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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)


Men wearing suits and women wearing kimonos arrive for Coming-of-Age Day, a centuries-old tradition and national holiday celebrating the milestone from child to adult, in Yokohama near Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)


Relatives and friends of people killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, react to the ceasefire announcement as they take part in a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)


A burned fire hydrant drips water in front of charred trees in Malibu, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)


A couple shares a romantic moment in a cave at Ice Castles, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in North Woodstock, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)


Coco Gauff of the U.S. reacts after winning a point against Jodie Burrage of Britain during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)


Seagulls fly near the Baltic Sea in Scharbeutz, northern Germany, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)


Soccer players of AMP FC Kyiv and Pokrova FC-2 play during the first football tournament for war-wounded amputees in Kyiv, Ukraine, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)


Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid (11), left, forward Jaden McDaniels (3) and Golden State Warriors forward Kevon Looney (5), right, battle for a rebound during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)


Solange Vieira Braga, who is temporarily bedridden with a broken leg, rests in her home in the Santa Luzia community, where residents have been ordered by the municipal government to vacate, in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)


Driver Simon Vitse and co-driver Max Delfino compete during the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally with start and finish in Al Duwadimi, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)


Palestinians celebrate the announcement of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)


Firefighters watch a helicopter drop water on the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon in Los Angeles, on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)


A man watches the Hacha Waterfall in Canaima National Park, Venezuela, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)


Police block a road to the presidential palace as a supporter of former President Evo Morales shouts during an anti-government protest in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)


A boy dives into a drainage ditch in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)


The devastation of the Palisades Fire is seen at sunset in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)


Relatives cry near the coffin of journalist Jimmy Jean, who was killed during an armed gang attack on the General Hospital, during his church funeral service in the Petion-Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)


President Joe Biden listens during a meeting with senior officials as he is briefed on the federal response to the wildfires across Los Angeles during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. The map in the background shows the projected wind speeds. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)


Members of the Iranian Basij paramilitary force attend a parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)


Luke Dexter reacts as he sifts through the remains of his father’s fire-ravaged beach front property in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire Friday, Jan. 10, 2025 in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)


Demonstrators wave Trump flags outside Manhattan criminal court following the sentencing in President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case in New York, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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AP week in pictures
This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Patrick Sison, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.
Jan. 10 -16, 2025


Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, appears before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)


Men wearing suits and women wearing kimonos arrive for Coming-of-Age Day, a centuries-old tradition and national holiday celebrating the milestone from child to adult, in Yokohama near Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)


Relatives and friends of people killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, react to the ceasefire announcement as they take part in a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)


A burned fire hydrant drips water in front of charred trees in Malibu, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)


A couple shares a romantic moment in a cave at Ice Castles, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in North Woodstock, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)


Coco Gauff of the U.S. reacts after winning a point against Jodie Burrage of Britain during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)


Seagulls fly near the Baltic Sea in Scharbeutz, northern Germany, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)


Soccer players of AMP FC Kyiv and Pokrova FC-2 play during the first football tournament for war-wounded amputees in Kyiv, Ukraine, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)


Minnesota Timberwolves center Naz Reid (11), left, forward Jaden McDaniels (3) and Golden State Warriors forward Kevon Looney (5), right, battle for a rebound during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)


Solange Vieira Braga, who is temporarily bedridden with a broken leg, rests in her home in the Santa Luzia community, where residents have been ordered by the municipal government to vacate, in Rio de Janeiro, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)


Driver Simon Vitse and co-driver Max Delfino compete during the seventh stage of the Dakar Rally with start and finish in Al Duwadimi, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)


Palestinians celebrate the announcement of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)


Firefighters watch a helicopter drop water on the Palisades Fire in Mandeville Canyon in Los Angeles, on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)


A man watches the Hacha Waterfall in Canaima National Park, Venezuela, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)


Police block a road to the presidential palace as a supporter of former President Evo Morales shouts during an anti-government protest in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)


A boy dives into a drainage ditch in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)


The devastation of the Palisades Fire is seen at sunset in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)


Relatives cry near the coffin of journalist Jimmy Jean, who was killed during an armed gang attack on the General Hospital, during his church funeral service in the Petion-Ville neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)


President Joe Biden listens during a meeting with senior officials as he is briefed on the federal response to the wildfires across Los Angeles during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. The map in the background shows the projected wind speeds. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)


Members of the Iranian Basij paramilitary force attend a parade in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)


Luke Dexter reacts as he sifts through the remains of his father’s fire-ravaged beach front property in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire Friday, Jan. 10, 2025 in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher)


Demonstrators wave Trump flags outside Manhattan criminal court following the sentencing in President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money case in New York, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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