Micki Larson-Olson, who was convicted on a misdemeanor charge for her actions on January 6, 2021, when supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, rests in the shade during Rededicate 250, a mostly conservative Christian prayer gathering in honor of the United States' 250th anniversary, on the National Mall, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
May 13 – 19, 2026 AP mobile scroll: a selection of standout vertical images published by The Associated Press in the past week.
A mourner reacts over the coffin of Lebanese Civil Defense member, Hussein Jaber, who was killed on Tuesday in an Israeli airstrike during a funeral procession in the coastal city of Sidon, Lebanon, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari, File)Palestinians react to a fire following an Israeli strike on a residential building in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi, File)President Donald Trump participates in a welcome ceremony with China’s President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)People walk across the Queen Emma Floating Bridge in Willemstad, Curacao, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)Dara from Bulgaria holds up the trophy after winning the Grand Final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)Pope Leo XIV visits the Città Universitaria (University City) at Sapienza University of Rome to meet with faculty and students at the institution’s primary campus, one of the world’s oldest and largest universities, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)Apartment interiors are seen in a damaged residential house following Russian missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)The Lincoln Memorial is seen at the top as the blue coating of the Reflecting Pool continues, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)Dominique Verdier poses for a photo with Carlota, a former laboratory rat she adopted, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)A fishermen tries to navigate while surrounded by an invasive plant called a water hyacinth, also known as Eichhornia crassipes, Thursday, April 30, 2026, on the outskirts of Nueva Venecia, Colombia. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)Mexican singer Gloria Trevi performs at the Tecate Emblema music festival in Mexico City, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme, File)A man bathes from a roadside water tap to cool himself on a hot summer day on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Channi Anand, File)Daisy Edgar-Jones poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Fjord’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 18, 2026. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
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In this release Metta Tham Rescue Kalasin, rescuers work to reach seven people who have been trapped in a cave in Xaisomboun province, Laos, Monday, May 25, 2026. (Metta Tham Rescue Kalasin via AP)
