July 3 - July 9, 2026
This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Anne Marie Belgrave highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.
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Fans watch the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Colombia and Switzerland on a terrace rooftop in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Sebastian Barros)
Argentina players toss teammate Lionel Messi (10) into the air as they celebrate after the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Egypt in Atlanta, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)
Palestinians watch a live broadcast of the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Egypt in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
A fan reacts to a United States loss in a World Cup round of 16 soccer match against Belgium at the KC Live! entertainment district Monday, July 6, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
United States' Folarin Balogun (20) puts his foot down on Bosnia's Tarik Muharemovic (4) for which he received a red card during the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between the United States and Bosnia in Santa Clara, Calif., near San Francisco, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
New U.S. citizen and twice-deployed U.S. Marine Sgt. Diakaria Sangare, from Guinea, poses for a portrait following the naturalization ceremony on Independence Day at George Washington's Mount Vernon, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Fireworks explode during the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Sunday, July 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
The coffin of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is carried by mourners to the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
A banner depicting President Donald Trump is held aloft as mourners gather during funeral prayers held as part of the dayslong funeral ceremonies for the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family outside the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
A man weeps during funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Locals try to extinguish a wildfire on the outskirts of the northern city of Thessaloniki, Greece, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)
A man walks in the rain next to rows of Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags strung above a mountain trail in Dharamshala, India, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
Furniture remains inside apartments damaged in the earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
A woman carries her cat out of a damaged multistory apartment building following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
A man looks at his cell phone during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
People arrive for a Salute to America Independence Day event honoring the nation's 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Zendaya poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'The Odyssey' on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
A Taylor Swift fan wearing a wedding veil sits at a restaurant next to Madison Square Garden where a "JUST&T MARRIED" sign is displayed during a wedding between singer Taylor Swift and National Football League player Travis Kelce on Friday, July 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
The shadows of Tibetan children are cast on a curtain as they wait to perform in a cultural program celebrating the 91st birthday of the Dalai Lama in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Nadine Seiler arrives in an inflatable frog costume, to support former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, who was indicted by a grand jury for allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, before he arrives at D.C. Superior Court, Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
People pay respect to the statues of former leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of demise of Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang, on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)
Two people ride bicycles along a beach path as a man balances on a slackline in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Pope Leo XIV visits the Gateway of Europe monument in Lampedusa, Sicily, southern Italy, Saturday, July 4, 2026, during a one-day pastoral visit to the island long associated with the plight of migrants crossing the Mediterranean. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
A reveler falls in front of Victoriano del Río's fighting bulls during the third running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Kenyan plainclothes police officers arrest protesters, during a demonstration marking a day that is historically associated with the pro-democracy protests of the 1990s for multiparty democracy, in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)
Coco Gauff of the United States returns the ball to Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic in their semifinal women's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Fans watch the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Colombia and Switzerland on a terrace rooftop in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Sebastian Barros)
Argentina players toss teammate Lionel Messi (10) into the air as they celebrate after the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Egypt in Atlanta, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)
Palestinians watch a live broadcast of the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Egypt in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
A fan reacts to a United States loss in a World Cup round of 16 soccer match against Belgium at the KC Live! entertainment district Monday, July 6, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
United States' Folarin Balogun (20) puts his foot down on Bosnia's Tarik Muharemovic (4) for which he received a red card during the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between the United States and Bosnia in Santa Clara, Calif., near San Francisco, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
New U.S. citizen and twice-deployed U.S. Marine Sgt. Diakaria Sangare, from Guinea, poses for a portrait following the naturalization ceremony on Independence Day at George Washington's Mount Vernon, Saturday, July 4, 2026, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
Fireworks explode during the Great American State Fair on the National Mall, Sunday, July 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
The coffin of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is carried by mourners to the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf, Iraq, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
A banner depicting President Donald Trump is held aloft as mourners gather during funeral prayers held as part of the dayslong funeral ceremonies for the slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family outside the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
A man weeps during funeral ceremonies for slain Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and members of his family at the Imam Khomeini Mosalla Grand Mosque in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Locals try to extinguish a wildfire on the outskirts of the northern city of Thessaloniki, Greece, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)
A man walks in the rain next to rows of Tibetan Buddhist prayer flags strung above a mountain trail in Dharamshala, India, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)
Furniture remains inside apartments damaged in the earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
A woman carries her cat out of a damaged multistory apartment building following a Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
A man looks at his cell phone during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
People arrive for a Salute to America Independence Day event honoring the nation's 250th anniversary, Saturday, July 4, 2026, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Zendaya poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'The Odyssey' on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
A Taylor Swift fan wearing a wedding veil sits at a restaurant next to Madison Square Garden where a "JUST&T MARRIED" sign is displayed during a wedding between singer Taylor Swift and National Football League player Travis Kelce on Friday, July 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
The shadows of Tibetan children are cast on a curtain as they wait to perform in a cultural program celebrating the 91st birthday of the Dalai Lama in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Nadine Seiler arrives in an inflatable frog costume, to support former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, who was indicted by a grand jury for allegedly damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, before he arrives at D.C. Superior Court, Thursday, July 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
People pay respect to the statues of former leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of demise of Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang, on Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)
Two people ride bicycles along a beach path as a man balances on a slackline in Santa Monica, Calif., Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Pope Leo XIV visits the Gateway of Europe monument in Lampedusa, Sicily, southern Italy, Saturday, July 4, 2026, during a one-day pastoral visit to the island long associated with the plight of migrants crossing the Mediterranean. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
A reveler falls in front of Victoriano del Río's fighting bulls during the third running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Kenyan plainclothes police officers arrest protesters, during a demonstration marking a day that is historically associated with the pro-democracy protests of the 1990s for multiparty democracy, in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)
Coco Gauff of the United States returns the ball to Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic in their semifinal women's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
