A Mexican's teen 15th birthday goes viral and more top photos this week from Latin America

Aug. 22-28, 2025

A Mexican teen’s 15th birthday turns into a viral stadium bash, deadly attacks in Colombia included a car bombing and the downing of a police helicopter, protesters throw rocks at Argentine President Milei’s convoy while he campaigns, and Brazil hosts the rhythmic gymnastics World Championships, marking the start of the road to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

This photo gallery was curated by photo editor Anita Baca, based in Mexico City.

Follow AP visual journalism:

AP photography: https://apnews.com/photography

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnews

AP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.com

A vendor hawks brooms, dustpans, and toilet plungers in Havana, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramón Espinosa)

A hot air balloon is inflated for a practice run, a day ahead of the World Ballooning Championships in Colonia Yguazu, Paraguay, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Instructors Laura Murphy and Fransley Marcel demonstrate how to perform a traditional tango pose as part of the Tango Festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Colombian superstar Shakira performs during her "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran", or Women Don't Cry Anymore world tour in Mexico City, Aug. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

A student shares her breakfast with a classmate at school in Coro, Venezuela, June 25, 2025, as Venezuelans struggle daily to access food. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Argentina's Los Pumas Santiago Chocobares is tackled by New Zealand's All Blacks Sevu Reece during a rugby championship match in Buenos Aires, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Former governor of Santa Cruz Luis Fernando Camacho is escorted by police as he leaves a court hearing regarding the length of his pretrial detention stemming from the crisis over the 2019 ouster of former President Evo Morales, in La Paz, Bolivia, Aug. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Turkey's Hatice Gokce Emir performs with a hoop during the individual all-around final at the 41st FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships at the Carioca Arena, in Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

A military school band performs to honor people killed a day earlier by a car bomb explosion outside an Air Force base in Cali, Colombia, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

Police shield Argentine President Javier Milei and his sister, Secretary General of the Presidency Karina Milei, from objects thrown at them by protesters amid a campaign rally ahead of legislative provincial elections in Lomas de Zamora, Argentina, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Confetti showers Isela Santiago Morales during her 15th birthday party at a stadium in Axtla de Terrazas, Mexico, Aug. 23, 2025, organized by the community after her father's social media appeal drew support following her first sparsely attended celebration. (AP Photo/Mauricio Palos)

MADRID (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Julio Iglesias on Friday denied allegations that he sexually assaulted two former employees, calling the accusations “absolutely untrue."

Media reports from earlier this week alleged Iglesias had sexually and physically assaulted two women who worked at his residences in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas between January and October 2021. A day later, Spanish prosecutors said they were studying the allegations.

“With deep sorrow, I respond to the accusations made by two people who previously worked at my home. I deny having abused, coerced or disrespected any woman. These accusations are absolutely false and cause me great sadness," Iglesias said on Instagram.

Spanish online newspaper elDiario.es and Spanish-language television channel Univision Noticias published the joint, three-year investigation on Jan. 13 into Iglesias’ alleged misconduct.

A Spanish high court received formal allegations against Iglesias by an unnamed party on Jan. 5, according to officials there. Iglesias could potentially be taken in front of the Madrid-based court, which can try alleged crimes by Spanish citizens while they are abroad, according to the court’s press office.

The 82-year-old Iglesias is one of the world’s most successful musical artists, having sold more than 300 million records in more than a dozen languages. After making his start in Spain, he won immense popularity in the United States and wider world in the 1970s and ’80s. He’s the father of pop singer Enrique Iglesias.

In 1988, he won a Grammy for Best Latin Pop Performance for his album “Un Hombre Solo.” He also received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys in 2019.

“I had never experienced such malice, but I still have the strength for people to know the full truth and to defend my dignity against such a serious affront,” Iglesias said on social media.

He also thanked those who had sent messages of support.

FILE - Spanish singer Julio Iglesias smiles during his star unveiling ceremony at the Walk of Fame in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, file)