Dec. 3-9, 2022
From Argentine soccer fans gathered in Buenos Aires watching their team beat the Netherlands 4-3 in a World Cup quarterfinal penalty shootout, to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer welcoming Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., to the U.S. Capitol after Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a runoff election in Georgia, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.
The selection was curated by AP photo editor Anita Baca in Mexico City.
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian soldier takes a selfie with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, left, during his visit to Sloviansk, Donbas region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (via AP)
Police officers look at collected fragments of the Russian rockets that hit Kharkiv, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo)
In this image made from video provided by Russian Federal Security Service, WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner sits in the plane as she flies to Abu Dhabi to be exchanged for Russian citizen Viktor Bout, in Russia, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. (via AP)
Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., left, is welcomed to the Capitol by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., after Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a runoff election in Georgia last night, in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. (AP Photo)
Veterinarian Federico Pantin interacts with a spider monkey at the Leslie Pantin Zoo in Maracay, Venezuela, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo)
This aerial photo taken with a drone shows rescuers inspecting the damage at a village affected by the eruption of Mount Semeru in Sumberwuluh, Lumajang, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. (AP Photo)
In this image taken from video footage run by China's CCTV, attendees bow during a formal memorial service for the late former Chinese President Jiang Zemin held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (via AP)
A street performer wearing an angel costume and earning money by posing for photos, walks in central St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (AP Photo)
Metropolitan Oleksandr delivers a religious service with clerics inside the Transfiguration of Jesus Orthodox Cathedral during blackout caused by recent Russian rocket attacks, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (AP Photo)
A woman belts out a tune on the samba train in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, as musicians and dancers wind their way through the outskirts of the city celebrating National Samba Day. (AP Photo)
A man makes bubbles on a pedestrian bridge over the river Main in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. (AP Photo)
Moroccan soccer fans celebrate their national soccer team’s historic victory over Spain at the World Cup advancing to the quarterfinals in Qatar, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. (via AP)
Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Mack Hollins goes upside down on a reception during the first half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers, in Las Vegas, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. (AP Photo)
Poland's Adrian Meronk celebrates his men's title win with his partner Melania Bobrowicz, at the end of the Australian Open golf championship on the Victoria golf course in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022. (AP Photo)
Supporters shower flower petals on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he arrives at the Bharatiya Janata party headquarters, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, after his nationalist party retained its 27-year control of his home state of Gujarat with a commanding election victory. (AP Photo)
Jamie Lee Curtis, wearing a T-shirt with an image of Iranian Mahsa Amini who died in custody of the morality police, flashes a "vee" finger gesture as she arrives at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment Gala, in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. (Photo by AP)
Former Vice President Dina Boluarte receives the presidential sash as she is sworn-in as the new president at Congress in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, after Congress voted to removePresident Pedro Castillofrom office Wednesday. (AP Photo)
Nadine Seiler of Waldorf, Md., holds a sign that reads "SCOTUS is Illegitimate" in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, as the Court hears arguments on a new elections case that could dramatically alter voting in 2024 and beyond. (AP Photo)
An image of Joseph Augustus Zarelli, known to generations of Philadelphians as the “Boy in the Box”, is illuminated during a police press conference that revealed the boy’s name nearly 66 years after his battered body was found stuffed inside a cardboard box, in Philadelphia, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (AP Photo)
A Ukrainian soldier, who lost his leg in a battle with the Russian troops, trains in a rehabilitation center close to Lviv, western Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. (AP Photo)
Police detain an activist of the Communist Party of India during a protest march to the Telangana state governor's official residence, demanding abolishment of the Governor system, in Hyderabad, India, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. (AP Photo)
Reduced to tears Brazil's Neymar is embraced by teammate Raphinha after Croatia knocked Brazil out of the World Cup beating the five-time champions 4-2 in a shootout, at the Education City Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar, Friday, Dec. 9, 2022. (AP Photo)
A security guard takes a nap on a sofa placed on a sidewalk near outdoor fitness equipment, in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. (AP Photo)
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