Jan. 2 - 8, 2026
This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Eloy Martin, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.
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FILE - A man skies down the hill by the Sacre-Coeur basilica during a snowfall in the Montmartre district, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)
FILE - Worshippers gather on the eve of the Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas, hosted by the Ethiopian Jandereba Generation, at Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Amanuel Sileshi, File)
FILE - Cars drive on highway 101 flooded by the "King Tides", occurring when the sun, moon and Earth align, causing a stronger gravitational pull Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, near Corte Madera in Marin County, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)
FILE - Members of the Bolivian Workers' Union clash with police during a protest against fuel subsidy cuts in El Alto, Bolivia, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Freddy Barragan, File)
FILE - People look through a frosted plastic tent into a Christmas crib installed near Kazansky Cathedral during Orthodox Christmas celebrations in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)
FILE - Skiers cast long shadows as they glide down a slope at the Mzaar-Kfardebian ski resort northeast of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
FILE - Horses eat hay from a box at a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
FILE - A mosquito control worker fumigates a home where a television plays a government television news report concerning the U.S. forces' capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, in Old Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
FILE - A child watches as an adult places a candle outside the sealed off Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, where a devastating fire left dead and injured during the New Year's celebrations. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner, File)
FILE - Kansas State forward Taj Manning, center left, beats BYU forward Keba Keita (13, File) to a rebound during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Manhattan, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
FILE - President Trump supporter Steve Emery holds a flag paying tribute to right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk along a bridge to Mar-A-Lago before President Donald Trump departs West Palm Beach, Fla., for Washington, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert, File)
FILE - Government supporters rip an American flag in half during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 3, 2026, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that U.S. forces had captured President Nicolás Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
FILE - Protesters rally outside the White House Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Washington, after the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a military operation. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
FILE - Members of a traditional firefighting preservation group perform ladder stunts during the annual New Year's Fire Brigade Review Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
FILE - A fire eater performs during the traditional "Cabalgata de Reyes" parade in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, as part of the festivities marking the Catholic feast of Epiphany. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
FILE - Youth pilgrims try to catch the cross thrown by an Orthodox priest into the water during an Epiphany ceremony to bless the sea in the southeastern village of Xylophagou, Cyprus, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias, File)
FILE - A couple prepares to take part in a mass wedding in sub zero temperatures during the annual Ice and Snow Festival held in Harbin in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
FILE - Rider Daniel Sanders drives beside camels during the second stage of the Dakar Rally between Yanbu and Alula, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
FILE - The full moon rises behind the statue, "Ad Astra," atop the Kansas Statehouse, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
FILE - Police use water cannon to disperse ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocking a street during a protest against army draft in Jerusalem, Israel, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)
FILE - Senegal's El Hadji Malick Diouf heads the ball during the Africa Cup of Nations best of 16 soccer match between Senegal and Sudan in Tangier, Morocco, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)
FILE - Jesus Linares, right, removes a painting of independence hero Simon Bolivar at his home, which he says was hit during U.S. military operations to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
FILE - President Donald Trump dances as he walks off stage after speaking to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
FILE - Palestinians walk through the ruins of destroyed buildings as the sun sets over Gaza City, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi, File)
People gather around a makeshift memorial honoring the victim of a fatal shooting involving federal law enforcement agents, near the site of the shooting, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Tom Baker)
FILE - People pass an LG Electronics display during the CES tech show Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File)
FILE - Pro-government armed civilians patrol in La Guaira, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that President Nicolás Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
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FILE - A man skies down the hill by the Sacre-Coeur basilica during a snowfall in the Montmartre district, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File)
FILE - Worshippers gather on the eve of the Ethiopian Orthodox Christmas, hosted by the Ethiopian Jandereba Generation, at Meskel Square in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Amanuel Sileshi, File)
FILE - Cars drive on highway 101 flooded by the "King Tides", occurring when the sun, moon and Earth align, causing a stronger gravitational pull Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, near Corte Madera in Marin County, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)
FILE - Members of the Bolivian Workers' Union clash with police during a protest against fuel subsidy cuts in El Alto, Bolivia, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Freddy Barragan, File)
FILE - People look through a frosted plastic tent into a Christmas crib installed near Kazansky Cathedral during Orthodox Christmas celebrations in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)
FILE - Skiers cast long shadows as they glide down a slope at the Mzaar-Kfardebian ski resort northeast of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)
FILE - Horses eat hay from a box at a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
FILE - A mosquito control worker fumigates a home where a television plays a government television news report concerning the U.S. forces' capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, in Old Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
FILE - A child watches as an adult places a candle outside the sealed off Le Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, where a devastating fire left dead and injured during the New Year's celebrations. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner, File)
FILE - Kansas State forward Taj Manning, center left, beats BYU forward Keba Keita (13, File) to a rebound during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Manhattan, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
FILE - President Trump supporter Steve Emery holds a flag paying tribute to right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk along a bridge to Mar-A-Lago before President Donald Trump departs West Palm Beach, Fla., for Washington, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert, File)
FILE - Government supporters rip an American flag in half during a protest in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 3, 2026, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that U.S. forces had captured President Nicolás Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)
FILE - Protesters rally outside the White House Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Washington, after the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a military operation. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
FILE - Members of a traditional firefighting preservation group perform ladder stunts during the annual New Year's Fire Brigade Review Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)
FILE - A fire eater performs during the traditional "Cabalgata de Reyes" parade in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, as part of the festivities marking the Catholic feast of Epiphany. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
FILE - Youth pilgrims try to catch the cross thrown by an Orthodox priest into the water during an Epiphany ceremony to bless the sea in the southeastern village of Xylophagou, Cyprus, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias, File)
FILE - A couple prepares to take part in a mass wedding in sub zero temperatures during the annual Ice and Snow Festival held in Harbin in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)
FILE - Rider Daniel Sanders drives beside camels during the second stage of the Dakar Rally between Yanbu and Alula, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
FILE - The full moon rises behind the statue, "Ad Astra," atop the Kansas Statehouse, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
FILE - Police use water cannon to disperse ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocking a street during a protest against army draft in Jerusalem, Israel, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)
FILE - Senegal's El Hadji Malick Diouf heads the ball during the Africa Cup of Nations best of 16 soccer match between Senegal and Sudan in Tangier, Morocco, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)
FILE - Jesus Linares, right, removes a painting of independence hero Simon Bolivar at his home, which he says was hit during U.S. military operations to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
FILE - President Donald Trump dances as he walks off stage after speaking to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
FILE - Palestinians walk through the ruins of destroyed buildings as the sun sets over Gaza City, Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi, File)
People gather around a makeshift memorial honoring the victim of a fatal shooting involving federal law enforcement agents, near the site of the shooting, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Tom Baker)
FILE - People pass an LG Electronics display during the CES tech show Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File)
FILE - Pro-government armed civilians patrol in La Guaira, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that President Nicolás Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)
