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1of 20 Ukrainian soldiers fire a Pion artillery system against Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Friday, December 16, 2022. Libkos/AP Show more Show less
2of 20 A woman cries in front of the building destroyed by a Russian attack in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, Friday, December 16, 2022. Russian forces launched at least 60 missiles across Ukraine on Friday, officials said, reporting explosions in at least four. cities, including Kiev. At least two people have been killed by a strike on a residential building in central Ukraine, where a search for survivors was underway. Evgeniy Maloletka/AP Show more Show less
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4of 20 The letters ‘Z’ and ‘V’ symbolizing Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine decorate the entrance to the Gorky Park decorated for the New Year and Christmas festivities on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 in Moscow, Russia. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Show more Show less
5of 20 Pope Francis looks at a nativity scene as he leaves for his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall, at the Vatican, Wednesday, December 21, 2022. Andrew Medichini/AP Show more Show less
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7of 20 A girl stands behind a guard of honor outside the Heroes’ Cemetery in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022, after a memorial service for those killed in the 1989 anti-communist uprising. Participants and relatives of those killed marked the 33rd anniversary of the anti-communist uprising that began in Bucharest on December 21, 1989, left more than a thousand people dead and ended the rule of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. Vadim Ghirda/AP Show more Show less
8of 20 France fans react after the World Cup soccer match between Argentina and France in Paris, Sunday, December 18, 2022. Thibault Camus/AP Show more Show less
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10of 20 People walk past Paris’s Hotel de Ville city hall, illuminated and decorated with its Christmas lights, on Tuesday, December 20, 2022, in Paris. Francois Mori/AP Show more Show less
11of 20 The players of Morocco’s national soccer team celebrate on a bus and wave during a homecoming parade in central Rabat, Morocco, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. Morocco’s national team won fourth place at the last World Cup tournament. Mosa’ab Elshamy/AP Show more Show less
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13of 20 People react as they watch the World Cup soccer match between France and Argentina outside a cafe in Marseille, southern France, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. Daniel Cole/AP Show more Show less
14of 20 Only the television tower overlooks the fog covering the city of Frankfurt, Germany, Saturday, December 17, 2022. Michael Probst/AP Show more Show less
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16of 20 Whirling dervishes of the Mevlevi order perform during a Sheb-i Arus ceremony in Konya, Turkey, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. Emrah Gurel/AP Show more Show less
17of 20 Firefighters dressed as Santas and hung from ropes as they scaled down Athens’ main children’s hospital to deliver Christmas gifts to young cancer patients spending the holidays in the hospital, in Athens, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022. Petros Giannakouris/AP Show more Show less
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19of 20 A dog joins ambulance workers on a picket line in London, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. Thousands of ambulance workers in Britain are holding a 24-hour strike, with unions and the government exchanging accusations of debt putting lives at risk. The government is telling people not to play contact sports, take unnecessary car trips or get drunk to reduce their risk of needing an ambulance on Wednesday. Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Show more Show less
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DEC. 16 – DEC. 22
From the ongoing aggression across Ukraine to fans reacting to World Cup matches in France and Morocco and the nurses’ strikes in England, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images produced or published by The Associated Press from Europe and Africa in the past week is. .
The selection was compiled by Thanassis Stavrakis, chief photographer of AP, in Athens.
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