May 9-15, 2025
This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Pamela Hassell, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.
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The full moon sets behind the St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia, early Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
The U.S. Capitol is seen from Arlington National Cemetery at sunrise, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Demonstrators shine the lights of their mobile phones as they stand under a large European Union flag, during a pro-EU rally ahead of the second round of the presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A woman processes gold at a mining site in the Kedougou region of Senegal on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
Father Serafeim prays in the ossuary of Simonopetra, or the Simonos Petra Monastery, home of the all-male autonomous community Agion Oros, or Holy Mountain, on the peninsula of Mount Athos in northern Greece, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Supporters of Argentina's President Javier Milei celebrate during the closing campaign rally for Manuel Adorni, a contender in the upcoming elections for the Buenos Aires city legislature, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Bismarck the Sphinx closes its eyes while being examined by a judge during an international feline beauty competition in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Kim Kardashian, left, accompanied by her mother Kris Jenner leaves the justice palace after testifying, regarding a robbery of millions of dollars in jewels from her Paris hotel room in 2016, in Paris, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Artists Gilbert & George pose with artwork at their exhibition called 'DEATH HOPE LIFE FEAR…' an exhibition of 18 pictures by Gilbert & George that span the years 1984 to 1998, at the Gilbert & George Centre in London, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz serves during a round of sixteen match against Russia's Karen Khachanov at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
A woman, from the Durua Indigenous community, prepares to take part in the Chaitra Parab festival, a monthlong harvest celebration, in Hatipakna village, Koraput district, in India's eastern state of Odisha, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Tautumeitas from Latvia performs the song "Bur Man Laimi" during the dress rehearsal for the second semi-final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
People take cover on the side of a highway as a siren sounds a warning following a missile that was launched from Yemen, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Wan QianHui poses for photographers during the opening ceremony red carpet of the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Greg Tarzan Davis, from left, editor Eddie Hamilton, Angela Bassett, Tramell Tillman, Tom Cruise, director Christopher McQuarrie, Hannah Waddingham, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, and Pom Klementieff take a selfie upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning' at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
AC Milan's goalkeeper Mike Maignan, left, and Bologna's Riccardo Orsolini challenge for the ball during the Italian Cup final soccer match between AC Milan and Bologna at Rome's Olympic Stadium, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Vietnamese servicemen attend the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 9, 2025, during celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during the World War II. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Palestinians inspect the rubble of the Al-Lahham family's home, destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Pope Leo XIV appears at the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica for his first Sunday blessing after his election, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Qatar Emiri Air Force F-15s provide an honorary escort for Air Force One, carrying President Donald Trump, as it arrives in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump and Sheikh Khaled Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, right, tour the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Devotees fly lanterns during the commemoration of Vesak, which marks the day of Buddha's birth, death and enlightenment at the 9th-century Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, late Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Slamet Riyadi)
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The full moon sets behind the St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia, early Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
The U.S. Capitol is seen from Arlington National Cemetery at sunrise, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Demonstrators shine the lights of their mobile phones as they stand under a large European Union flag, during a pro-EU rally ahead of the second round of the presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania, Friday, May 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A woman processes gold at a mining site in the Kedougou region of Senegal on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
Father Serafeim prays in the ossuary of Simonopetra, or the Simonos Petra Monastery, home of the all-male autonomous community Agion Oros, or Holy Mountain, on the peninsula of Mount Athos in northern Greece, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Supporters of Argentina's President Javier Milei celebrate during the closing campaign rally for Manuel Adorni, a contender in the upcoming elections for the Buenos Aires city legislature, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Bismarck the Sphinx closes its eyes while being examined by a judge during an international feline beauty competition in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Kim Kardashian, left, accompanied by her mother Kris Jenner leaves the justice palace after testifying, regarding a robbery of millions of dollars in jewels from her Paris hotel room in 2016, in Paris, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Artists Gilbert & George pose with artwork at their exhibition called 'DEATH HOPE LIFE FEAR…' an exhibition of 18 pictures by Gilbert & George that span the years 1984 to 1998, at the Gilbert & George Centre in London, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz serves during a round of sixteen match against Russia's Karen Khachanov at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
A woman, from the Durua Indigenous community, prepares to take part in the Chaitra Parab festival, a monthlong harvest celebration, in Hatipakna village, Koraput district, in India's eastern state of Odisha, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Tautumeitas from Latvia performs the song "Bur Man Laimi" during the dress rehearsal for the second semi-final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest, in Basel, Switzerland, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
People take cover on the side of a highway as a siren sounds a warning following a missile that was launched from Yemen, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Wan QianHui poses for photographers during the opening ceremony red carpet of the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Greg Tarzan Davis, from left, editor Eddie Hamilton, Angela Bassett, Tramell Tillman, Tom Cruise, director Christopher McQuarrie, Hannah Waddingham, Simon Pegg, Esai Morales, and Pom Klementieff take a selfie upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning' at the 78th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
AC Milan's goalkeeper Mike Maignan, left, and Bologna's Riccardo Orsolini challenge for the ball during the Italian Cup final soccer match between AC Milan and Bologna at Rome's Olympic Stadium, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Vietnamese servicemen attend the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 9, 2025, during celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during the World War II. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
Palestinians inspect the rubble of the Al-Lahham family's home, destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Pope Leo XIV appears at the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica for his first Sunday blessing after his election, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Qatar Emiri Air Force F-15s provide an honorary escort for Air Force One, carrying President Donald Trump, as it arrives in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump and Sheikh Khaled Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, right, tour the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Thursday, May 15, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Devotees fly lanterns during the commemoration of Vesak, which marks the day of Buddha's birth, death and enlightenment at the 9th-century Borobudur Temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, late Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Slamet Riyadi)
