The top photos of the week by AP’s photojournalists
Updated 10:08 PM CDT, October 9, 2025 Oct. 3-9, 2025
This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Bridget Jones, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.]The top photos of the week by AP’s photojournalists
A man takes a bath with his daughters beside damaged structures due to a recent strong earthquake in Bogo, Cebu Province, Central Philippines on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Demonstrators and riot police face off during a protest commemorating the anniversary of the 1968 Tlatelolco killings, when soldiers fired on student protesters, in Mexico City, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)
Palestinians celebrate following the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan to pause the fighting, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. Celebrations remain limited, as relief is mixed with mourning and concern for what comes next. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march in front of the Colosseum during a national demonstration in support of the population of Gaza, in Rome, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Villagers walk in front of their flooded home, in Dalhamo village, near the Delta city of Ashmoun, Egypt, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Mohamed Hesham)
A man waits for customers at a stall beside war-damaged buildings ahead of a parliamentary election set to take place Sunday, in the Damascus suburb of Daraya, Syria, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)