{"id":387336,"date":"2026-01-02T18:12:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T18:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/387336\/"},"modified":"2026-01-02T18:12:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T18:12:18","slug":"the-top-photos-of-the-week-by-ap-photojournalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/387336\/","title":{"rendered":"The top photos of the week by AP photojournalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p xmlns=\"http:\/\/iptc.org\/std\/NITF\/2006-10-18\/\">Dec. 26, 2025 &#8211; Jan 1, 2026<\/p>\n<p xmlns=\"http:\/\/iptc.org\/std\/NITF\/2006-10-18\/\">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.<\/p>\n<p xmlns=\"http:\/\/iptc.org\/std\/NITF\/2006-10-18\/\">___<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-cf0000\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Fireworks explode over Chao Phraya River during New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 1, 2026. (AP Photo\/Sakchai Lalit, File)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767377531_829_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Fireworks explode over Chao Phraya River during New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 1, 2026. (AP Photo\/Sakchai Lalit, File)<\/p>\n<p>Fireworks explode over Chao Phraya River during New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 1, 2026. (AP Photo\/Sakchai Lalit, File)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-cf0001\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"This photo taken with low shutter speed shows tracers cross the sky made by floating lanterns during an event coined The night of wishes, in front of the Athens City Hall, Greece, Dec. 26, 2025. (AP Photo\/Petros Giannakouris File)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767377531_330_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This photo taken with low shutter speed shows tracers cross the sky made by floating lanterns during an event coined The night of wishes, in front of the Athens City Hall, Greece, Dec. 26, 2025. (AP Photo\/Petros Giannakouris File)<\/p>\n<p>This photo taken with low shutter speed shows tracers cross the sky made by floating lanterns during an event coined The night of wishes, in front of the Athens City Hall, Greece, Dec. 26, 2025. (AP Photo\/Petros Giannakouris File)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-cf0002\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"People pray on Copacabana Beach during a ceremony honoring Yemanja, the sea goddess of the Yoruba religion, a New Year's tradition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo\/Bruna Prado, File)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767377531_786_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>People pray on Copacabana Beach during a ceremony honoring Yemanja, the sea goddess of the Yoruba religion, a New Year\u2019s tradition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo\/Bruna Prado, File)<\/p>\n<p>People pray on Copacabana Beach during a ceremony honoring Yemanja, the sea goddess of the Yoruba religion, a New Year\u2019s tradition in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo\/Bruna Prado, File)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-cf0003\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Explosive activity concentrates at the north-east crater of Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo\/Salvatore Allegra, File)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767377532_954_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Explosive activity concentrates at the north-east crater of Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo\/Salvatore Allegra, File)<\/p>\n<p>Explosive activity concentrates at the north-east crater of Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo\/Salvatore Allegra, File)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-cf0004\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A Mali soccer fan waits for the start of the African Cup of Nations Group A soccer match with Morocco in Rabat, Dec. 26, 2025. (AP Photo\/Mosa'ab Elshamy, File)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767377532_458_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A Mali soccer fan waits for the start of the African Cup of Nations Group A soccer match with Morocco in Rabat, Dec. 26, 2025. (AP Photo\/Mosa\u2019ab Elshamy, File)<\/p>\n<p>A Mali soccer fan waits for the start of the African Cup of Nations Group A soccer match with Morocco in Rabat, Dec. 26, 2025. (AP Photo\/Mosa\u2019ab Elshamy, File)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-cf0005\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Gulls fly over a fisherman returning in his boat after working on the Pong Dam reservoir in Nagrota Suriyan, India, Dec. 27, 2025. (AP Photo\/Ashwini Bhatia, File)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767377532_91_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Gulls fly over a fisherman returning in his boat after working on the Pong Dam reservoir in Nagrota Suriyan, India, Dec. 27, 2025. (AP Photo\/Ashwini Bhatia, File)<\/p>\n<p>Gulls fly over a fisherman returning in his boat after working on the Pong Dam reservoir in Nagrota Suriyan, India, Dec. 27, 2025. (AP Photo\/Ashwini Bhatia, File)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-cf0006\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Israelis gather on horseback for the funeral procession of Aviv Maor, an 18-year-old Israeli who was killed by a Palestinian attacker the previous week, at the Kibbutz Ein Harod cemetery in northern Israel, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo\/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767377533_834_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Israelis gather on horseback for the funeral procession of Aviv Maor, an 18-year-old Israeli who was killed by a Palestinian attacker the previous week, at the Kibbutz Ein Harod cemetery in northern Israel, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo\/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)<\/p>\n<p>Israelis gather on horseback for the funeral procession of Aviv Maor, an 18-year-old Israeli who was killed by a Palestinian attacker the previous week, at the Kibbutz Ein Harod cemetery in northern Israel, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo\/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-cf0007\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Revelers take part in the Els Enfarinats festival, a battle using flour, eggs and firecrackers, in the town of Ibi near Alicante, Spain, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo\/Alberto Saiz File)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767377533_400_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Revelers take part in the Els Enfarinats festival, a battle using flour, eggs and firecrackers, in the town of Ibi near Alicante, Spain, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo\/Alberto Saiz File)<\/p>\n<p>Revelers take part in the Els Enfarinats festival, a battle using flour, eggs and firecrackers, in the town of Ibi near Alicante, Spain, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo\/Alberto Saiz File)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-cf0008\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"U.S. President Donald Trump greets Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Mar-a-Lago club, Dec. 28, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon, File)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767377534_12_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>U.S. President Donald Trump greets Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Mar-a-Lago club, Dec. 28, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon, File)<\/p>\n<p>U.S. President Donald Trump greets Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at his Mar-a-Lago club, Dec. 28, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo\/Alex Brandon, File)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-cf0009\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"En elderly man lies on the floor at a hospice after it was damaged after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, Dec. 27, 2025. (AP Photo\/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767377534_622_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>En elderly man lies on the floor at a hospice after it was damaged after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, Dec. 27, 2025. (AP Photo\/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)<\/p>\n<p>En elderly man lies on the floor at a hospice after it was damaged after a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, Dec. 27, 2025. (AP Photo\/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-cf000a\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Palestinian Khalil Abu Jayyab, right, and Tahseen Abu Assi warm up before surfing on the beach in Gaza City, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo\/Jehad Alshrafi, File)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767377535_110_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Palestinian Khalil Abu Jayyab, right, and Tahseen Abu Assi warm up before surfing on the beach in Gaza City, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo\/Jehad Alshrafi, File)<\/p>\n<p>Palestinian Khalil Abu Jayyab, right, and Tahseen Abu Assi warm up before surfing on the beach in Gaza City, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo\/Jehad Alshrafi, File)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-cf000b\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A woman stands for a photo by her friend before an event to ring in the new year at the Juyongguan Great Wall on the outskirts of Beijing, Dec. 31, 2025. (AP Photo\/Ng Han Guan, File)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767377535_303_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A woman stands for a photo by her friend before an event to ring in the new year at the Juyongguan Great Wall on the outskirts of Beijing, Dec. 31, 2025. (AP Photo\/Ng Han Guan, File)<\/p>\n<p>A woman stands for a photo by her friend before an event to ring in the new year at the Juyongguan Great Wall on the outskirts of Beijing, Dec. 31, 2025. (AP Photo\/Ng Han Guan, File)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-cf000c\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Fans pose for a photo before an NBA basketball game between the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers, Dec. 27, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo\/Lynne Sladky, File\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767377535_213_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Fans pose for a photo before an NBA basketball game between the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers, Dec. 27, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo\/Lynne Sladky, File<\/p>\n<p>Fans pose for a photo before an NBA basketball game between the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers, Dec. 27, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo\/Lynne Sladky, File<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-cf000d\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"The Louisiana National Guard, military police, and Louisiana law enforcement patrol the French Quarter as part of a National Guard deployment for New Year's celebrations in New Orleans, Dec. 30, 2025. (AP Photo\/Matthew Hinton, File)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767377536_829_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Louisiana National Guard, military police, and Louisiana law enforcement patrol the French Quarter as part of a National Guard deployment for New Year\u2019s celebrations in New Orleans, Dec. 30, 2025. (AP Photo\/Matthew Hinton, File)<\/p>\n<p>The Louisiana National Guard, military police, and Louisiana law enforcement patrol the French Quarter as part of a National Guard deployment for New Year\u2019s celebrations in New Orleans, Dec. 30, 2025. (AP Photo\/Matthew Hinton, File)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-cf000e\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"AC Milan's Christopher Nkunku celebrates after scoring his side's second goal from a penalty kick during a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Hellas Verona, in Milan, Italy, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo\/Luca Bruno, File)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767377536_181_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>AC Milan\u2019s Christopher Nkunku celebrates after scoring his side\u2019s second goal from a penalty kick during a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Hellas Verona, in Milan, Italy, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo\/Luca Bruno, File)<\/p>\n<p>AC Milan\u2019s Christopher Nkunku celebrates after scoring his side\u2019s second goal from a penalty kick during a Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Hellas Verona, in Milan, Italy, Dec. 28, 2025. (AP Photo\/Luca Bruno, File)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-cf000f\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Rain comes down on attendees at the 137th Rose Parade Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo\/Caroline Brehman, File)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767377537_42_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Rain comes down on attendees at the 137th Rose Parade Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo\/Caroline Brehman, File)<\/p>\n<p>Rain comes down on attendees at the 137th Rose Parade Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo\/Caroline Brehman, File)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-cf0010\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Jose Saavedra proposes to Mariele Munoz at the Valle Arriba viewpoint in Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 30, 2025. (AP Photo\/Matias Delacroix, File)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767377537_675_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jose Saavedra proposes to Mariele Munoz at the Valle Arriba viewpoint in Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 30, 2025. (AP Photo\/Matias Delacroix, File)<\/p>\n<p>Jose Saavedra proposes to Mariele Munoz at the Valle Arriba viewpoint in Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 30, 2025. (AP Photo\/Matias Delacroix, File)<\/p>\n<p>                Add AP News on Google <\/p>\n<p>        Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.<\/p>\n<p>            Share<\/p>\n<p>                            Read More<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"image-cf0011\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"A street performer spits fire and plays a guitar in the snow in St. Petersburg, Russia, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo\/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)\"  fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767377538_888_.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A street performer spits fire and plays a guitar in the snow in St. Petersburg, Russia, Dec. 29, 2025. (AP Photo\/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)<\/p>\n<p>A street performer spits fire and plays a guitar in the snow in St. Petersburg, Russia, Dec. 29, 2025. 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