April 12-18, 2024
Performers take part in the official flame lighting ceremony in Athens in preparation for the Paris Olympics. A local resident swims in floodwater in Orenburg, Russia, after a dam on the Ural River burst. The northern lights shine over an erupting volcano near the town of Grindavik, Iceland, and Real Madrid players celebrate winning the quarterfinal Champions League quarterfinal in Manchester, England. Residents take refuge at a school after flooding in Kisumu, Kenya.
This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Europe and Africa. The selection was curated by AP’s chief photographer for Russia, Alexander Zemlianichenko.
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UN approves an updated cholera vaccine that could help fight a surge in cases
Chinese embassy in U.S. hosts Discover Beijing Opera cultural event
Research Center for Archaeology of Yan Culture founded in Beijing
Concert showcases Chinese traditional music in New Zealand
A trial is underway for the Panama Papers, a case that changed the country's financial rules
Zambia to sensitize locals to China
Shanghai sculpture show sees Rodin, Sanxingdui in dialogue
Workers at Mercedes factories near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to vote in May on United Auto Workers union
Tokyo International Film Festival kicks off as China's Zhang Yimou wins lifetime award