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AP-Week in Pictures: Global / Feb. 18-24, 2023

  • The Eiffel Tower is illuminated with the colors of Ukraine to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of the country, in Paris, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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    The Eiffel Tower is illuminated with the colors of Ukraine to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of the country, in Paris, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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  • President Joe Biden walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral on a surprise visit, in in Kyiv, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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    President Joe Biden walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral on a surprise visit, in in Kyiv, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
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  • A Ukrainian soldier looks out of a self-propelled artillery vehicle on the frontline, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos)
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    A Ukrainian soldier looks out of a self-propelled artillery vehicle on the frontline, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos)
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  • Pigeons take off from the beach in front of a large screen televising Russian President Vladimir Putin delivering his annual state of the nation address, in Sevastopol, Crimea, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo)
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    Pigeons take off from the beach in front of a large screen televising Russian President Vladimir Putin delivering his annual state of the nation address, in Sevastopol, Crimea, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo)
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  • A photograph of a Ukrainian serviceman adorns a grave in the Alley of Glory portion of the cemetery, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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    A photograph of a Ukrainian serviceman adorns a grave in the Alley of Glory portion of the cemetery, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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  • Anna greives during the funeral of her 27-year-old brother Yurii Kulyk, in Kalynivka, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. Kulyk, a civilian who was a volunteer in the armed forces of Ukraine, was killed during a rocket attack on Feb. 15 in Lyman, a city in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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    Anna greives during the funeral of her 27-year-old brother Yurii Kulyk, in Kalynivka, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. Kulyk, a civilian who was a volunteer in the armed forces of Ukraine, was killed during a rocket attack on Feb. 15 in Lyman, a city in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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  • Kashmiri Muslims pray as the head priest displays a relic at the Hazratbal shrine on the occasion of Mehraj-u-Alam, believed to mark the ascension of Prophet Muhammad to heaven, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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    Kashmiri Muslims pray as the head priest displays a relic at the Hazratbal shrine on the occasion of Mehraj-u-Alam, believed to mark the ascension of Prophet Muhammad to heaven, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
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  • Children's toys lay in the mud where rescue workers look for bodies after a deadly landslide was triggered by heavy rains near Barra do Sahi beach in the coastal city of Sao Sebastiao, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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    Children's toys lay in the mud where rescue workers look for bodies after a deadly landslide was triggered by heavy rains near Barra do Sahi beach in the coastal city of Sao Sebastiao, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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  • A performer wearing a traditional carnival mask takes part in Shrovetide celebrations, marking the end of winter, in Rumsiskes, north of Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
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    A performer wearing a traditional carnival mask takes part in Shrovetide celebrations, marking the end of winter, in Rumsiskes, north of Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
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  • Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the judicial system, near the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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    Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the judicial system, near the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
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  • A woman covers her face with blood to take part in the Momotxorros carnival, in Alsasua, northern Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
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    A woman covers her face with blood to take part in the Momotxorros carnival, in Alsasua, northern Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
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  • This aerial photo shows the capsized hull of "Al Mansur, the private yacht of toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, in the Shatt al-Arab waterway in Basra, Iraq, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
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    This aerial photo shows the capsized hull of "Al Mansur, the private yacht of toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, in the Shatt al-Arab waterway in Basra, Iraq, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
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  • A performer from the Mangueira samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
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    A performer from the Mangueira samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
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  • A model wears a creation as part of the Sunnei women's Fall-Winter 2023-24 collection, presented in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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    A model wears a creation as part of the Sunnei women's Fall-Winter 2023-24 collection, presented in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
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  • A dog wearing a Captain America costume, walks on a leash at the "Blocao" dog carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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    A dog wearing a Captain America costume, walks on a leash at the "Blocao" dog carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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  • Youth play football underneath a highway bridge on Ikoyi Island, Lagos, Nigeria, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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    Youth play football underneath a highway bridge on Ikoyi Island, Lagos, Nigeria, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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  • A man rides with his dogs during a sled dog racing competition outside St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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    A man rides with his dogs during a sled dog racing competition outside St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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  • A Chicago White Sox groundskeeper prepares the infield during an MLB spring training baseball practice, in Phoenix, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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    A Chicago White Sox groundskeeper prepares the infield during an MLB spring training baseball practice, in Phoenix, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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  • Palestinians wave the national flag during a protest against an Israeli military raid in the West Bank city of Nablus, along the border fence with Israel, in east of Gaza City, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Palestinian officials say several Palestinians were killed and over a hundred were wounded during a rare daytime Israeli army arrest raid in the occupied West Bank. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
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    Palestinians wave the national flag during a protest against an Israeli military raid in the West Bank city of Nablus, along the border fence with Israel, in east of Gaza City, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Palestinian officials say several Palestinians were killed and over a hundred were wounded during a rare daytime Israeli army arrest raid in the occupied West Bank. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
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  • A phalanx of police face off with anti-government protesters seeking immediate elections, President Dina Boluarte's resignation, the release of ousted President Pedro Castillo and justice for protesters killed in clashes with police, on the Pan-American North Highway in Chao, Peru, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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    A phalanx of police face off with anti-government protesters seeking immediate elections, President Dina Boluarte's resignation, the release of ousted President Pedro Castillo and justice for protesters killed in clashes with police, on the Pan-American North Highway in Chao, Peru, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
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  • Long time exposure photo shows a bus driving towards the city of Frankfurt, Germany, early Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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    Long time exposure photo shows a bus driving towards the city of Frankfurt, Germany, early Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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  • A boy watches fireworks from a military range weapon, marking the Defender of the Fatherland Day celebrations, at the Artillery Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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    A boy watches fireworks from a military range weapon, marking the Defender of the Fatherland Day celebrations, at the Artillery Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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  • Laborers share a light moment as they carry bricks to be transported in a boat, in Guwahati, India, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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    Laborers share a light moment as they carry bricks to be transported in a boat, in Guwahati, India, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
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  • Children run up a flight of steps during pre-carnival celebrations in the Catia neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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    Children run up a flight of steps during pre-carnival celebrations in the Catia neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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The Eiffel Tower is illuminated with the colors of Ukraine to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of the country, in Paris, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
President Joe Biden walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at St. Michael's Golden-Domed Cathedral on a surprise visit, in in Kyiv, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
A Ukrainian soldier looks out of a self-propelled artillery vehicle on the frontline, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Libkos)
Pigeons take off from the beach in front of a large screen televising Russian President Vladimir Putin delivering his annual state of the nation address, in Sevastopol, Crimea, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo)
A photograph of a Ukrainian serviceman adorns a grave in the Alley of Glory portion of the cemetery, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Anna greives during the funeral of her 27-year-old brother Yurii Kulyk, in Kalynivka, near Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. Kulyk, a civilian who was a volunteer in the armed forces of Ukraine, was killed during a rocket attack on Feb. 15 in Lyman, a city in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Kashmiri Muslims pray as the head priest displays a relic at the Hazratbal shrine on the occasion of Mehraj-u-Alam, believed to mark the ascension of Prophet Muhammad to heaven, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Children's toys lay in the mud where rescue workers look for bodies after a deadly landslide was triggered by heavy rains near Barra do Sahi beach in the coastal city of Sao Sebastiao, Brazil, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
A performer wearing a traditional carnival mask takes part in Shrovetide celebrations, marking the end of winter, in Rumsiskes, north of Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Israelis protest against plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government to overhaul the judicial system, near the Knesset, Israel's parliament in Jerusalem, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
A woman covers her face with blood to take part in the Momotxorros carnival, in Alsasua, northern Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
This aerial photo shows the capsized hull of "Al Mansur, the private yacht of toppled Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, in the Shatt al-Arab waterway in Basra, Iraq, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)
A performer from the Mangueira samba school parades during Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Feb. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
A model wears a creation as part of the Sunnei women's Fall-Winter 2023-24 collection, presented in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
A dog wearing a Captain America costume, walks on a leash at the "Blocao" dog carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
Youth play football underneath a highway bridge on Ikoyi Island, Lagos, Nigeria, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
A man rides with his dogs during a sled dog racing competition outside St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
A Chicago White Sox groundskeeper prepares the infield during an MLB spring training baseball practice, in Phoenix, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Palestinians wave the national flag during a protest against an Israeli military raid in the West Bank city of Nablus, along the border fence with Israel, in east of Gaza City, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Palestinian officials say several Palestinians were killed and over a hundred were wounded during a rare daytime Israeli army arrest raid in the occupied West Bank. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
A phalanx of police face off with anti-government protesters seeking immediate elections, President Dina Boluarte's resignation, the release of ousted President Pedro Castillo and justice for protesters killed in clashes with police, on the Pan-American North Highway in Chao, Peru, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Long time exposure photo shows a bus driving towards the city of Frankfurt, Germany, early Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
A boy watches fireworks from a military range weapon, marking the Defender of the Fatherland Day celebrations, at the Artillery Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Laborers share a light moment as they carry bricks to be transported in a boat, in Guwahati, India, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
Children run up a flight of steps during pre-carnival celebrations in the Catia neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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Feb. 18-24, 2023

From people marking the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, to carnival celebrations in Brazil, Spain and Lithuania, 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.

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

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