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AP Week in Pictures

Feb. 14-20, 2025

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U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg, left, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg, left, and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)ASSOCIATED PRESS
A French paratrooper stands at the end of the Steadfast Dart 2025 exercise, involving some 10,000 troops in three different countries from nine nations and represent the largest NATO operation planned this year, at a training range in Smardan, eastern Romania, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
A French paratrooper stands at the end of the Steadfast Dart 2025 exercise, involving some 10,000 troops in three different countries from nine nations and represent the largest NATO operation planned this year, at a training range in Smardan, eastern Romania, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)ASSOCIATED PRESS
From left, Activists wearing masks of AfD top candidate for Chancellor Alice Weidel, Elon Musk, US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US Vice President JD Vance, protest against the support of the US and Russia for the far-right AfD party in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
From left, Activists wearing masks of AfD top candidate for Chancellor Alice Weidel, Elon Musk, US President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US Vice President JD Vance, protest against the support of the US and Russia for the far-right AfD party in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)ASSOCIATED PRESS
United States Vice-President JD Vance, right, and Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy shake hands during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
United States Vice-President JD Vance, right, and Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy shake hands during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Faithful greet the Virgin of Caacupe during a Mass to pray for Pope Francis' health in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Faithful greet the Virgin of Caacupe during a Mass to pray for Pope Francis' health in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)ASSOCIATED PRESS
A statue of Pope John Paul II is seen in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
A statue of Pope John Paul II is seen in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)ASSOCIATED PRESS
The traditional love locks are pictured on Valentine's Day on the Hohenzollern Bridge in Cologne, Germany, where estimated 500.000 padlocks with engravings and inscriptions of lovers were attached on the bridge over the years, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
The traditional love locks are pictured on Valentine's Day on the Hohenzollern Bridge in Cologne, Germany, where estimated 500.000 padlocks with engravings and inscriptions of lovers were attached on the bridge over the years, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Indian Air Force's aerobatic team Suryakiran make a formation in the shape of a heart from a trail of smoke as they perform on the last day of the Aero India 2025, a biennial event, at Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru, India, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Indian Air Force's aerobatic team Suryakiran make a formation in the shape of a heart from a trail of smoke as they perform on the last day of the Aero India 2025, a biennial event, at Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru, India, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Henry Rice, a 98 year-old Normandy veteran, gets a kiss from Katie Ashby, founder and lead vocalist of D-Day Darlings, as SSAFA, the nation's oldest armed forces charity, kicks off the 80-day countdown to VE Day 80 at The Royal Albert Hall in London, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Henry Rice, a 98 year-old Normandy veteran, gets a kiss from Katie Ashby, founder and lead vocalist of D-Day Darlings, as SSAFA, the nation's oldest armed forces charity, kicks off the 80-day countdown to VE Day 80 at The Royal Albert Hall in London, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Brides stand in line as they arrive for a mass wedding ceremony at Altamira square on Valentine's Day, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Brides stand in line as they arrive for a mass wedding ceremony at Altamira square on Valentine's Day, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)ASSOCIATED PRESS
The shadows of children are cast on the court at a public park during a sports workshop organized by the municipality during school summer vacation in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Basualdo)
The shadows of children are cast on the court at a public park during a sports workshop organized by the municipality during school summer vacation in Santiago, Chile, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Basualdo)ASSOCIATED PRESS
The northern lights appear over homes in Nuuk, Greenland, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
The northern lights appear over homes in Nuuk, Greenland, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pop singer and composer Shakira performs during her "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran," or Women Don't Cry Anymore, world tour at the Metropolitano stadium in her hometown of Barranquilla, Colombia, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Pop singer and composer Shakira performs during her "Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran," or Women Don't Cry Anymore, world tour at the Metropolitano stadium in her hometown of Barranquilla, Colombia, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Icicles hang from Captain Jack's Liquor Land in Bismarck, N.D., on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)
Icicles hang from Captain Jack's Liquor Land in Bismarck, N.D., on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jack Dura)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud, of Canada perform during the pairs short program in the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at the Mokdong ice rink in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud, of Canada perform during the pairs short program in the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at the Mokdong ice rink in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Osceola Magic guard Mac McClung dunks over a car during the slam dunk contest at the NBA basketball All-Star Saturday night festivities Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
Osceola Magic guard Mac McClung dunks over a car during the slam dunk contest at the NBA basketball All-Star Saturday night festivities Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Supporters of President Donald Trump ride with an effigy of him in their vehicle past other supporters gathered for a Presidents Day rally outside the Trump International Golf Club, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Supporters of President Donald Trump ride with an effigy of him in their vehicle past other supporters gathered for a Presidents Day rally outside the Trump International Golf Club, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)ASSOCIATED PRESS
President Donald Trump waves from his vehicle as he arrives at the Trump International Golf Club, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
President Donald Trump waves from his vehicle as he arrives at the Trump International Golf Club, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States arrive at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
Venezuelan migrants deported from the United States arrive at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)ASSOCIATED PRESS
M23 rebels patrol the centre of east Congo's second-largest city Bukavu, in South Kivu, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Janvier Barhahiga)
M23 rebels patrol the centre of east Congo's second-largest city Bukavu, in South Kivu, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Janvier Barhahiga)ASSOCIATED PRESS
A Lebanese man rides his horse in a village destroyed by an Israeli air and ground offensive, in the town of Kfar Kila, southern Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
A Lebanese man rides his horse in a village destroyed by an Israeli air and ground offensive, in the town of Kfar Kila, southern Lebanon, Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)ASSOCIATED PRESS
A view of damaged and looted homes in a neighborhood in Maarat al-Numan, on the outskirts of Idlib, Syria, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
A view of damaged and looted homes in a neighborhood in Maarat al-Numan, on the outskirts of Idlib, Syria, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Clothes hang to dry outside a destroyed room belonging to the Nassar family in the Jabaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Clothes hang to dry outside a destroyed room belonging to the Nassar family in the Jabaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Houthi supporters raise weapons as they shout slogans during an anti-U.S and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
Houthi supporters raise weapons as they shout slogans during an anti-U.S and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)ASSOCIATED PRESS
A boy holds a weapon as he stands next to a Hamas fighter standing in position ahead of handing over four bodies to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
A boy holds a weapon as he stands next to a Hamas fighter standing in position ahead of handing over four bodies to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Coffins containing the bodies of four people are displayed on a stage in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, before being handed over to the Red Cross by Hamas and Islamic Jihad, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. Israel has identified three of the bodies as hostages and said the other was of an unknown person. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Coffins containing the bodies of four people are displayed on a stage in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, before being handed over to the Red Cross by Hamas and Islamic Jihad, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. Israel has identified three of the bodies as hostages and said the other was of an unknown person. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)ASSOCIATED PRESS
A friend of Sagui Dekel Chen reacts as she watches a live broadcast of his release from Hamas captivity in Giv'ot Bar, southern Israel, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
A friend of Sagui Dekel Chen reacts as she watches a live broadcast of his release from Hamas captivity in Giv'ot Bar, southern Israel, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Feb. 14-20, 2025

This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Subramoney Iyer, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.

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