President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend a ceremony at the Pentagon to commemorate the 24rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
The top photos of the week by AP’s photojournalists
Sept. 5-11, 2025
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.
Protesters take selfies and celebrate at the Singha Durbar, the seat of Nepal’s government’s various ministries and offices, after it was set on fire during a protest against social media ban and corruption in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)Police officers evacuate Maria Hodus, 90, from her house in Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)The crowd reacts after Charlie Kirk, the CEO and co-founder of the conservative youth organization Turning Point USA, is shot at the Utah Valley University Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in Orem, Utah. (Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP)People displaced by gang violence live at the Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Communications office converted into a shelter in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)Palestinians run for cover during an Israeli airstrike on a high-rise building in Gaza City, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, after the Israeli army issued a prior warning. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun)Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, reacts after a point against Amanda Anisimova, of the United States, during the women’s finals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Members of a “Casteller” form a “Castell” or human tower during the Catalan National Day celebrations in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)Riot police hold their shields as a supporter of Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) shouts slogans during a demonstration outside the party’s headquarters in Istanbul, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)A mourner looks trough a curtain during the funeral of Levi Yitzhak Pash, who was killed along with five other Israelis in a shooting attack by two Palestinian gunmen at a bus stop in Jerusalem Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)People play dominoes on the street during a blackout in Havana, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)A man inspects the damage at the National Museum, following the Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)Fanuse Adete, 38 years-old, holds up a candle she uses to light her home at night in the Menabichu district on the outskirts of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)Riot police use a water cannon on protesters outside Parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)Wrestlers train during a practice session at a sumo camp in Tottori Johoku High School in Tottori, Japan, on July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)Spain’s rider Alex Marquez of the BK8 Gresini Racing MotoGP leads the MotoGP race of the Grand Prix of Catalonia in Montmelo, just outside of Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)Workers steam press gowns backstage before the Misuity SS2026 China Fashion Week opening show held on the outskirts of Beijing, China, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)A two-week-old giant anteater cub rides on its mother’s back at the zoo in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)Tate McRae performs “Sports Car” during the MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)Relatives of bus driver Arturo Ramon cry next the bus where he was killed in the San Juan de Miraflores neighborhood of Lima, Peru, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)Displaced Palestinians fleeing northern Gaza carry their belongings along the coastal road toward southern Gaza, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, after the Israeli army issued evacuation orders from Gaza City. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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