Local residents and volunteers work together to battle an encroaching wildfire in Larouco, northwestern Spain, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)
Shiite Muslim women pray at the shrine of Saint Abdulazim in Shahr-e-Ray, south of Tehran, Iran, Aug. 14, 2025, during a ceremony to observe the Arbaeen, which marks the anniversary of the 40th day of mourning following the 7th century death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson Hussein, who was killed in a battle in Karbala in present-day Iraq. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
The sun sets behind buildings destroyed during Israeli ground and air operations in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Islam Qudeih holds her severely malnourished 2-year-old daughter, Shamm, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Aug. 9, 2025. Doctors suspect Shamm may have a genetic disorder affecting muscle and bone development, but there is no way to test for it in Gaza. Days later, her family was granted permission to travel to a hospital in Italy. (AP Photo/Mariam Dagga)
A person prays ahead of a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the WWII U.S. atomic bombing at Atomic Bomb Hypocenter Park in Nagasaki, Japan, Aug. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Local residents and volunteers work together to battle an encroaching wildfire in Larouco, northwestern Spain, Aug. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Lalo R. Villar)
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Shiite Muslim women pray at the shrine of Saint Abdulazim in Shahr-e-Ray, south of Tehran, Iran, Aug. 14, 2025, during a ceremony to observe the Arbaeen, which marks the anniversary of the 40th day of mourning following the 7th century death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson Hussein, who was killed in a battle in Karbala in present-day Iraq. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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The sun sets behind buildings destroyed during Israeli ground and air operations in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Islam Qudeih holds her severely malnourished 2-year-old daughter, Shamm, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Aug. 9, 2025. Doctors suspect Shamm may have a genetic disorder affecting muscle and bone development, but there is no way to test for it in Gaza. Days later, her family was granted permission to travel to a hospital in Italy. (AP Photo/Mariam Dagga)
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A person prays ahead of a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the WWII U.S. atomic bombing at Atomic Bomb Hypocenter Park in Nagasaki, Japan, Aug. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Anita Baca, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.
