June 9-15, 2023
Devastating floods in southern Ukraine prompted evacuations. Russians celebrated the Day of Russia, former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s state funeral was held in Milan, and a boat carrying migrants capsized and sank off the coast of Greece. In the world of sports, Manchester City celebrated winning the Champions League soccer tournament.
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 Emilio Morenatti, chief photographer in Madrid.
![Manchester City players celebrate their 1-0 win at the end of the Champions League final soccer match between Manchester City and Inter Milan at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, June 10, 2023. (AP Photo)]()
Manchester City players celebrate their 1-0 win at the end of the Champions League final soccer match between Manchester City and Inter Milan at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, June 10, 2023. (AP Photo)
![Emergency teams help rush to safety an evacuee who had came under fire from Russian forces while trying to flee by boat from the Russian-occupied east bank of a flooded Dnieper River to Ukrainian-held Kherson, on the western bank in Kherson, Ukraine, on Sunday, June 11, 2023. (AP Photo)]()
Emergency teams help rush to safety an evacuee who had came under fire from Russian forces while trying to flee by boat from the Russian-occupied east bank of a flooded Dnieper River to Ukrainian-held Kherson, on the western bank in Kherson, Ukraine, on Sunday, June 11, 2023. (AP Photo)
![Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola kisses the trophy after winning the Champions League final soccer match between Manchester City and Inter Milan at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 11, 2023. Manchester City won 1-0. (AP Photo)]()
Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola kisses the trophy after winning the Champions League final soccer match between Manchester City and Inter Milan at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 11, 2023. Manchester City won 1-0. (AP Photo)
![Family members of former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, from left, daughters Eleonora and Barbara, and son Luigi, acknowledge the crowd at the end of Berlusconi's state funeral outside the Milan's Gothic Cathedral in northern Italy, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Berlusconi died at the age of 86 on Monday in a Milan hospital where he was being treated for chronic leukemia. (via AP)]()
Family members of former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, from left, daughters Eleonora and Barbara, and son Luigi, acknowledge the crowd at the end of Berlusconi's state funeral outside the Milan's Gothic Cathedral in northern Italy, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Berlusconi died at the age of 86 on Monday in a Milan hospital where he was being treated for chronic leukemia. (via AP)
![The hearse carrying the casket of former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi leaves after his state funeral inside Milan's Duomo Gothic-era Cathedral, Italy, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Berlusconi died at the age of 86 on Monday in a Milan hospital where he was being treated for chronic leukemia. (via AP)]()
The hearse carrying the casket of former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi leaves after his state funeral inside Milan's Duomo Gothic-era Cathedral, Italy, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. Berlusconi died at the age of 86 on Monday in a Milan hospital where he was being treated for chronic leukemia. (via AP)
![Ukraine Special Operations Forces fire a 122mm howitzer D-30 towards Russian positions in the Kherson region, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (AP Photo)]()
Ukraine Special Operations Forces fire a 122mm howitzer D-30 towards Russian positions in the Kherson region, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (AP Photo)
![Young cadets sing the national anthem during a graduation ceremony in a cadet lyceum in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (AP Photo)]()
Young cadets sing the national anthem during a graduation ceremony in a cadet lyceum in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, June 13, 2023. (AP Photo)
![Spectators are reflected in a window as Serbia's Novak Djokovic serves for the match during the semifinal match of the French Open tennis tournament against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Friday, June 9, 2023. (AP Photo)]()
Spectators are reflected in a window as Serbia's Novak Djokovic serves for the match during the semifinal match of the French Open tennis tournament against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Friday, June 9, 2023. (AP Photo)
![Maasai morans (warriors) perform traditional jumping as Kenya's Maasai community held an inaugural Maasai Cultural Festival, on the outskirts of Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya's Rift Valley on Saturday, June 10, 2023. The pastoral Maasai community is one of the few that still hold ancient rituals, culture and tradition. (AP Photo)]()
Maasai morans (warriors) perform traditional jumping as Kenya's Maasai community held an inaugural Maasai Cultural Festival, on the outskirts of Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya's Rift Valley on Saturday, June 10, 2023. The pastoral Maasai community is one of the few that still hold ancient rituals, culture and tradition. (AP Photo)
![Spectators wave their hands as they watch a concert dedicated to the Day of Russia during sunset at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, June 12, 2023. The Day of Russia is celebrated annually on 12 June. (AP Photo)]()
Spectators wave their hands as they watch a concert dedicated to the Day of Russia during sunset at Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, June 12, 2023. The Day of Russia is celebrated annually on 12 June. (AP Photo)
![Houses are seen underwater and polluted by oil in a flooded neighborhood in Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, June 10, 2023. The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in southern Ukraine is swiftly evolving into a long-term environmental catastrophe. It affects drinking water, food supplies, and ecosystems reaching into the Black Sea. (AP Photo)]()
Houses are seen underwater and polluted by oil in a flooded neighborhood in Kherson, Ukraine, Saturday, June 10, 2023. The destruction of the Kakhovka Dam in southern Ukraine is swiftly evolving into a long-term environmental catastrophe. It affects drinking water, food supplies, and ecosystems reaching into the Black Sea. (AP Photo)
![Survivors of a shipwreck sleep at a warehouse at the port in Kalamata town, about 240 kilometers (150 miles) southwest of Athens, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. A fishing boat carrying migrants capsized and sank off the coast of Greece on Wednesday, authorities said, leaving at least 78 people dead and many dozens feared missing in one of the worst disasters of its kind this year. (AP Photos)]()
Survivors of a shipwreck sleep at a warehouse at the port in Kalamata town, about 240 kilometers (150 miles) southwest of Athens, Wednesday, June 14, 2023. A fishing boat carrying migrants capsized and sank off the coast of Greece on Wednesday, authorities said, leaving at least 78 people dead and many dozens feared missing in one of the worst disasters of its kind this year. (AP Photos)
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