Participants fly kites during the fifth Tamil Nadu International Kite Festival, where around 30 professional kite flyers showcase more than 200 giant kites, in Mahabalipuram, India, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Aug. 14 – 20, 2026
This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Leslie Mazoch, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.
Ukrainian soldiers speak to their relatives after returning from captivity after a Prisoners of War (POWs) exchange between Russia and Ukraine, in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)Noemi Marrero, left, and her sisters sit at a cemetery in La Guaira, Venezuela, during the funeral of Marrero’s two children, who died in the earthquakes, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)A firefighter walks through a burned area as flames engulf a house during a wildfire on the island of Salamina, west of Athens, Greece, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)Athletes compete in the women’s marathon at the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek/Pool)Sima covers her face at the grave of her six-month-old granddaughter, her daughter Diba’s daughter, who died during the winter, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. Originally from Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Afghanistan, Sima, who believes she is about 60 but does not know her exact age, helps support her extended family by begging and collecting items she can reuse or sell. (AP Photo/Nava Jamshidi)A Japanese sea nettle is displayed at the Jellyfish Museum, a facility that is home to about 20 unique species of jellyfish found in Florida and other parts of the world, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Pompano Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)Rescuers inspect the ruin of a mosque that collapsed during an earthquake in North Lamba Leda, East Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)Palestinian girl Miral al-Babli, who lost a leg after being injured during the war between Israel and Hamas, receives swimming training from the Heal Palestine organization at a pool in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)People search for gold at a mining site in Iga-Barrière, Ituri province, eastern Congo, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Dieudonne Dirole)U.S. Secret Service agents stand watch as President Donald Trump walks on stage at the David Mack Center for Training and Intelligence, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026, in Garden City, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)An unidentified priest holds a Bonnie Tyler poster outside St. Mary’s Church in Swansea, Wales, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026 before the service and funeral of the musician, whose real name was Gaynor Hopkins. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)Cameroon’s soccer team players celebrate after winning the Women AFCON 2026 final soccer match against Malawi, in Rabat, Morocco, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo)Rescuers assess earthquake damage in Cali, Colombia, Sunday, Aug. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)An Iraqi vendor offers a peacock at the Pet Market (al-Ghazl market) one of Baghdadi’s favorite destinations, especially on Fridays, it attracts buyers and sellers peddling birds, dogs, cats, and exotic animals such as snakes and monkeys in Baghdad Friday Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)Men push a small boat to help residents along a flooded street caused by intense monsoon rains in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)Oliver Riggle holds a water-soaked journal inside his flooded trailer in Indianapolis, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Obed Lamy)A cow stands in a milking stall at a dairy farm in Hermosillo, Mexico, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)Visitors watch a humanoid robot perform during the World Robot Conference at the Beiren Yichuang International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)Police officers detain an activist during a demonstration over alleged abductions and extrajudicial killings, outside the office of Kenya’s Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja, in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Henry Naminde)A migrant worker from Sri Lanka cools off in a cascading river on a torrid day, outside Bragadiru, Romania, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)Juana Villano, right, and her sister Francesca pose for pictures at a police stand at a hunting, fishing and outdoors fair in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)People film and take photos of salmon using the fish ladder at the Ballard Locks, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
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