Sept. 18-24, 2026
This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Anita Baca, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.
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A rainbow arcs across the sky over Panama City at sunset, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Men wait to receive free food after attending a Mass organized by the Catholic Church at a square outside the Constitución train station in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
A model wears a creation part of the Roberto Cavalli women's Spring-Summer 2027 collection, presented in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno).
Displaced Yemenis receive medical care at Al-Firdaws camp in Ras Imran, on the western outskirts of Aden, Yemen, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
People lay on mattresses as Belgian composer Mattias Devriendt performs at Wintercircus in Ghent, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Harry Nakos)
Taylor Swift celebrates with her father, Scott Swift, left, after a score by Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce during the first half of an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
University students and artists protest proposed budget cuts on the arts and culture from the administration of Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Houston Rockets' Kevin Durant poses for a photograph during an NBA basketball media day Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Director Alejandro G. Iñárritu, from left, Britain's Kate, Princess of Wales and Tom Cruise at the World premiere for the film "Digger" in London, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
A raccoon kit digs through water and mud at Woodside Wildlife Rescue in Pass Christian, Miss. on Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the Meta Connect conference, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
A displaced Yemeni cooks at Al-Firdaws camp in Ras Imran, on the western outskirts of Aden, Yemen, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
A contestant who goes by the nickname Lil Bit performs during Skid Row's inaugural talent show in downtown Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Kashmiri Muslim devotees pray as the head priest displays a relic of Sufi saint Syed Abdul Qadir Gilani during the saint's Urs, or annual commemoration, at a shrine in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Workers set up a prefabricated unit to provide housing for families whose homes have been destroyed in the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel, in Zawtar al-Gharbieh, southern Lebanon, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives to speak during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
A rescue worker puts out a fire at the 120-year-old historic building of Zaporizhzhia National University after a Russian drone strike on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko) Correction: Byline corrected to Kateryna Klochko, instead of Evgeniy Maloletka
Workers operate farm machines at night to harvest wine grapes at Berryhill Family Vineyards in Clements, Calif., Sept. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)
Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians are seen amid war-damaged buildings in Gaza City, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
A Jewish baby sleeps in a stroller decorated with pictures of rabbis, in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
People ride a swing carousel at opening day of the 191st Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Japan's Kohtarou Higashi competes in the Wushu men's changquan final at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan watch a military review in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Miriam Haley, accompanied by attorney, Gloria Allred, exits Manhattan Supreme Court after Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting Haley in 2006, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Michael Sisak)
President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, at the UN headquarters. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A group of migrants attempt to cross the English Channel in a dinghy off Hardelot, northern France, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
A rainbow arcs across the sky over Panama City at sunset, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Men wait to receive free food after attending a Mass organized by the Catholic Church at a square outside the Constitución train station in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
A model wears a creation part of the Roberto Cavalli women's Spring-Summer 2027 collection, presented in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno).
Displaced Yemenis receive medical care at Al-Firdaws camp in Ras Imran, on the western outskirts of Aden, Yemen, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
People lay on mattresses as Belgian composer Mattias Devriendt performs at Wintercircus in Ghent, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Harry Nakos)
Taylor Swift celebrates with her father, Scott Swift, left, after a score by Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce during the first half of an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
University students and artists protest proposed budget cuts on the arts and culture from the administration of Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Houston Rockets' Kevin Durant poses for a photograph during an NBA basketball media day Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Director Alejandro G. Iñárritu, from left, Britain's Kate, Princess of Wales and Tom Cruise at the World premiere for the film "Digger" in London, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
A raccoon kit digs through water and mud at Woodside Wildlife Rescue in Pass Christian, Miss. on Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Sophie Bates)
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the Meta Connect conference, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
A displaced Yemeni cooks at Al-Firdaws camp in Ras Imran, on the western outskirts of Aden, Yemen, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
A contestant who goes by the nickname Lil Bit performs during Skid Row's inaugural talent show in downtown Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Kashmiri Muslim devotees pray as the head priest displays a relic of Sufi saint Syed Abdul Qadir Gilani during the saint's Urs, or annual commemoration, at a shrine in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Workers set up a prefabricated unit to provide housing for families whose homes have been destroyed in the fighting between Hezbollah and Israel, in Zawtar al-Gharbieh, southern Lebanon, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives to speak during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
A rescue worker puts out a fire at the 120-year-old historic building of Zaporizhzhia National University after a Russian drone strike on Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko) Correction: Byline corrected to Kateryna Klochko, instead of Evgeniy Maloletka
Workers operate farm machines at night to harvest wine grapes at Berryhill Family Vineyards in Clements, Calif., Sept. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)
Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians are seen amid war-damaged buildings in Gaza City, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
A Jewish baby sleeps in a stroller decorated with pictures of rabbis, in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
People ride a swing carousel at opening day of the 191st Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Japan's Kohtarou Higashi competes in the Wushu men's changquan final at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan watch a military review in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Miriam Haley, accompanied by attorney, Gloria Allred, exits Manhattan Supreme Court after Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting Haley in 2006, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Michael Sisak)
President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the United Nations General Assembly, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, at the UN headquarters. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A group of migrants attempt to cross the English Channel in a dinghy off Hardelot, northern France, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
