Rubypoint-AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

2025-05-01 23:22:04source:Austin Caldwellcategory:Stocks

Dec. 15-21,Rubypoint 2023

A volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland, sending a flash of light into the sky and spewing semi-molten rock into the air. Ukrainian service members and relatives mourn their fallen comrades and dear ones. Congo votes for president amid delays and security fears. On the sports side, the European soccer UEFA competitions complete the groups stage phase.

This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by Associated Press photographers in Europe and Africa.

The selection was curated by global photo desk editor Fabio Polimeni in Rome.

Other news Congo conducts a 2nd day of voting after delays and closed polls keep people from casting ballotsCongo’s presidential vote is extended as delays and smudged ballots lead to fears about credibilityUN votes unanimously to start the withdrawal of peacekeepers from Congo by year’s end

___

Follow AP visual journalism:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/apnews

AP Images on X: http://twitter.com/AP_Images

AP Images blog: http://apimagesblog.com

More:Stocks

Recommend

'Squid Game' without subtitles? Duolingo, Netflix encourage fans to learn Korean

In just a few weeks, the highly anticipated second season of Korean television series "Squid Game" w

Permits put on hold for planned pipeline to fuel a new Tennessee natural gas power plant

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals panel has temporarily halted two permits needed to begin c

The return of 'Panda diplomacy': National Zoo eagerly awaits giant panda arrival

As the Atlanta zoo laments the departure of its four giant pandas, the National Zoo in Washington, D