featuresSeptember 13, 2024
From Trump pointing to Swift at the MTV Awards and global scenes from Nepal to Argentina, explore last week's most compelling AP images.
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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump motions while attending the 9/11 Memorial ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump motions while attending the 9/11 Memorial ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Taylor Swift arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Taylor Swift arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, at UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
People watch the presidential debate between Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, at the Gipsy Las Vegas in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
People watch the presidential debate between Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, at the Gipsy Las Vegas in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Astryd and Adam, 6 and a half years-old, strike a pose during a ceremony marking the beginning of the school year at the Orizont Elementary School in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Astryd and Adam, 6 and a half years-old, strike a pose during a ceremony marking the beginning of the school year at the Orizont Elementary School in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Members of Riverside County Cal Fire monitor for hot spots while battling the Airport Fire Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in El Cariso Village, in unincorporated Riverside, County, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Members of Riverside County Cal Fire monitor for hot spots while battling the Airport Fire Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in El Cariso Village, in unincorporated Riverside, County, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)ASSOCIATED PRESS
A family run as they cross a street during heavy rain in Hyderabad, India, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
A family run as they cross a street during heavy rain in Hyderabad, India, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)ASSOCIATED PRESS
A tourist takes a photo of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Hannah-Kathryn Valles)
A tourist takes a photo of the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Hannah-Kathryn Valles)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nepalese women dance at the Pashupatinath temple during Teej festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
Nepalese women dance at the Pashupatinath temple during Teej festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Residents transport drinking water from Humaita to the Paraizinho community, along the dry Madeira River, a tributary of the Amazon River, during the dry season, Amazonas state, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)
Residents transport drinking water from Humaita to the Paraizinho community, along the dry Madeira River, a tributary of the Amazon River, during the dry season, Amazonas state, Brazil, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Edmar Barros)ASSOCIATED PRESS
A demonstrator waves the Israeli and U.S. flags during a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
A demonstrator waves the Israeli and U.S. flags during a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government and call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)ASSOCIATED PRESS
People walk past past a life size dinosaur replica along the Changi Jurassic Mile in Singapore, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Suhaimi Abdullah)
People walk past past a life size dinosaur replica along the Changi Jurassic Mile in Singapore, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Suhaimi Abdullah)ASSOCIATED PRESS
A model showcases a creation by Roma Century during the SS25 China Fashion Week in Beijing, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A model showcases a creation by Roma Century during the SS25 China Fashion Week in Beijing, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Visitors walk past « La poupee » by Hans Bellmer at the "Surrealism" exhibition in Paris, France, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Visitors walk past « La poupee » by Hans Bellmer at the "Surrealism" exhibition in Paris, France, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Supporters of Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) leader Sheikh Abdul Rashid attend a public rally at Baramulla some 55 kilometers (34 miles) north of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024.(AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)
Supporters of Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) leader Sheikh Abdul Rashid attend a public rally at Baramulla some 55 kilometers (34 miles) north of Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024.(AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Tribute in Light is seen in the sky on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
The Tribute in Light is seen in the sky on the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)ASSOCIATED PRESS
People mourn near the coffins of Yaroslav Bazylevych's, second left, family members during their funeral service in the Garrison Church in Lviv, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys)
People mourn near the coffins of Yaroslav Bazylevych's, second left, family members during their funeral service in the Garrison Church in Lviv, Ukraine, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Honor guards shoot into the air during the funeral ceremony of six Ukrainian servicemen killed in a Russian rocket attack at a Ukrainian military academy, during their funeral ceremony in Poltava, Ukraine, Saturday Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Honor guards shoot into the air during the funeral ceremony of six Ukrainian servicemen killed in a Russian rocket attack at a Ukrainian military academy, during their funeral ceremony in Poltava, Ukraine, Saturday Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Police detain a protestor during a demonstration against President Javier Milei's veto of a pension raise in front of Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Police detain a protestor during a demonstration against President Javier Milei's veto of a pension raise in front of Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)ASSOCIATED PRESS
An Asaro mudman has a drink of water as Pope Francis gives an address during his meeting with young people at the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
An Asaro mudman has a drink of water as Pope Francis gives an address during his meeting with young people at the Sir John Guise Stadium in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, Monday, Sept. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mourners take the last look at the body of Palestinian girl Bana Bakr, 13, at the family house during her funeral in the West Bank village of Qaryut, south of Nablus, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. Bakr was killed by Israeli fire, the Palestinian health ministry said. The Israeli army said they were reviewing the incident. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
Mourners take the last look at the body of Palestinian girl Bana Bakr, 13, at the family house during her funeral in the West Bank village of Qaryut, south of Nablus, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. Bakr was killed by Israeli fire, the Palestinian health ministry said. The Israeli army said they were reviewing the incident. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Devotees immerse an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha in the Arabian Sea, during the ten days long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Devotees immerse an idol of elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha in the Arabian Sea, during the ten days long Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Protesters break into a Senate session in which lawmakers were debating the government's proposed judicial reform, which would make judges stand for election, in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
Protesters break into a Senate session in which lawmakers were debating the government's proposed judicial reform, which would make judges stand for election, in Mexico City, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)ASSOCIATED PRESS
A woman plays with her child at the Pashupatinath temple during Teej festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
A woman plays with her child at the Pashupatinath temple during Teej festival celebrations in Kathmandu, Nepal, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)ASSOCIATED PRESS
North Korean dance during an evening gala as they celebrate the country's 76th founding anniversary at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)
North Korean dance during an evening gala as they celebrate the country's 76th founding anniversary at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)ASSOCIATED PRESS
A visitor walks through the interior of the Anahuacalli Museum in Mexico City, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
A visitor walks through the interior of the Anahuacalli Museum in Mexico City, Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)ASSOCIATED PRESS
A man collects mud that is used in medical therapy at the dried out Rusanda salty lake, near Melenci, Serbia, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
A man collects mud that is used in medical therapy at the dried out Rusanda salty lake, near Melenci, Serbia, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Faithful use umbrellas with the colors of the Vatican flag to shield themselves from the sun as they wait for a mass presided over by Pope Francis to start in Tasitolu, some 8 kilometers west of Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Faithful use umbrellas with the colors of the Vatican flag to shield themselves from the sun as they wait for a mass presided over by Pope Francis to start in Tasitolu, some 8 kilometers west of Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pope Francis, left, attends a traditional dance performed by the Caritas Technical Secondary School pupils in Port Moresby, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Pope Francis, left, attends a traditional dance performed by the Caritas Technical Secondary School pupils in Port Moresby, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sept. 6-12, 2024

Former President Donald Trump points, Taylor Swift arrives at the MTV Awards and people watch the debate between the presidential nominees.

Nepalese women dance at the Pashupatinath Temple, residents transport drinking water along the dry Madeira River and police detain a protester during a demonstration in Argentina.

This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images published in the past week by The Associated Press.

The selection was curated by Michael Sohn, based in Berlin.

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