demonstrators dance around a burning an effigy of the Russian President Vladimir Putin during an anti-war action in Tbilisi, Georgia, Sunday, March 27, 2022. (AP Photo)
A Ukrainian special police officer walks next to a destroyed building as he patrols during night curfew in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 27, 2022. (AP PhotoFelipe Dana)
President Joe Biden arrives to speak about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the Royal Castle, Saturday, March 26, 2022, in Warsaw. (AP PhotoEvan Vucci)
The moon rises behind the buildings of the banking district in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, March 28, 2022. (AP PhotoMichael Probst)
Ukrainian Holocaust survivor Tatyana Zhuravliova reacts during an AP interview in an old people's home in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, March 27, 2022. As the war in Ukraine continues to get more brutal, Jewish organizations are trying to evacuate as many of the 10,000 Holocaust survivors living there as possible. (AP PhotoMichael Probst)
Netherlands' Memphis Depay, right, and Germany's Antonio Ruediger, left, challenge for the ball during the international friendly soccer match between the Netherlands and Germany at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (AP PhotoPeter Dejong)
Muslim worshippers perform a night prayer called 'tarawih' during the eve of the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Turkey at Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, April 1, 2022. (AP PhotoEmrah Gurel)
Will Smith, right, hits presenter Chris Rock on stage while presenting the award for best documentary feature at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP PhotoChris Pizzello)
Britain's Prince William and Kate, The Duchess of Cambridge with their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte arrive to attend a Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey in London, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (AP PhotoMatt Dunham)
A U.S. Marine takes his position during an annual U.S.-Philippines joint military exercise titled Balikatan, Tagalog for "shoulder-to-shoulder", on the beaches of Claveria, Cagayan province, northern Philippines, Thursday, March 31, 2022. (AP PhotoAaron Favila)
A Sri Lankan man shouts anti government slogans during a protest outside Sri Lankan president's private residence on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, March 31, 2022. The people had gathered Thursday to protest the economic hardships faced by them. (AP PhotoEranga Jayawardena)
A model presents a creation during a fashion show sponsored by Al Sadat Marketing center, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, March 26, 2022. (AP PhotoRahmat Gul)
Mourners gather around the body of Druze Israeli border police officer Yezen Falah, 19, during his funeral in the village of Kisra-Sumei, northern Israel, Monday, March 28, 2022. Falah was killed in a Sunday night shooting attack by a pair of Arab gunmen, in the central Israel city of Hadera that police say killed two people and wounded four. The militant Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attack and the shooters were killed by police. (AP PhotoAriel Schalit)
A child plays near a drainage as a massive fire engulfs the Ghazipur garbage dump in New Delhi, India, Monday, March 28, 2022. The fire led to a huge cloud of smoke enveloping the region and neighboring areas. (AP PhotoManish Swarup)
A woman guides a child past a demonstration against increasing violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. The protest coincides with the 35th anniversary of Haiti's 1987 Constitution and follows other protests and strikes in recent weeks in the middle of a spike in gang-related kidnappings. (AP PhotoOdelyn Joseph)
A taxi drives along a row of blooming cherry blossoms Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Tokyo. Cherry blossoms, or "sakura," are Japan's favorite flower and usually reach their peak in late March to early April. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko)
The selection was curated by AP photo editor Pamela Hassell in New York.
Ukrainian soldiers carry a body of a civilian killed by the Russian forces over the destroyed bridge in Irpin close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 31, 2022. The more than month-old war has killed thousands and driven more than 10 million Ukrainians from their homes including almost 4 million from their country. (AP PhotoEfrem Lukatsky)
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A relative mourns on the coffin with the body of 3 year-old Mykola Goryainiv, who died with his parents as they were driving a car trying to evacuate from a fighting zone in Kharkiv region, during a funeral ceremony in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 30, 2022. (AP PhotoAndriy Andriyenko)
Demonstrators dance around a burning an effigy of the Russian President Vladimir Putin during an anti-war action in Tbilisi, Georgia, Sunday, March 27, 2022. (AP Photo)
A Ukrainian special police officer walks next to a destroyed building as he patrols during night curfew in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 27, 2022. (AP PhotoFelipe Dana)
President Joe Biden arrives to speak about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, at the Royal Castle, Saturday, March 26, 2022, in Warsaw. (AP PhotoEvan Vucci)
The moon rises behind the buildings of the banking district in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, March 28, 2022. (AP PhotoMichael Probst)
Ukrainian Holocaust survivor Tatyana Zhuravliova reacts during an AP interview in an old people's home in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, March 27, 2022. As the war in Ukraine continues to get more brutal, Jewish organizations are trying to evacuate as many of the 10,000 Holocaust survivors living there as possible. (AP PhotoMichael Probst)
Netherlands' Memphis Depay, right, and Germany's Antonio Ruediger, left, challenge for the ball during the international friendly soccer match between the Netherlands and Germany at the Johan Cruyff ArenA in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (AP PhotoPeter Dejong)
Muslim worshippers perform a night prayer called 'tarawih' during the eve of the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan in Turkey at Hagia Sophia mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, April 1, 2022. (AP PhotoEmrah Gurel)
Will Smith, right, hits presenter Chris Rock on stage while presenting the award for best documentary feature at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP PhotoChris Pizzello)
Britain's Prince William and Kate, The Duchess of Cambridge with their children Prince George and Princess Charlotte arrive to attend a Service of Thanksgiving for the life of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey in London, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. (AP PhotoMatt Dunham)
A U.S. Marine takes his position during an annual U.S.-Philippines joint military exercise titled Balikatan, Tagalog for "shoulder-to-shoulder", on the beaches of Claveria, Cagayan province, northern Philippines, Thursday, March 31, 2022. (AP PhotoAaron Favila)
A Sri Lankan man shouts anti government slogans during a protest outside Sri Lankan president's private residence on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, March 31, 2022. The people had gathered Thursday to protest the economic hardships faced by them. (AP PhotoEranga Jayawardena)
A model presents a creation during a fashion show sponsored by Al Sadat Marketing center, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, March 26, 2022. (AP PhotoRahmat Gul)
Mourners gather around the body of Druze Israeli border police officer Yezen Falah, 19, during his funeral in the village of Kisra-Sumei, northern Israel, Monday, March 28, 2022. Falah was killed in a Sunday night shooting attack by a pair of Arab gunmen, in the central Israel city of Hadera that police say killed two people and wounded four. The militant Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the attack and the shooters were killed by police. (AP PhotoAriel Schalit)
A child plays near a drainage as a massive fire engulfs the Ghazipur garbage dump in New Delhi, India, Monday, March 28, 2022. The fire led to a huge cloud of smoke enveloping the region and neighboring areas. (AP PhotoManish Swarup)
A woman guides a child past a demonstration against increasing violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, March 29, 2022. The protest coincides with the 35th anniversary of Haiti's 1987 Constitution and follows other protests and strikes in recent weeks in the middle of a spike in gang-related kidnappings. (AP PhotoOdelyn Joseph)
A taxi drives along a row of blooming cherry blossoms Thursday, March 31, 2022, in Tokyo. Cherry blossoms, or "sakura," are Japan's favorite flower and usually reach their peak in late March to early April. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko)