White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
July 15 – 21, 2026 AP mobile scroll: a selection of standout vertical images published by The Associated Press in the past week. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham and his wife Marie-France van Heel leave Buckingham Palace in London after an audience with King Charles III, where he was invited to become Prime Minister and form a new government, Monday July 20, 2026. (Aaron Chown/Pool Photo via AP)Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine listens at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing, Tuesday, July 21, 2026, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Belgium’s Princess Delphine during the official military parade, as part of National Day events in Brussels, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)Ana Calvet, wearing a traditional Cholita skirt, known as a pollera, rides a skateboard during a youth talent show in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)Palestinian women mourn during the funeral of Awda Farakhneh, 53, and Ahmed Abu Mokho, 26, who, according to the health authorities, were killed by Israeli army fire following a settler attack in the West Bank town of Deir Jarir, northeast of Ramallah, Monday, July 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)A Palestinian uses a flashlight after spotting Israeli settlers on a nearby hill while taking part in a night watch with other volunteers to guard against settler attacks on the West Bank village of Sinjil, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)President Donald Trump speaks as FIFA President Gianni Infantino listens at a reception at Trump Tower in New York, Friday, July 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Fans crowd together as they wait for the arrival of players from Spain’s national soccer team during celebrations in Cibeles square in Madrid on Monday, July 20, 2026, after Spain defeated Argentina in the World Cup final in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)A fan reacts to Spain’s victory over Argentina in the World Cup final soccer match at a fan gathering in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)A diver trains for a high diving competition during the Two Rivers festival of water sports in Moscow, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) sprays water on his face at the World Cup championship final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)A child suffering from acute malnutrition receives treatment via a nasal feeding tube at a hospital in Sokoto, northwestern Nigeria, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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