AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
A visitor poses for a photo next to a Jani Leinonen artwork called Mc Jesus, at Barcelona’s Museum of Forbidden Art in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. In 2019, the Christian community in Haifa demanded de removal of Leinonen artwork from the city’s museum, considering it offensive. A new museum in Barcelona is offering a second chance to controversial artworks that have suffered censorship for religious, sexual, political or commercial reasons. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
A view of the city from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
People gather to light candles in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, during celebrations of the 34th anniversary of the pro-democratic Velvet Revolution that ended communist rule in 1989. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden delivers her speech at the German parliament Bundestag on the occasion of the ‘Volkstrauertag’, Germany’s national day of mourning, in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
People walk through an alleyway at dusk in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz serves to Serbia’s Novak Djokovic during their singles semifinal tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals at the Pala Alpitour, in Turin, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
People light flares under heavy rain during a pro-Palestinian protest called by Turkish soccer team supporters outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. Turkish soccer fans from Besiktas, Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Trabzonspor gathered to show support to Palestinians, calling for an end to Israel’s offensive in Gaza. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Romania’s Denis Alibec takes a shot at goal during the Euro 2024, group I, qualifying soccer match between Romania and Switzerland at the National Arena stadium in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023.(AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A stray cat warms up in the light of the setting sun as the autumn foliage dots the pavement in a park in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A woman chooses apples from a street vendor in snowfall in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
A woman looks at her ballot at the Rijksmuseum Twenthe museum, which offers a free entrance to those who want to vote in Enschede, Netherlands, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Pedestrian shelters under an umbrella as the rain falls on an autumn evening, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
An aerial view of a car abandoned on the frontline close to Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)
Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
People walk through a tunnel connecting the Reichstag building with German parliament’s Bundestag plenary hall with a parliament office building in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Artists perform a scene from the Mongol Khan production during the rehearsal in London, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Rio, a bulldog from rescue charity Pro Dogs Direct, arrives at St Paul’s Church in Covent Garden in London, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. Following the success of Broadway Barks in the US, stage icons Elaine Paige and Bernadette Peters hosted the first live West End Woofs (and meows) at St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden. Bringing together much-loved talent of the West End and their four-legged friends for a dog and cat adoption event to raise money and awareness and find homes for animals in need of adoption. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A visitor poses for a photo next to a Jani Leinonen artwork called Mc Jesus, at Barcelona’s Museum of Forbidden Art in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. In 2019, the Christian community in Haifa demanded de removal of Leinonen artwork from the city’s museum, considering it offensive. A new museum in Barcelona is offering a second chance to controversial artworks that have suffered censorship for religious, sexual, political or commercial reasons. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
A visitor poses for a photo next to a Jani Leinonen artwork called Mc Jesus, at Barcelona’s Museum of Forbidden Art in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. In 2019, the Christian community in Haifa demanded de removal of Leinonen artwork from the city’s museum, considering it offensive. A new museum in Barcelona is offering a second chance to controversial artworks that have suffered censorship for religious, sexual, political or commercial reasons. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
A view of the city from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
People gather to light candles in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, during celebrations of the 34th anniversary of the pro-democratic Velvet Revolution that ended communist rule in 1989. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
People gather to light candles in Prague, Czech Republic, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, during celebrations of the 34th anniversary of the pro-democratic Velvet Revolution that ended communist rule in 1989. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden delivers her speech at the German parliament Bundestag on the occasion of the ‘Volkstrauertag’, Germany’s national day of mourning, in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden delivers her speech at the German parliament Bundestag on the occasion of the ‘Volkstrauertag’, Germany’s national day of mourning, in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
People walk through an alleyway at dusk in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz serves to Serbia’s Novak Djokovic during their singles semifinal tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals at the Pala Alpitour, in Turin, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz serves to Serbia’s Novak Djokovic during their singles semifinal tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals at the Pala Alpitour, in Turin, Italy, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
People light flares under heavy rain during a pro-Palestinian protest called by Turkish soccer team supporters outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. Turkish soccer fans from Besiktas, Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Trabzonspor gathered to show support to Palestinians, calling for an end to Israel’s offensive in Gaza. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
People light flares under heavy rain during a pro-Palestinian protest called by Turkish soccer team supporters outside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. Turkish soccer fans from Besiktas, Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Trabzonspor gathered to show support to Palestinians, calling for an end to Israel’s offensive in Gaza. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Romania’s Denis Alibec takes a shot at goal during the Euro 2024, group I, qualifying soccer match between Romania and Switzerland at the National Arena stadium in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023.(AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Romania’s Denis Alibec takes a shot at goal during the Euro 2024, group I, qualifying soccer match between Romania and Switzerland at the National Arena stadium in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023.(AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A stray cat warms up in the light of the setting sun as the autumn foliage dots the pavement in a park in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A woman chooses apples from a street vendor in snowfall in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
A woman looks at her ballot at the Rijksmuseum Twenthe museum, which offers a free entrance to those who want to vote in Enschede, Netherlands, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
Pedestrian shelters under an umbrella as the rain falls on an autumn evening, in Pamplona, northern Spain, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
An aerial view of a car abandoned on the frontline close to Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Babenko)
Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
People walk through a tunnel connecting the Reichstag building with German parliament’s Bundestag plenary hall with a parliament office building in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
People walk through a tunnel connecting the Reichstag building with German parliament’s Bundestag plenary hall with a parliament office building in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Artists perform a scene from the Mongol Khan production during the rehearsal in London, Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Rio, a bulldog from rescue charity Pro Dogs Direct, arrives at St Paul’s Church in Covent Garden in London, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. Following the success of Broadway Barks in the US, stage icons Elaine Paige and Bernadette Peters hosted the first live West End Woofs (and meows) at St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden. Bringing together much-loved talent of the West End and their four-legged friends for a dog and cat adoption event to raise money and awareness and find homes for animals in need of adoption. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Rio, a bulldog from rescue charity Pro Dogs Direct, arrives at St Paul’s Church in Covent Garden in London, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. Following the success of Broadway Barks in the US, stage icons Elaine Paige and Bernadette Peters hosted the first live West End Woofs (and meows) at St Paul’s Church, Covent Garden. Bringing together much-loved talent of the West End and their four-legged friends for a dog and cat adoption event to raise money and awareness and find homes for animals in need of adoption. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Nov. 17-23, 2023
Protests around the world continue as a four-day cease-fire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas begins Friday morning. Pope Francis appears for his weekly audience. People in Prague celebrated the 34th anniversary of the pro-democratic Velvet Revolution that ended communist rule in 1989.
This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Europe and Africa.
The selection was curated by AP photographer Alexander Zemlianichenko in Moscow.
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