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AP Week in Pictures: Global

The Associated Press
Friday 23 August 2024 06:09 BST

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Andrew Feinberg

White House Correspondent

Aug. 16-22, 2024

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris closed out the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, accepting her party’s historic presidential nomination.

A luxury superyacht carrying foreigners, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch, capsized and sank off the Italian island of Sicily in a powerful storm.

Internet influencer Andrew Tate was placed under house arrest as new human trafficking allegations emerge involving minors.

Venezuelans across the world responded to a call from their country’s political opposition and take to the streets to defend its claim to victory over President Nicolas Maduro in the South American country’s disputed presidential election.

The World Health Organization declared outbreaks of mpox in Congo and elsewhere in Africa to be a global emergency.

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

The selection was curated by AP photo editor Anita Baca in Mexico City.

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