March 27 – April 2, 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.

Hooded penitents of the Franciscana de Pasion brotherhood take part during a Holy Week procession in Lucena, southern Spain, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Hooded penitents of the Franciscana de Pasion brotherhood take part during a Holy Week procession in Lucena, southern Spain, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Hooded penitents of the Franciscana de Pasion brotherhood take part during a Holy Week procession in Lucena, southern Spain, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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Inmates perform a Stations of the Cross reenactment at Tacumbu prison in Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Inmates perform a Stations of the Cross reenactment at Tacumbu prison in Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Inmates perform a Stations of the Cross reenactment at Tacumbu prison in Asuncion, Paraguay, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

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Racegoers dine at in the grandstand during the Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Racegoers dine at in the grandstand during the Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Racegoers dine at in the grandstand during the Dubai World Cup at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

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People visit a market near the Kadhimiya Shrine at sunset in the Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

People visit a market near the Kadhimiya Shrine at sunset in the Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

People visit a market near the Kadhimiya Shrine at sunset in the Shiite neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

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A damaged car is slotted between other vehicles after it was relocated from the area of a residential building that was hit in a U.S.-Israeli strike in Tehran, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

A damaged car is slotted between other vehicles after it was relocated from the area of a residential building that was hit in a U.S.-Israeli strike in Tehran, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

A damaged car is slotted between other vehicles after it was relocated from the area of a residential building that was hit in a U.S.-Israeli strike in Tehran, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

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A first responder assists an injured boy following a strike that hit a residential building amid the U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Sajad Safari)

A first responder assists an injured boy following a strike that hit a residential building amid the U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Sajad Safari)

A first responder assists an injured boy following a strike that hit a residential building amid the U.S.-Israeli military campaign in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Sajad Safari)

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Israeli authorities inspect a damaged house following an Iranian missile strike in Haifa, Israel, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israeli authorities inspect a damaged house following an Iranian missile strike in Haifa, Israel, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Israeli authorities inspect a damaged house following an Iranian missile strike in Haifa, Israel, Monday, March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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A young girl is comforted by her father and Israeli soldiers as they take cover in a bomb shelter during air raid sirens warning of incoming Iranian missile strikes in Bnei Brak, Israel, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

A young girl is comforted by her father and Israeli soldiers as they take cover in a bomb shelter during air raid sirens warning of incoming Iranian missile strikes in Bnei Brak, Israel, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

A young girl is comforted by her father and Israeli soldiers as they take cover in a bomb shelter during air raid sirens warning of incoming Iranian missile strikes in Bnei Brak, Israel, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

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People stand near a fire during "biur chametz," a Jewish ritual where leavened food items are burned on the morning ahead of Passover, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

People stand near a fire during “biur chametz,” a Jewish ritual where leavened food items are burned on the morning ahead of Passover, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

People stand near a fire during “biur chametz,” a Jewish ritual where leavened food items are burned on the morning ahead of Passover, Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)

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Abbas, 5, who suffers from a genetic condition that prevents him from walking, speaks with his father in a hallway of a hospital converted into a shelter in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 27, 2026, after they were displaced from Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Abbas, 5, who suffers from a genetic condition that prevents him from walking, speaks with his father in a hallway of a hospital converted into a shelter in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 27, 2026, after they were displaced from Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Abbas, 5, who suffers from a genetic condition that prevents him from walking, speaks with his father in a hallway of a hospital converted into a shelter in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, March 27, 2026, after they were displaced from Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Displaced people who fled Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon sit inside tents used as shelters as a rainbow breaks through the rain in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Displaced people who fled Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon sit inside tents used as shelters as a rainbow breaks through the rain in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Displaced people who fled Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon sit inside tents used as shelters as a rainbow breaks through the rain in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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A Tamang community woman pays homage to her deceased loved ones during the Temal festival at Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A Tamang community woman pays homage to her deceased loved ones during the Temal festival at Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

A Tamang community woman pays homage to her deceased loved ones during the Temal festival at Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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Police officers use batons on a supporter of former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli during a protest following his arrest over deaths linked to last year September protests, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Police officers use batons on a supporter of former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli during a protest following his arrest over deaths linked to last year September protests, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Police officers use batons on a supporter of former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli during a protest following his arrest over deaths linked to last year September protests, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

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People attend a "No Kings" protest Saturday, March 28, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

People attend a “No Kings” protest Saturday, March 28, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

People attend a “No Kings” protest Saturday, March 28, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

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Police arrest a protestor dressed as the Statue of Liberty in downtown Los Angeles after the "No Kings" rally Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jill Connelly)

Police arrest a protestor dressed as the Statue of Liberty in downtown Los Angeles after the “No Kings” rally Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jill Connelly)

Police arrest a protestor dressed as the Statue of Liberty in downtown Los Angeles after the “No Kings” rally Saturday, March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Jill Connelly)

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President Donald Trump arrives to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

President Donald Trump arrives to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

President Donald Trump arrives to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)

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In this photo made with a slow shutter speed, a truck passes by gas prices that are displayed at a Chevron gas station, in downtown Los Angeles, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

In this photo made with a slow shutter speed, a truck passes by gas prices that are displayed at a Chevron gas station, in downtown Los Angeles, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

In this photo made with a slow shutter speed, a truck passes by gas prices that are displayed at a Chevron gas station, in downtown Los Angeles, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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UConn players celebrate after their win against Duke in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

UConn players celebrate after their win against Duke in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

UConn players celebrate after their win against Duke in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

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Iowa's Tavion Banks (6) and Illinois' Andrej Stojakovic battle for a loose ball during the first half of an Elite Eight game in the NCAA college basketball tournament Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Iowa’s Tavion Banks (6) and Illinois’ Andrej Stojakovic battle for a loose ball during the first half of an Elite Eight game in the NCAA college basketball tournament Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Iowa’s Tavion Banks (6) and Illinois’ Andrej Stojakovic battle for a loose ball during the first half of an Elite Eight game in the NCAA college basketball tournament Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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Newly enrolled pupils are welcomed by students, teachers and others during a school-opening ceremony at Kim Song Ju Primary School in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Cha Song Ho)

Newly enrolled pupils are welcomed by students, teachers and others during a school-opening ceremony at Kim Song Ju Primary School in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Cha Song Ho)

Newly enrolled pupils are welcomed by students, teachers and others during a school-opening ceremony at Kim Song Ju Primary School in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, April 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Cha Song Ho)

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King penguins walk along the shore at Volunteer Point on the Falkland Islands, known also as Islas Malvinas, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

King penguins walk along the shore at Volunteer Point on the Falkland Islands, known also as Islas Malvinas, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

King penguins walk along the shore at Volunteer Point on the Falkland Islands, known also as Islas Malvinas, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

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A motorist is silhouetted by the setting sun as the region hit a high temperature to tie a record for the hottest day in March in the area, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Lenexa, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

A motorist is silhouetted by the setting sun as the region hit a high temperature to tie a record for the hottest day in March in the area, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Lenexa, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

A motorist is silhouetted by the setting sun as the region hit a high temperature to tie a record for the hottest day in March in the area, Thursday, March 26, 2026, in Lenexa, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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