Nov. 15-21, 2024
Leaders of the Group of 20 nations gathered in Rio de Janeiro to discuss poverty, climate change and heightened global tensions.
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Activists from a Brazilian Indigenous movement hold cutouts of President Joe Biden, from left, Chinese President Xi Jinping, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, during a protest aimed at drawing the attention on the global climate crisis to leaders attending the upcoming G20 Summit, at Botafogo Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
China's President Xi Jinping, left center, and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, walk into the Alvorada palace after attending a welcoming ceremony in Brasilia, Brazil, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
A fishmonger guts a fish at the Stabroek Market at the port of Georgetown, Guyana, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
American singer and songwriter Iggy Pop performs during the Corona Capital music festival in Mexico City, Nov. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Activists from a Brazilian Indigenous movement hold cutouts of President Joe Biden, from left, Chinese President Xi Jinping, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, during a protest aimed at drawing the attention on the global climate crisis to leaders attending the upcoming G20 Summit, at Botafogo Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Residents cross a bridge under construction amid rain showers brought on by Tropical Storm Sara, on the outskirts of San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
French President Emmanuel Macron stands still as a member of his security detail adjusts his tie prior to boarding the domestically-built icebreaker AGB 46 "Almirante Viel," in Valparaiso, Chile, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
An anti-government protester confronts a cordon of police officers during a demonstration on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima, Peru, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
People detained during a government crackdown following anti-government protests against the results of the presidential election, walk out of the Yare 3 prison upon their release, in San Francisco de Yare, Venezuela, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
Former Deputy Interior Minister Manuel Monsalve is transported by investigative police agents to court for his preliminary hearing one day after he was arrested on suspicion of rape that led to his resignation, in Santiago, Chile, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Miss Denmark, Victoria Kjær Theilvig, receives the 73rd Miss Universe sash after she was announced the winner of the beauty pageant, in Mexico City, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Children watch as baby sea turtles are released into the ocean from Punta Chame beach, Panama, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
World leaders attending the G20 Summit pose for a group photo in Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark, an animal protection advocate who works in the diamond selling business, beat out Miss Nigeria to be crowned Miss Universe in the 73rd edition of the competition in Mexico City.
Tropical Storm Sara formed in the western Caribbean Sea before making landfall on the northern coast of Honduras, dumping torrential rains in a slow weekend crawl across parts of Central America.
Thousands attended Mexico’s three-day Corona Capital music festival, welcoming headliners Paul McCartney, Iggy Pop, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Green Day and Beck.
The Tortuguías Foundation that seeks to protect sea turtles in the Central American country of Panama, which has coasts on the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, carried out a release of dozens of turtles. The foundation has been working on sea turtle conservation for about 14 years and has managed to free more than 485,000 hatchlings in that period.
This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Latin America and the Caribbean.
The selection was curated by AP photo editor Anita Baca, based in Mexico City.
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China's President Xi Jinping, left center, and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, walk into the Alvorada palace after attending a welcoming ceremony in Brasilia, Brazil, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
A fishmonger guts a fish at the Stabroek Market at the port of Georgetown, Guyana, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
American singer and songwriter Iggy Pop performs during the Corona Capital music festival in Mexico City, Nov. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Activists from a Brazilian Indigenous movement hold cutouts of President Joe Biden, from left, Chinese President Xi Jinping, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, during a protest aimed at drawing the attention on the global climate crisis to leaders attending the upcoming G20 Summit, at Botafogo Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Residents cross a bridge under construction amid rain showers brought on by Tropical Storm Sara, on the outskirts of San Pedro Sula, Honduras, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
French President Emmanuel Macron stands still as a member of his security detail adjusts his tie prior to boarding the domestically-built icebreaker AGB 46 "Almirante Viel," in Valparaiso, Chile, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
An anti-government protester confronts a cordon of police officers during a demonstration on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima, Peru, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo)
People detained during a government crackdown following anti-government protests against the results of the presidential election, walk out of the Yare 3 prison upon their release, in San Francisco de Yare, Venezuela, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
Former Deputy Interior Minister Manuel Monsalve is transported by investigative police agents to court for his preliminary hearing one day after he was arrested on suspicion of rape that led to his resignation, in Santiago, Chile, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
Miss Denmark, Victoria Kjær Theilvig, receives the 73rd Miss Universe sash after she was announced the winner of the beauty pageant, in Mexico City, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Children watch as baby sea turtles are released into the ocean from Punta Chame beach, Panama, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
World leaders attending the G20 Summit pose for a group photo in Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Say what you will about Charlotte's LaMelo Ball, but you can’t deny the 2022 NBA All-Star has his own style.
The Hornets point guard turned some heads on Thursday night when he pulled up to the Spectrum Center for the team’s game against the Detroit Pistons in a brightly colored Hummer that replicated Scooby-Doo’s “The Mystery Machine" — only a whole lot more expensive than the one Shaggy and Velma drove in the children's cartoon.
Ball, a big dog lover, was promoting the release of his Scooby-Doo x Puma MB.04s, which drop on Nov. 27.
Ball wore the bright, multi-colored Pumas during warmups, then changed into bright orange shoes for the game.
Ball said following the Hornets' 123-121 overtime win that he liked the decked-out rental.
But Ball stopped short of saying he might try to purchase it, joking, “I already got the Hummer, so I ain't even tripping.”
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Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball (1) looks to pass the ball around Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey (23) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball (1) drives into Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball (1) drives to the basket past Detroit Pistons guard Wendell Moore Jr.,left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)