Photography

A couple kiss at Karakoy ferry terminal at the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Voters to turn a new page in the history of Istanbul, guardian of the Bosphorus

ISTANBUL (AP) — Istanbul, the city nestled along the Bosphorus strait for more than 2,500 years, takes another small step on its journey through history this week as voters decide who will lead the metropolis for the next five years.

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FRANCISCO SECO, KHALIL HAMRA, EMRAH GUREL

A child plays inside a rusted dilapidated car along the dried-up Aral Sea, in the village of Tastubek near Aralsk, Kazakhstan, Monday, July 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

The Aral Sea has all but disappeared. But in small towns and villages, signs of life are popping up

Britain's Kate, Duchess of Cambridge watches Mate Pavic and Nikola Mektic of Croatia play Matthew Ebden and Max Purcell of Australia in the final of the men's doubles on day thirteen of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

A look at Kate, Princess of Wales, through the years

Pope Francis tries to catch his cap as wind blew it away while arriving for his weekly general audience in the St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, March 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

An AP photographer snags an unexpected image of the head of the Catholic Church

Having covered the Vatican for 27 years – that’s three popes – Andrew Medichini has mastered photographing papal pomp.

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ANDREW MEDICHINI

Iowa State's Keshon Gilbert dunks as South Dakota State's Zeke Mayo, bottom, watches during the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/John Peterson)

AP Sports Week in Pictures

Associated Press photographers have been there for the biggest stories in sports across the globe over the past week.

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Men of the Ukrainian Jewish community dance during Purim celebrations and a festive meal at the Great Choral Synagogue in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Ukraine celebrates Purim with costumes and dancing, as war drags on

Xie Yufeng, a 39-year-old cook, throws a bird up as he shoots a bead through a tube for it to catch in mid-air, practising a Beijing tradition that dates back to the Qing Dynasty, outside a stadium in Beijing, Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Today, only about 50-60 people in Beijing are believed to still practice it. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Beijingers play fetch with migratory birds in traditional game

Wildfires burn parts of a cemetery in Nogales, Mexico, Monday, March 25, 2024. Emergency crews are working to contain wildfires burning across parts of the High Mountains area in Veracruz state. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)

Forest fires burn in nearly half of Mexico’s drought-stricken states, fueled by strong winds.

A girl has her face smeared with coloured powder as they celebrate Holi, the festival of colors in Mumbai, India, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

India celebrates Holi, the Hindu festival of color, marking the reawakening of spring

Residents collect drinking water that falls naturally down a mountain in the Rocinha favela of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, March 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Water, abundant for some and scarce for others, highlights inequalities of climate change

Graves are visible near the dried-up Aral Sea outside Aralsk, Kazakhstan, Monday, July 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

On the Aral Sea, graves rise above the dust. They’re reminders of the life its waters once sustained

Israel-Hamas war

Palestinians crowd a market in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024. An estimated 1.5 million Palestinians displaced by the war took refuge in Rafahor, which is likely Israel's next focus in its war against Hamas. (AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman)

Palestinians cling to life in Rafah, a town likely to be Israel’s next focus in the war on Hamas

Palestinians wave their national flag and celebrate by a destroyed Israeli tank at the southern Gaza Strip fence east of Khan Younis on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Yousef Masoud)

These photos capture 100 days of agony in an unprecedented war between Israel and Hamas

FILE - Demonstrators use the flashlights on their mobile phones as they protest against Israeli attacks on Gaza, in Barcelona, Spain on Nov. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)

Emotions run high at pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations around the world

Spectators watch plumes of smoke from volcanic activity between Hagafell and Stóri-Skógfell, Iceland, Saturday, March 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Marco di Marco)

AP Week in Pictures: Global

March 15-21, 2024

A volcano erupts again in Iceland. A boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim refugees who survived a night at sea after their boat capsized were being rescued off Indonesia’s northernmost coast.

Villagers from Barsana and Nandgaon smeared with colors play Lathmar Holi at Nandagram temple in Nandgoan village, 115 kilometers (70 miles) south of New Delhi, India, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Kabir Jhangiani)

AP Week in Pictures: Asia

Ava Impell, 11, of Pittsburgh watches the St. Patrick's Day parade in Chicago on Saturday, March 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

AP Week in Pictures: North America

Children wearing traditional outfits wait before performing songs during a show of traditions for Masnytsia, a holiday that originates in pagan times, celebrating the end of winter, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, March 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

Worshippers dressed in white gather before the Pyramid of the Sun as part of the Spring Equinox celebrations, in Teotihuacan, Mexico, March 21, 2024. Each year the Pyramid of the Sun and the adjacent Pyramid of the Moon draw thousands of pilgrims to the pre-Hispanic ceremonial and trading centre, northeast of Mexico City. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean