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AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

Dec 8, 2022, 9:23 AM | Updated: Dec 9, 2022, 3:39 am

An apartment burns after Russian shelling in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2...

An apartment burns after Russian shelling in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022. (AP Photo/LIBKOS)

(AP Photo/LIBKOS)

Dec. 2 – Dec. 8

A week in which fans celebrated and commiserated as their teams competed in soccer’s World Cup in Qatar, Russian shelling continued in the Donetsk region of Ukraine and the sculpted Apollo’s Chariot Fountain was lifted out of the gardens of the Palace of Versailles for restoration. This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the week by The Associated Press from Europe and Africa. The selection was curated by Madrid Photographer Bernat Armangue.

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David Hamilton, The Associated Press

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David Koenig, The Associated Press

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Photo: Anti-abortion activists rally outside the Supreme Court on April 24....

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Supreme Court appears skeptical that state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law

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Photo: President Joe Biden speaks before signing a $95 billion Ukraine aid package....

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Photo: Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom at...

Michael R. Sisak, Jennifer Peltz, Eric Tucker and Jake Offenhartz, The Associated Press

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Image: Former President Donald Trump and his lawyer Todd Blanche appear at Manhattan criminal in Ne...

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AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa