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AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

Aug 25, 2022, 2:48 PM | Updated: Aug 26, 2022, 2:54 am

Piccadilly line trains sit in their depot as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT...

Piccadilly line trains sit in their depot as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) strike over jobs, pay and pensions in London, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. A strike by London Underground workers brought the British capital's transit network to a grinding halt on Friday, a day after a nationwide walkout by railway staff. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)


              A statue of a hand with finger nails painted in Ukraine's national colors was placed in front of the Russian embassy in Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. European leaders are pledging unwavering support for Ukraine as the war-torn country marks its Independence Day. The commemorations Wednesday coincide with the six-month milestone of Russia's invasion. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
            
              Pope Francis leaves on a wheelchair at the end of his weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at The Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
            
              A newly married couple kisses during Pope Francis's weekly general audience in the Paul VI Hall at The Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
            
              People walk around destroyed Russian military vehicles installed in downtown Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Kyiv authorities have banned mass gatherings in the capital through Thursday for fear of Russian missile attacks. Independence Day, like the six-month mark in the war, falls on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
            
              David Lawless and his son Toby Lawless work with shire horses Cosmo and Boy to harvest the wildflower meadow at King's College Cambridge, England, Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022. The heavy horses help to cut the meadow before turning and carting the hay on a traditional wain, with the bales being used to propagate more wildflower meadows across the city of Cambridge, and the hay offered to local farmers as winter feed for livestock.
            
              An armored personnel carrier is transported past a sunflower field toward the frontline in the Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
            
              Supporters of presidential candidate Raila Odinga react as he arrives at his campaign headquarters after submitting a petition at the Supreme Court in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. Odinga filed a Supreme Court challenge to last week's election result, asserting that the process was marked by criminal subversion and seeking that the outcome be nullified and a new vote be ordered. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
            
              Presidential candidate Raila Odinga, center, accompanied by running mate Martha Karua, left, gestures to the media as he prepares to hand over the petition to the Supreme Court challenging the election results, in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. Odinga filed a Supreme Court challenge to last week's election result, asserting that the process was marked by criminal subversion and seeking that the outcome be nullified and a new vote be ordered. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
            
              Anthony Harding, right, and Jack Laugher of Britain dive during the men's 3m springboard synchronized competition, at the 2022 European Aquatics in Rome, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
            
              Ed Simons, left, and Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers perform onstage at Field day, at Victoria Park, in London, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022. (Photo by Alberto Pezzali/Invision/AP)
            
              The team of the Netherlands celebrates after winning the gold medal in the Women's 4 X 400 meters relay during the athletics competition in the Olympic Stadium at the European Championships in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
            
              Rutger Koppelaar, of the Netherlands, makes an attempt in the Men's pole vault final during the athletics competition in the Olympic Stadium at the European Championships in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
            
              A. Spendolini Sirieix and Lois Toulson of Britain dive during the women's platform synchro competition at the European Aquatics 2022, in Rome, Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
            
              Black Angus cattle eat hay at a farm in the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
            
              Piccadilly line trains sit in their depot as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) strike over jobs, pay and pensions in London, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. A strike by London Underground workers brought the British capital's transit network to a grinding halt on Friday, a day after a nationwide walkout by railway staff. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

AUG. 19-25, 2022

This week has seen a strike by London Underground workers and Kenya’s Raila Odinga challenging the election results in his country. Meanwhile, captured Russian military vehicles were installed in downtown Kyiv ahead of Independence Day.

The European Aquatics in Rome and the European Championships in Munich dominated sports. The Chemical Brothers performed in London, and an AP photographer captured a newly married couple kissing during Pope Francis’s general audience at the Vatican,

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 photographer Darko Bandic.

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AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa