Swedish activist Greta Thunberg arrives at the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport in Athens, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025 after being deported from Israel for taking part in a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
The top photos of the week by AP’s photojournalists
Oct. 3-9, 2025
This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Bridget Jones, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.
Yuval Miranda and Katya Emelianova cry embracing each other next to the photographs of Israelis who were killed in the Oct. 7, 2023 deadly Hamas attack on Israel, at a memorial marking two years anniversary of the assault, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)Secretary of State Marco Rubio whispers to President Donald Trump during a roundtable meeting on antifa in the State Dining Room at the White House, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)A man takes a bath with his daughters beside damaged structures due to a recent strong earthquake in Bogo, Cebu Province, Central Philippines on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)Demonstrators and riot police face off during a protest commemorating the anniversary of the 1968 Tlatelolco killings, when soldiers fired on student protesters, in Mexico City, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)Mary E. Brunkow speaks on the phone during an interview after winning a Nobel Prize in medicine for part of her work on peripheral immune tolerance, in Seattle, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. Next to her is her dog Zelda. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)Palestinians celebrate following the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan to pause the fighting, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)Levar Gilbert, 14, with The Humble Place Ranch in Madera, stands with his horse Buddy as they prepare for rides while participating in the 51th annual Black Cowboy Parade and Heritage Festival hosted by the Oakland Black Cowboy Association (OBCA) at DeFremery Park in Oakland, Calif. on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (Yalonda M. James/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)Family members and supporters cheer and hold portraits of contestants during the Miss Lebanon 2025 contest in Zouk Mosbeh, north of Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march in front of the Colosseum during a national demonstration in support of the population of Gaza, in Rome, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)A statue depicting President Donald Trump, left, and Jeffrey Epstein holding hands stands at sundown on the National Mall with the U.S. Capitol in the background, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)Villagers walk in front of their flooded home, in Dalhamo village, near the Delta city of Ashmoun, Egypt, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohamed Hesham)Customers react as protesters attempt to break into a Zara store during a pro-Palestinian rally in solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla after ships were intercepted by the Israeli navy, in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)President Donald Trump speaks during a celebration for the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Harry S. Truman at Naval Station Norfolk, Sunday Oct. 5, 2025 in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Police and federal officers stand guard on the roof of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Portland, Ore., Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)People gather at a bar as they enjoy the first night of the weekend in Damascus, Syria, early Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)Cameroon’s President Paul Biya and First Lady Chantal Biya attend a political rally at Lamido Yaya Dairou Stadium in Maroua, Cameroon, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Welba Yamo Pascal)As reflected in a mirror, President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before signing an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)A protestor reacts after getting sprayed by Department of Homeland Security officers outside a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)A man waits for customers at a stall beside war-damaged buildings ahead of a parliamentary election set to take place Sunday, in the Damascus suburb of Daraya, Syria, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)People react as they celebrate following the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan to pause the fighting, at a plaza known as hostages square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)Models wear creations as part of the Chanel Spring/Summer 2026 collection presented in Paris, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)Young Jewish men attend a vigil for the victims of the attack on at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in Crumpsall, Manchester, England, Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ian Hodgson)The Harvest Supermoon descends behind the Bay Bridge as seen from Alameda, Calif., Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
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