April 3 – 9, 2026

This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Anne Marie Belgrave, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.

A man feeds birds on a street in Tel Aviv, Israel, after the announcement of a two-week ceasefire with Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

A man feeds birds on a street in Tel Aviv, Israel, after the announcement of a two-week ceasefire with Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

A man feeds birds on a street in Tel Aviv, Israel, after the announcement of a two-week ceasefire with Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty, File)

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President Donald Trump pretends to aim a sniper gun while speaking with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

President Donald Trump pretends to aim a sniper gun while speaking with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

President Donald Trump pretends to aim a sniper gun while speaking with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, April 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

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A woman walks past a mural in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

A woman walks past a mural in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

A woman walks past a mural in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

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A woman and an injured man, center, are rescued by firefighters from a destroyed building that was hit in an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

A woman and an injured man, center, are rescued by firefighters from a destroyed building that was hit in an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

A woman and an injured man, center, are rescued by firefighters from a destroyed building that was hit in an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

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Mourners carry the flag-draped bodies of three members of the Gershovich family, killed when an Iranian missile struck their building, during their funeral in Haifa, Israel, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

Mourners carry the flag-draped bodies of three members of the Gershovich family, killed when an Iranian missile struck their building, during their funeral in Haifa, Israel, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

Mourners carry the flag-draped bodies of three members of the Gershovich family, killed when an Iranian missile struck their building, during their funeral in Haifa, Israel, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

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A pardoned prisoner hugs a family member outside La Lima penitentiary after his release in Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

A pardoned prisoner hugs a family member outside La Lima penitentiary after his release in Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

A pardoned prisoner hugs a family member outside La Lima penitentiary after his release in Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

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Rory McIlroy, right, runs with his daughter, Poppy, during par-3 contest ahead of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

Rory McIlroy, right, runs with his daughter, Poppy, during par-3 contest ahead of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

Rory McIlroy, right, runs with his daughter, Poppy, during par-3 contest ahead of the Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

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Yemeni soldiers patrol the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Yemen, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik, File)

Yemeni soldiers patrol the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Yemen, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik, File)

Yemeni soldiers patrol the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Yemen, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik, File)

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A woman holds her dog as she walks past burned cars a day after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

A woman holds her dog as she walks past burned cars a day after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

A woman holds her dog as she walks past burned cars a day after an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, April 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

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A man leans against an Iranian flag banner during a government-sponsored protest attended by medical workers against the U.S.-Israeli military campaign outside Imam Khomeini Hospital in Tehran, Iran, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

A man leans against an Iranian flag banner during a government-sponsored protest attended by medical workers against the U.S.-Israeli military campaign outside Imam Khomeini Hospital in Tehran, Iran, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

A man leans against an Iranian flag banner during a government-sponsored protest attended by medical workers against the U.S.-Israeli military campaign outside Imam Khomeini Hospital in Tehran, Iran, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

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Motorists queue up outside a fuel pump in Dhaka, as Bangladesh tries to handle its energy crisis related to the Iran war, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu, File)

Motorists queue up outside a fuel pump in Dhaka, as Bangladesh tries to handle its energy crisis related to the Iran war, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu, File)

Motorists queue up outside a fuel pump in Dhaka, as Bangladesh tries to handle its energy crisis related to the Iran war, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu, File)

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Migrants run to board a small boat in an attempt to reach Britain, Wednesday, April 8, 2026 in Malo-les-Bains, northern France. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, File)

Migrants run to board a small boat in an attempt to reach Britain, Wednesday, April 8, 2026 in Malo-les-Bains, northern France. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, File)

Migrants run to board a small boat in an attempt to reach Britain, Wednesday, April 8, 2026 in Malo-les-Bains, northern France. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias, File)

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An elephant seal lies on the shore at Kelp Point on the Falkland Islands, also known as Islas Malvinas, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan, File)

An elephant seal lies on the shore at Kelp Point on the Falkland Islands, also known as Islas Malvinas, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan, File)

An elephant seal lies on the shore at Kelp Point on the Falkland Islands, also known as Islas Malvinas, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan, File)

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An Indigenous man wearing traditional face paint, feather headdress and piercing poses for a portrait during the opening of the "Acampamento Terra Livre," or Free Land Encampment, Brazil's largest annual Indigenous mobilization that focuses on land rights and environmental protection, in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

An Indigenous man wearing traditional face paint, feather headdress and piercing poses for a portrait during the opening of the “Acampamento Terra Livre,” or Free Land Encampment, Brazil’s largest annual Indigenous mobilization that focuses on land rights and environmental protection, in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

An Indigenous man wearing traditional face paint, feather headdress and piercing poses for a portrait during the opening of the “Acampamento Terra Livre,” or Free Land Encampment, Brazil’s largest annual Indigenous mobilization that focuses on land rights and environmental protection, in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

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Tourists visit the Yungang Grottoes in Datong, China, Friday, March 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Tourists visit the Yungang Grottoes in Datong, China, Friday, March 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

Tourists visit the Yungang Grottoes in Datong, China, Friday, March 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

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A young worshipper rests on a bench outside the nave of the cathedral during an Easter vigil at St. James Cathedral, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

A young worshipper rests on a bench outside the nave of the cathedral during an Easter vigil at St. James Cathedral, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

A young worshipper rests on a bench outside the nave of the cathedral during an Easter vigil at St. James Cathedral, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

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Christians take part in a Way of the Cross re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday during Holy Week in Kibera informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Samson Otieno, File)

Christians take part in a Way of the Cross re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday during Holy Week in Kibera informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Samson Otieno, File)

Christians take part in a Way of the Cross re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on Good Friday during Holy Week in Kibera informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, April 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Samson Otieno, File)

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Orthodox priest Father Simeon, center left, with children and their parents, releases birds celebrating the Annunciation preceding the celebration of Orthodox Easter, in front of the Lomonosov Moscow State University and the St. Tatiana Church near the Kremlin, in Moscow, on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Orthodox priest Father Simeon, center left, with children and their parents, releases birds celebrating the Annunciation preceding the celebration of Orthodox Easter, in front of the Lomonosov Moscow State University and the St. Tatiana Church near the Kremlin, in Moscow, on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Orthodox priest Father Simeon, center left, with children and their parents, releases birds celebrating the Annunciation preceding the celebration of Orthodox Easter, in front of the Lomonosov Moscow State University and the St. Tatiana Church near the Kremlin, in Moscow, on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men pray during the priestly blessing on the Jewish holiday of Passover at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in Jerusalem's Old City, largely empty due to restrictions linked to the Iran war, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men pray during the priestly blessing on the Jewish holiday of Passover at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in Jerusalem’s Old City, largely empty due to restrictions linked to the Iran war, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men pray during the priestly blessing on the Jewish holiday of Passover at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in Jerusalem’s Old City, largely empty due to restrictions linked to the Iran war, Sunday, April 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)

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A gunman fires his gun as men carry the coffins with the bodies of Pierre Mouawad, an official with the anti-Hezbollah Lebanese Forces party, and his wife during their funeral in Yahshush, in Lebanon, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

A gunman fires his gun as men carry the coffins with the bodies of Pierre Mouawad, an official with the anti-Hezbollah Lebanese Forces party, and his wife during their funeral in Yahshush, in Lebanon, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

A gunman fires his gun as men carry the coffins with the bodies of Pierre Mouawad, an official with the anti-Hezbollah Lebanese Forces party, and his wife during their funeral in Yahshush, in Lebanon, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

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Atlanta Braves pitcher Dylan Lee delivers during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)

Atlanta Braves pitcher Dylan Lee delivers during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)

Atlanta Braves pitcher Dylan Lee delivers during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)

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A visitor poses for photos with the "End of the Trail" Route 66 sign on the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

A visitor poses for photos with the “End of the Trail” Route 66 sign on the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

A visitor poses for photos with the “End of the Trail” Route 66 sign on the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

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Clownfish swim among sea anemones at the Magic Mountain dive site in Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel, File)

Clownfish swim among sea anemones at the Magic Mountain dive site in Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel, File)

Clownfish swim among sea anemones at the Magic Mountain dive site in Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel, File)

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Pope Leo XIV carries a lightweight, 1.5-meter (5-foot) wooden cross during the Via Crucis, the torchlit Good Friday Stations of the Cross procession at the Colosseum in Rome, Friday, April 3, 2026, which symbolically retraces Jesus Christ's steps to his crucifixion on Calvary in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

Pope Leo XIV carries a lightweight, 1.5-meter (5-foot) wooden cross during the Via Crucis, the torchlit Good Friday Stations of the Cross procession at the Colosseum in Rome, Friday, April 3, 2026, which symbolically retraces Jesus Christ’s steps to his crucifixion on Calvary in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

Pope Leo XIV carries a lightweight, 1.5-meter (5-foot) wooden cross during the Via Crucis, the torchlit Good Friday Stations of the Cross procession at the Colosseum in Rome, Friday, April 3, 2026, which symbolically retraces Jesus Christ’s steps to his crucifixion on Calvary in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

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