May 13 - May 19, 2023
From the Cannes Film Festival on the French Riviera rolling out the red carpet to election results in Turkey and Thailand, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by the Associated Press in the past week.
![Supporters of the pro-secular main opposition party, the Republican People's Party, watch election results on a cellphone, outside party headquarters, in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, May 14, 2023. Turkish voters will head back to the polls in two weeks for a runoff election to decide if President Recep Tayyip Erdogan or his main rival will lead the country. (AP Photo)]()
Supporters of the pro-secular main opposition party, the Republican People's Party, watch election results on a cellphone, outside party headquarters, in Ankara, Turkey, Sunday, May 14, 2023. Turkish voters will head back to the polls in two weeks for a runoff election to decide if President Recep Tayyip Erdogan or his main rival will lead the country. (AP Photo)
![A man plants sunflowers in his garden flanked by the shell of a Russian tank and its turret, in Velyka Dymerka, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. (AP Photo)]()
A man plants sunflowers in his garden flanked by the shell of a Russian tank and its turret, in Velyka Dymerka, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. (AP Photo)
![A Palestinian youth takes photos of an explosion from an Israeli airstrike targeting a nearby building, which Israel says belonged to a Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Saturday, May 13, 2023. (AP Photo)]()
A Palestinian youth takes photos of an explosion from an Israeli airstrike targeting a nearby building, which Israel says belonged to a Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Saturday, May 13, 2023. (AP Photo)
![Law enforcement personnel hold candles during the 35th Annual Candlelight Vigil to honor the law enforcement officers who lost their lives in 2022, during National Police Week at the National Mall in Washington, late Saturday, May 13, 2023. (AP Photo)]()
Law enforcement personnel hold candles during the 35th Annual Candlelight Vigil to honor the law enforcement officers who lost their lives in 2022, during National Police Week at the National Mall in Washington, late Saturday, May 13, 2023. (AP Photo)
![Residents use a plastic portable pool to remove personal belongings, on a flooded road in Lugo, Italy, Thursday, May 18, 2023. Exceptional rains Wednesday in a drought-struck region of northern Italy swelled rivers over their banks, killing at least eight people, forcing the evacuation of thousands, and prompting officials to warn that Italy needs a national plan to combat climate change-induced flooding. (AP Photo)]()
Residents use a plastic portable pool to remove personal belongings, on a flooded road in Lugo, Italy, Thursday, May 18, 2023. Exceptional rains Wednesday in a drought-struck region of northern Italy swelled rivers over their banks, killing at least eight people, forcing the evacuation of thousands, and prompting officials to warn that Italy needs a national plan to combat climate change-induced flooding. (AP Photo)
![Protesters supporting women's rights, some dressed as characters from The Handmaid's Tale TV series, protest against the lack of funds in the government's proposed budget for a new ministry formed to promote women's rights, at the beach in Cesarea, Israel, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo)]()
Protesters supporting women's rights, some dressed as characters from The Handmaid's Tale TV series, protest against the lack of funds in the government's proposed budget for a new ministry formed to promote women's rights, at the beach in Cesarea, Israel, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. (AP Photo)
![Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty deplane ahead of the G-7 Summit, in Hiroshima, Japan, Thursday, May 18, 2023. (Photo via AP)]()
Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty deplane ahead of the G-7 Summit, in Hiroshima, Japan, Thursday, May 18, 2023. (Photo via AP)
![Nertil Marcelin, leader of a community group, distributes machetes to residents in an initiative to resist gangs seeking to take control of their neighborhood, in the Delmas district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, May 13, 2023. (AP Photo)]()
Nertil Marcelin, leader of a community group, distributes machetes to residents in an initiative to resist gangs seeking to take control of their neighborhood, in the Delmas district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, May 13, 2023. (AP Photo)
![A woman salvages belongings from her home damaged by Cyclone Mocha at Saint Martin island in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Monday, May 15, 2023. (AP Photo)]()
A woman salvages belongings from her home damaged by Cyclone Mocha at Saint Martin island in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Monday, May 15, 2023. (AP Photo)
![Cyclists pedal during the 12th stage of the Giro D'Italia cycling race, from Bra to Rivoli, Thursday, May 18, 2023. (via AP)]()
Cyclists pedal during the 12th stage of the Giro D'Italia cycling race, from Bra to Rivoli, Thursday, May 18, 2023. (via AP)
![Latvia's Jeļena Ostapenko returns the ball during a semi-final match against Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina, at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Italy, Friday, May 19, 2023. (AP Photo)]()
Latvia's Jeļena Ostapenko returns the ball during a semi-final match against Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina, at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Italy, Friday, May 19, 2023. (AP Photo)
![Artists from the CIA Base vertical dance and aerial circus group perform during the International Circus Festival, high over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, May 19, 2023. (AP Photo)]()
Artists from the CIA Base vertical dance and aerial circus group perform during the International Circus Festival, high over Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, May 19, 2023. (AP Photo)
![Security remove a protestor, with the word 'Surrogacy' painted on her pregnant belly, from the red carpet at the premiere of 'Homecoming' at the 76th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. (Photo by AP)]()
Security remove a protestor, with the word 'Surrogacy' painted on her pregnant belly, from the red carpet at the premiere of 'Homecoming' at the 76th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. (Photo by AP)
![A veiled woman holds her hands in prayer as she takes part in the Christ of May procession, in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, May 13, 2023. After Santiago's 1647 earthquake, the San Agustin Catholic church was devastated and only the crucifix of Christ remained intact. An annual procession by parishioners occurs on May 13, as devotees believe parading the relic through the city center will protect them from future calamities. (AP Photo)]()
A veiled woman holds her hands in prayer as she takes part in the Christ of May procession, in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, May 13, 2023. After Santiago's 1647 earthquake, the San Agustin Catholic church was devastated and only the crucifix of Christ remained intact. An annual procession by parishioners occurs on May 13, as devotees believe parading the relic through the city center will protect them from future calamities. (AP Photo)
![Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the Move Forward opposition party, smiles at visual journalists crowding around an elevator as he leaves party headquarters, in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, May 14, 2023. Following a stunning election victory in which they together captured a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, Thailand's top two opposition parties began planning for the next stage in their bid to replace the military-dominated government. (AP Photo)]()
Pita Limjaroenrat, leader of the Move Forward opposition party, smiles at visual journalists crowding around an elevator as he leaves party headquarters, in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, May 14, 2023. Following a stunning election victory in which they together captured a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, Thailand's top two opposition parties began planning for the next stage in their bid to replace the military-dominated government. (AP Photo)
![Yulia, an endangered Mediterranean monk seal, rests on the beach in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Rarely spotted on Israel's shores, the dwindling Mediterranean monk seal populations are believed to survive only in a handful of places in the Mediterranean Sea. (AP Photo)]()
Yulia, an endangered Mediterranean monk seal, rests on the beach in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, May 16, 2023. Rarely spotted on Israel's shores, the dwindling Mediterranean monk seal populations are believed to survive only in a handful of places in the Mediterranean Sea. (AP Photo)
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