July 11-17, 2025
This photo gallery, curated by photo editors Patrick Sison and Courtney Dittmar, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.
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Kansas City Royals' Jonathan India warms up on deck during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Friday, July 11, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A priest participates in a celebration of the Virgen de Carmen (Our Lady of Mount Carmel), Chile's patron saint, in La Tirana, Chile, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Katy Perry, center, performs with dancers as part of the "Lifetimes Tour" on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Chelsea team members, accompanied by President Donald Trump, celebrate with the championship trophy after the Club World Cup final soccer match between Chelsea and PSG in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
U.S. State Department employees applaud as their laid off colleagues leave through the lobby of the agency's headquarters in the Harry S Truman Building in Washington, on Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Siblings mimic the sound of sirens that alert incoming rocket and missiles, inside an open concrete bomb shelter in Al-Zarnug, an unrecognized Bedouin community in the Negev Desert, southern Israel, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Schwarber celebrates after winning the tiebreaker at the MLB baseball All-Star game between the American League and National League, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Iga Swiatek of Poland reacts after winning the women's singles final match against Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Saturday, July 12, 2025.(AP Photo/Joanna Chan)
A rat which is trained to detect land mines with the humanitarian demining organization APOPO works in a field in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Anton L. Delgado)
Vendors wait for customers at the trunk of their American classic car carrying homemade baked goods in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Luis Baños)
Men rest in hammocks underneath a tree in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, July 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Golden State Valkyries center Temi Fagbenle (14) loses the ball against Seattle Storm forward Ezi Magbegor (13) and guard Erica Wheeler, right, during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
A competitor drives through a shaft of light during the eleventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Toulouse, France, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland swings on the 7th tee during a practice round for the British Open golf championship at the Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Bullfighter Rafaelillo reacts after being gored by a bull at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, July 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
A protester runs from tear gas fired by federal immigration agents to clear a path for vehicles during a raid in an agricultural region of Camarillo, Calif., Thursday, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)
Federal agents detain Carlos Javier Lopez Benitez, center, from Paraguay as they pull away his sister, Porfiria Lopez, a U.S. citizen, left, outside immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits federal building in New York, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
A Syrian government soldier, who was injured in Sweida city during clashes between Syrian government forces and Druze militia members, is treated at a clinic in the village of Busra al-Harir village, southern Syria, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
The body of a Druze militia member lies in front of a rocket launcher on the outskirts of Sweida city in southern Syria, Monday, July 14, 2025, where clashes erupted between Sunni Bedouin clans and the Druze militia. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
A man walks through a stairwell to vote at Union Temple Baptist Church during the Ward 8 special election, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Boniface Kariuki, a vendor who was shot at close range by a police officer during protests in June, is laid to rest at his parents' farm in Kangema, Muranga County, Kenya, Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
A girl runs past crosses at a makeshift memorial for Guadalupe River flood victims in Kerrville, Texas, on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Cultural elder Davis Wakane speaks during an interview in Mbale, Uganda, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)
Hossam Azzam holds the body of his child, Amir, who was killed in an Israeli military airstrike on Gaza, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Children run through a water fountain in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, July 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Kansas City Royals' Jonathan India warms up on deck during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Friday, July 11, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
A priest participates in a celebration of the Virgen de Carmen (Our Lady of Mount Carmel), Chile's patron saint, in La Tirana, Chile, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Katy Perry, center, performs with dancers as part of the "Lifetimes Tour" on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Chelsea team members, accompanied by President Donald Trump, celebrate with the championship trophy after the Club World Cup final soccer match between Chelsea and PSG in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
U.S. State Department employees applaud as their laid off colleagues leave through the lobby of the agency's headquarters in the Harry S Truman Building in Washington, on Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Siblings mimic the sound of sirens that alert incoming rocket and missiles, inside an open concrete bomb shelter in Al-Zarnug, an unrecognized Bedouin community in the Negev Desert, southern Israel, Wednesday, July 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Schwarber celebrates after winning the tiebreaker at the MLB baseball All-Star game between the American League and National League, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Iga Swiatek of Poland reacts after winning the women's singles final match against Amanda Anisimova of the U.S. at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Saturday, July 12, 2025.(AP Photo/Joanna Chan)
A rat which is trained to detect land mines with the humanitarian demining organization APOPO works in a field in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Anton L. Delgado)
Vendors wait for customers at the trunk of their American classic car carrying homemade baked goods in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Luis Baños)
Men rest in hammocks underneath a tree in Manila, Philippines, Thursday, July 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Golden State Valkyries center Temi Fagbenle (14) loses the ball against Seattle Storm forward Ezi Magbegor (13) and guard Erica Wheeler, right, during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Wednesday, July 16, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
A competitor drives through a shaft of light during the eleventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Toulouse, France, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland swings on the 7th tee during a practice round for the British Open golf championship at the Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland, Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Bullfighter Rafaelillo reacts after being gored by a bull at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, northern Spain, Saturday, July 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
A protester runs from tear gas fired by federal immigration agents to clear a path for vehicles during a raid in an agricultural region of Camarillo, Calif., Thursday, July 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Owen Baker)
Federal agents detain Carlos Javier Lopez Benitez, center, from Paraguay as they pull away his sister, Porfiria Lopez, a U.S. citizen, left, outside immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits federal building in New York, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
A Syrian government soldier, who was injured in Sweida city during clashes between Syrian government forces and Druze militia members, is treated at a clinic in the village of Busra al-Harir village, southern Syria, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)
The body of a Druze militia member lies in front of a rocket launcher on the outskirts of Sweida city in southern Syria, Monday, July 14, 2025, where clashes erupted between Sunni Bedouin clans and the Druze militia. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)
A man walks through a stairwell to vote at Union Temple Baptist Church during the Ward 8 special election, Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Boniface Kariuki, a vendor who was shot at close range by a police officer during protests in June, is laid to rest at his parents' farm in Kangema, Muranga County, Kenya, Friday, July 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
A girl runs past crosses at a makeshift memorial for Guadalupe River flood victims in Kerrville, Texas, on Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Cultural elder Davis Wakane speaks during an interview in Mbale, Uganda, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)
Hossam Azzam holds the body of his child, Amir, who was killed in an Israeli military airstrike on Gaza, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Children run through a water fountain in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, July 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government accused the United States of attacking civilian and military installations in multiple states after at least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard around 2 a.m. local time Saturday in the capital, Caracas.
The Pentagon and White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Smoke could be seen rising from the hangar of a military base in Caracas. Another military installation in the capital was without power.
People in various neighborhoods rushed to the streets. Some could be seen in the distance from various areas of Caracas.
“The whole ground shook. This is horrible. We heard explosions and planes,” said Carmen Hidalgo, a 21-year-old office worker, her voice trembling. She was walking briskly with two relatives, returning from a birthday party. “We felt like the air was hitting us.”
Venezuela’s government, in the statement, called on its supporters to take to the streets.
“People to the streets!” the statement said. “The Bolivarian Government calls on all social and political forces in the country to activate mobilization plans and repudiate this imperialist attack.”
The statement added that President Nicolás Maduro had “ordered all national defense plans to be implemented” and declared “a state of external disturbance.”
This comes as the U.S. military has been targeting, in recent days, alleged drug-smuggling boats. On Friday, Venezuela said it was open to negotiating an agreement with the U.S. to combat drug trafficking.
Maduro also said in a pretaped interview aired Thursday that the U.S. wants to force a government change in Venezuela and gain access to its vast oil reserves through the monthslong pressure campaign that began with a massive military deployment to the Caribbean Sea in August.
Maduro has been charged with narco-terrorism in the U.S. The CIA was behind a drone strike last week at a docking area believed to have been used by Venezuelan drug cartels in what was the first known direct operation on Venezuelan soil since the U.S. began strikes on boats in September.
U.S. President Donald Trump for months had threatened that he could soon order strikes on targets on Venezuelan land. The U.S. has also seized sanctioned oil tankers off the coast of Venezuela, and Trump ordered a blockade of others in a move that seemed designed to put a tighter chokehold on the South American country’s economy.
The U.S. military has been attacking boats in the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean since early September. As of Friday, the number of known boat strikes is 35 and the number of people killed is at least 115, according to numbers announced by the Trump administration.
They followed a major buildup of American forces in the waters off South America, including the arrival in November of the nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier, which added thousands more troops to what was already the largest military presence in the region in generations.
Trump has justified the boat strikes as a necessary escalation to stem the flow of drugs into the U.S. and asserted that the U.S. is engaged in an “armed conflict” with drug cartels.
Meanwhile, Iranian state television reported on the explosions in Caracas on Saturday, showing images of the Venezuelan capital. Iran has been close to Venezuela for years, in part due to their shared enmity of the U.S.
Pedestrians walk past the Miraflores presidential palace after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
Residents evacuate a building near the Miraflores presidential palace after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Pedestrians run after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Pedestrians run after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)