Feb. 5-11, 2022
From the colorful, annual festival of the carnival in Nice, France, to a woman holding a picture of her granddaughter, who was killed in the deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion, during a demonstration outside the Justice Palace in support of the judge investigating the blast in Beirut, Lebanon, to Mikaela Shiffrin, of the United States skiing out in the first run of the women’s slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Beijing, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.
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Adele poses for photographers upon arrival at the Brit Awards 2022 in London, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. (Photo by Joel C RyanInvisionAP)
Anna Pylypivna, one of the few residents who did not abandon their homes in the frontline village of Novooleksandrivka, eastern Ukraine, looks out of the window of her home, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. (AP PhotoVadim Ghirda)
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, winks as he shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a joint news conference following their talks in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. Diplomatic efforts to defuse the tensions around Ukraine continued on Tuesday with Macron arriving in Kyiv the day after hours of talks with the Russian leader in Moscow yielded no apparent breakthroughs. (AP PhotoEfrem Lukatsky)
Smoke billows from the Mt. Etna volcano, as seen from Nicolosi, Sicily, southern Italy, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. (AP PhotoSalvatore Allegra)
Senegal's players celebrate with the trophy after winning the African Cup of Nations 2022 final soccer match between Senegal and Egypt at the Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022. (AP PhotoSunday Alamba)
The Badaling section of the Great Wall of China is lit on the outskirts of Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing. (AP PhotoNg Han Guan)
The body of 5-year-old Rayan, wrapped in foil, is retrieved after he fell into a hole and was stuck there for several days, in the village of Ighran in Morocco's Chefchaouen province, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. (AP PhotoMosa'ab Elshamy)
A soldier of the Kremlin guard stands at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier at the Kremlin Wall after a snowfall in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. (AP PhotoAlexander Zemlianichenko)
A woman holds a picture of her granddaughter, who was killed in the deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion, as others burn tires to block a road during a demonstration outside the Justice Palace in support of the judge investigating the blast after he was forced to suspend his work, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. (AP PhotoBilal Hussein)
Canada's Lewis Irving competes during the mixed team aerials finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP PhotoGregory Bull)
Denmark's Michelle Weis (21) scores a goal against Czech Republic goalkeeper Viktorie Svejdova (1) during a preliminary round women's hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. (David W CernyPool Photo via AP)
Natalie Maag, of Switzerland, slides during the luge women's singles run 1 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)
Mikaela Shiffrin, of the United States skis out in the first run of the women's slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP PhotoRobert F. Bukaty)
Supporters of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cheer as they listen to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during an election rally in Muzaffarnagar, India, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. (AP PhotoRajesh Kumar Singh)
The Al Noor Mosque sits bathed in light as part of the annual Sharjah Light Festival in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. (AP PhotoJon Gambrell)
An Indian Muslim woman shouts slogans during a protest against barring Muslim girls wearing hijab from attending classes at some schools in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. (AP PhotoAltaf Qadri)
Clerics burn representations of the U.S. flag during the annual rally commemorating the anniversary of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution in Azadi (freedom) Square in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. (AP PhotoVahid Salemi)
The Los Angeles skyline is seen from Griffith Park, at dusk in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. Los Angeles is the host city for Super Bowl 56 between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals on Feb. 13. (AP PhotoJ. David Ake)
The selection was curated by AP photo editor Pamela Hassell in New York.
Adele poses for photographers upon arrival at the Brit Awards 2022 in London, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. (Photo by Joel C RyanInvisionAP)
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Anna Pylypivna, one of the few residents who did not abandon their homes in the frontline village of Novooleksandrivka, eastern Ukraine, looks out of the window of her home, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. (AP PhotoVadim Ghirda)
French President Emmanuel Macron, left, winks as he shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a joint news conference following their talks in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. Diplomatic efforts to defuse the tensions around Ukraine continued on Tuesday with Macron arriving in Kyiv the day after hours of talks with the Russian leader in Moscow yielded no apparent breakthroughs. (AP PhotoEfrem Lukatsky)
Smoke billows from the Mt. Etna volcano, as seen from Nicolosi, Sicily, southern Italy, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. (AP PhotoSalvatore Allegra)
Senegal's players celebrate with the trophy after winning the African Cup of Nations 2022 final soccer match between Senegal and Egypt at the Ahmadou Ahidjo stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon, Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022. (AP PhotoSunday Alamba)
The Badaling section of the Great Wall of China is lit on the outskirts of Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing. (AP PhotoNg Han Guan)
The body of 5-year-old Rayan, wrapped in foil, is retrieved after he fell into a hole and was stuck there for several days, in the village of Ighran in Morocco's Chefchaouen province, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. (AP PhotoMosa'ab Elshamy)
A soldier of the Kremlin guard stands at the Tomb of Unknown Soldier at the Kremlin Wall after a snowfall in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. (AP PhotoAlexander Zemlianichenko)
A woman holds a picture of her granddaughter, who was killed in the deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion, as others burn tires to block a road during a demonstration outside the Justice Palace in support of the judge investigating the blast after he was forced to suspend his work, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. (AP PhotoBilal Hussein)
Canada's Lewis Irving competes during the mixed team aerials finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP PhotoGregory Bull)
Denmark's Michelle Weis (21) scores a goal against Czech Republic goalkeeper Viktorie Svejdova (1) during a preliminary round women's hockey game at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. (David W CernyPool Photo via AP)
Natalie Maag, of Switzerland, slides during the luge women's singles run 1 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP PhotoPavel Golovkin)
Mikaela Shiffrin, of the United States skis out in the first run of the women's slalom at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP PhotoRobert F. Bukaty)
Supporters of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cheer as they listen to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during an election rally in Muzaffarnagar, India, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. (AP PhotoRajesh Kumar Singh)
The Al Noor Mosque sits bathed in light as part of the annual Sharjah Light Festival in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. (AP PhotoJon Gambrell)
An Indian Muslim woman shouts slogans during a protest against barring Muslim girls wearing hijab from attending classes at some schools in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. (AP PhotoAltaf Qadri)
Clerics burn representations of the U.S. flag during the annual rally commemorating the anniversary of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution in Azadi (freedom) Square in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022. (AP PhotoVahid Salemi)
The Los Angeles skyline is seen from Griffith Park, at dusk in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. Los Angeles is the host city for Super Bowl 56 between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals on Feb. 13. (AP PhotoJ. David Ake)