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Maya Gabeira, from Brazil, rides a wave during the Nazare Big Wave Challenge surfing tournament at Praia do Norte, or North Beach, in Nazare, Portugal, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
People bath in water during a traditional Epiphany celebration as the temperature dropped to about -18 degrees (-0.4 degrees Fahrenheit) near the Achairsky monastery outside the Siberian city of Omsk, Russia, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Sofiychuk)
A boy waves a Palestinian flag as demonstrators march during a protest in support of Palestinians and calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by Russian rocket attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
A model wears a creation for Fendi as part of the Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2024 collection presented in Paris, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A woman walks past a body of a victim killed during the shelling that Russian officials in Donetsk said was conducted by Ukrainian forces, in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine in Donetsk, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)
People hold up their cell phones as they protest against the AfD party and right-wing extremism in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Swimmers find the cross after it was retrieved from the Becmen lake, near the village of Becmen, near Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Orthodox Serbs celebrate Epiphany on January 19, following old Julian calendar, with traditional retrieving of crosses from the rivers and lakes. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Empty rails are pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. The German train drivers’ union GDL has called for a six-day strike starting early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Orthodox believers bath in the cold mountain river Kara-Balta, during a traditional Epiphany celebration near Sosnovka village, 90 km (58 miles) southwest of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Orthodox believers celebrate the Epiphany with the traditional dip into local frozen rivers and lakes. (AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin)
Atletico Madrid’s goalkeeper Jan Oblak, center, fails to save a goal during the Copa del Rey round of 16 soccer match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
A couple posing for a photo session kiss, backdropped by snow covered trees in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Tanzania’s scorer Simon Msuva, right, jumps a somersault after he scored the opening goal during the African Cup of Nations Group F soccer match between Zambia and Tanzania, at the Laurent Pokou stadium in San Pedro, Ivory Coast, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
A person goes for a walk along the sand at La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Thursday, Jan.18, 2024. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Maya Gabeira, from Brazil, rides a wave during the Nazare Big Wave Challenge surfing tournament at Praia do Norte, or North Beach, in Nazare, Portugal, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Maya Gabeira, from Brazil, rides a wave during the Nazare Big Wave Challenge surfing tournament at Praia do Norte, or North Beach, in Nazare, Portugal, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
People bath in water during a traditional Epiphany celebration as the temperature dropped to about -18 degrees (-0.4 degrees Fahrenheit) near the Achairsky monastery outside the Siberian city of Omsk, Russia, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Sofiychuk)
People bath in water during a traditional Epiphany celebration as the temperature dropped to about -18 degrees (-0.4 degrees Fahrenheit) near the Achairsky monastery outside the Siberian city of Omsk, Russia, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Sofiychuk)
A boy waves a Palestinian flag as demonstrators march during a protest in support of Palestinians and calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
A boy waves a Palestinian flag as demonstrators march during a protest in support of Palestinians and calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by Russian rocket attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
Rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by Russian rocket attack in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
A model wears a creation for Fendi as part of the Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2024 collection presented in Paris, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A model wears a creation for Fendi as part of the Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2024 collection presented in Paris, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A woman walks past a body of a victim killed during the shelling that Russian officials in Donetsk said was conducted by Ukrainian forces, in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine in Donetsk, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)
A woman walks past a body of a victim killed during the shelling that Russian officials in Donetsk said was conducted by Ukrainian forces, in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine in Donetsk, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)
People hold up their cell phones as they protest against the AfD party and right-wing extremism in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
People hold up their cell phones as they protest against the AfD party and right-wing extremism in front of the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Swimmers find the cross after it was retrieved from the Becmen lake, near the village of Becmen, near Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Orthodox Serbs celebrate Epiphany on January 19, following old Julian calendar, with traditional retrieving of crosses from the rivers and lakes. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Swimmers find the cross after it was retrieved from the Becmen lake, near the village of Becmen, near Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Orthodox Serbs celebrate Epiphany on January 19, following old Julian calendar, with traditional retrieving of crosses from the rivers and lakes. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Empty rails are pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. The German train drivers’ union GDL has called for a six-day strike starting early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Empty rails are pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. The German train drivers’ union GDL has called for a six-day strike starting early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Orthodox believers bath in the cold mountain river Kara-Balta, during a traditional Epiphany celebration near Sosnovka village, 90 km (58 miles) southwest of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Orthodox believers celebrate the Epiphany with the traditional dip into local frozen rivers and lakes. (AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin)
Orthodox believers bath in the cold mountain river Kara-Balta, during a traditional Epiphany celebration near Sosnovka village, 90 km (58 miles) southwest of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. Orthodox believers celebrate the Epiphany with the traditional dip into local frozen rivers and lakes. (AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin)
Atletico Madrid’s goalkeeper Jan Oblak, center, fails to save a goal during the Copa del Rey round of 16 soccer match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
Atletico Madrid’s goalkeeper Jan Oblak, center, fails to save a goal during the Copa del Rey round of 16 soccer match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
A couple posing for a photo session kiss, backdropped by snow covered trees in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
A couple posing for a photo session kiss, backdropped by snow covered trees in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Tanzania’s scorer Simon Msuva, right, jumps a somersault after he scored the opening goal during the African Cup of Nations Group F soccer match between Zambia and Tanzania, at the Laurent Pokou stadium in San Pedro, Ivory Coast, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Tanzania’s scorer Simon Msuva, right, jumps a somersault after he scored the opening goal during the African Cup of Nations Group F soccer match between Zambia and Tanzania, at the Laurent Pokou stadium in San Pedro, Ivory Coast, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
A person goes for a walk along the sand at La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Thursday, Jan.18, 2024. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
A person goes for a walk along the sand at La Concha beach on a winter day in San Sebastian, northern Spain, Thursday, Jan.18, 2024. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
Jan. 19-25, 2024
Rescuers work at the scene of a building damaged by Russian fire in Ukraine, German train drivers’ union GDL starts a six-day strike, and demonstrators march in Barcelona, Spain, calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
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 AP chief photographer Emilio Morenatti in Spain.

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