March 20 – 26, 2026
This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Patrick Sison, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.
A man takes cover in a bomb shelter underneath a residential building as air raid sirens warn of incoming missile strikes from Iran in Ramat Gan, Israel, Sunday, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
A man takes cover in a bomb shelter underneath a residential building as air raid sirens warn of incoming missile strikes from Iran in Ramat Gan, Israel, Sunday, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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Israeli soldiers carry the flag-draped casket of Staff Sgt. Ori Greenberg who was killed in combat in Lebanon, during his funeral at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Israeli soldiers carry the flag-draped casket of Staff Sgt. Ori Greenberg who was killed in combat in Lebanon, during his funeral at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
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Relatives grieve for an Iraqi soldier, who was killed in a Wednesday strike, at a military clinic in western Iraq’s Anbar province, during a procession inside the shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf, Iraq, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
Relatives grieve for an Iraqi soldier, who was killed in a Wednesday strike, at a military clinic in western Iraq’s Anbar province, during a procession inside the shrine of Imam Ali in Najaf, Iraq, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
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Kurdish people carry lit torches as they walk up a hill overlooking Akra in the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Friday, March 20, 2026, during celebrations for Nowruz, Persian New Year. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Kurdish people carry lit torches as they walk up a hill overlooking Akra in the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Friday, March 20, 2026, during celebrations for Nowruz, Persian New Year. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Pro-government supporters chant slogans and wave Iranian flags during a rally in a square in western Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Pro-government supporters chant slogans and wave Iranian flags during a rally in a square in western Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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Rescue workers and first responders work at a residential building hit in an earlier U.S.-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Rescue workers and first responders work at a residential building hit in an earlier U.S.-Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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A damaged kitchen in a house affected when a nearby residential building was hit in an overnight strike during the U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Matin Hashemi)
A damaged kitchen in a house affected when a nearby residential building was hit in an overnight strike during the U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Matin Hashemi)
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Children displaced from Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh shelter from the rain inside tents along the coast in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Children displaced from Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh shelter from the rain inside tents along the coast in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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A man checks his damaged apartment at the site of a destroyed building hit in an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
A man checks his damaged apartment at the site of a destroyed building hit in an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
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Two boys wearing new clothes for Eid greet each other outside the Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque during Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Two boys wearing new clothes for Eid greet each other outside the Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque during Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
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Children play beside a fragment of an Iranian ballistic missile that landed in a schoolyard in the Israeli settlement of Peduel in the West Bank, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Children play beside a fragment of an Iranian ballistic missile that landed in a schoolyard in the Israeli settlement of Peduel in the West Bank, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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Smoke and flames rise from an Israeli military strike on a target next to a tent camp in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, March, 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Smoke and flames rise from an Israeli military strike on a target next to a tent camp in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, March, 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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People hold flares as they rally against human rights violations during Argentina’s dictatorship on the anniversary of the military coup that brought the military regime to power, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
People hold flares as they rally against human rights violations during Argentina’s dictatorship on the anniversary of the military coup that brought the military regime to power, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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Muslims perform Eid al-Fitr prayers marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Dakar, Senegal, Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
Muslims perform Eid al-Fitr prayers marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Dakar, Senegal, Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
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People holding U.S. flags await the hearse and procession for Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Ky, March 20, 2026, in Elizabethtown, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)
People holding U.S. flags await the hearse and procession for Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Ky, March 20, 2026, in Elizabethtown, Ky. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)
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Initiates return after completing their passage to manhood at a traditional initiation school, in Phuthaditjhaba, South Africa, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Alfonso Nqunjana)
Initiates return after completing their passage to manhood at a traditional initiation school, in Phuthaditjhaba, South Africa, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Alfonso Nqunjana)
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Lori Schott, center, is embraced as she holds up a photo of her daughter, Annalee Schott, after the verdict in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children at Los Angeles Superior Court, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/William Liang)
Lori Schott, center, is embraced as she holds up a photo of her daughter, Annalee Schott, after the verdict in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children at Los Angeles Superior Court, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/William Liang)
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Visitors raise their hands as the sun rises above the Pyramid of the Sun, as part of the Spring equinox celebrations in Teotihuacan, Mexico, Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
Visitors raise their hands as the sun rises above the Pyramid of the Sun, as part of the Spring equinox celebrations in Teotihuacan, Mexico, Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
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Models wearing creations by Xiong Ying take photos as they wait backstage for the Heaven Gala Show during China Fashion Week (Spring) 2026, in Beijing, China, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Models wearing creations by Xiong Ying take photos as they wait backstage for the Heaven Gala Show during China Fashion Week (Spring) 2026, in Beijing, China, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Rangers prepare a rhinoceros for transport from the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to Kidepo Valley National Park in northeastern Uganda, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Dipak)
Rangers prepare a rhinoceros for transport from the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary to Kidepo Valley National Park in northeastern Uganda, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Dipak)
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President Donald Trump speaks with reporters during the swearing in ceremony for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters during the swearing in ceremony for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, March 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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First lady Melania Trump, accompanied by a robot, arrives to attend the “Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit” at the White House, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
First lady Melania Trump, accompanied by a robot, arrives to attend the “Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit” at the White House, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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A boy crosses a street filled with rain water in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo)
A boy crosses a street filled with rain water in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Monday, March 23, 2026. (AP Photo)
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A protester yells after being removed from the building by Seattle Police before a bill-signing event with Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson regarding limiting facial coverings on law enforcement officers and making it a crime to impersonate a peace officer, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
A protester yells after being removed from the building by Seattle Police before a bill-signing event with Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson regarding limiting facial coverings on law enforcement officers and making it a crime to impersonate a peace officer, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
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Jordan Anthony, of the United States, Jeremiah Azu, of Britain, and Trayvon Bromell, of the United States, from left, jump into the mat after the men’s 60 meters final at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Jordan Anthony, of the United States, Jeremiah Azu, of Britain, and Trayvon Bromell, of the United States, from left, jump into the mat after the men’s 60 meters final at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland, Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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People jog among the cherry blossom trees along the tidal basin at sunrise, on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
People jog among the cherry blossom trees along the tidal basin at sunrise, on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)
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