AP Week in Pictures

A half-moon sets behind the Sultanahmet Mosque during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

A half-moon sets behind the Sultanahmet Mosque during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Feb. 28 - March 6, 2025

This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Eloy Martin, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.

Christina Louka, 16, poses for a portrait, dressed in animal skins and heavy bronze bells, as part of carnival celebrations in Distomo, a village in central Greece, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Christina Louka poses for a portrait, dressed in animal skins and heavy bronze bells, as part of carnival celebrations in Distomo, a village in central Greece, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Sled dogs mushed by Jeff Deeter (33), of Fairbanks, Alaska, run during the Ceremonial Start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska., Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)

Sled dogs mushed by Jeff Deeter, of Fairbanks, Alaska, run during the Ceremonial Start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Anchorage, Alaska., Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)

Revelers dance during the "Jisk'a Anata," or small party in Aymara, in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Revelers dance during the “Jisk’a Anata,” or small party in Aymara, in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

As the sun sets, Palestinians sit at a large table surrounded by the rubble of destroyed homes and buildings as they gather for iftar, the fast-breaking meal, on the first day of Ramadan in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

As the sun sets, Palestinians sit at a large table surrounded by the rubble of destroyed homes and buildings as they gather for iftar, the fast-breaking meal, on the first day of Ramadan in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Residents of the West Bank urban refugee camp of Nur Shams evacuate their homes and carry their belongings as the Israeli military continues its operation in the area on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Residents of the West Bank urban refugee camp of Nur Shams evacuate their homes and carry their belongings as the Israeli military continues its operation in the area on Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

Mourners carry the coffin of Itzhak Elgarat, a slain hostage who was held captive by Hamas in Gaza, during his funeral procession in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, on Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Mourners carry the coffin of Itzhak Elgarat, a slain hostage who was held captive by Hamas in Gaza, during his funeral procession in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Women selling chickens wait for customers at the Virunga market in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, one month after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels captured the city. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Poultry vendors wait for customers at the Virunga market in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, one month after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels captured the city. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Revelers share a kiss during the traditional Mud Block carnival party in Paraty, Brazil, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Revelers share a kiss during the traditional Mud Block carnival party in Paraty, Brazil, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

A cat is silhouetted as he sits in front of The Pyramid of Cestius, an ancient monument built in about 18–12 B.C. as a tomb for Gaius Cestius, in Rome, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

A cat is silhouetted as he sits in front of The Pyramid of Cestius, an ancient monument built in about 18–12 B.C. as a tomb for Gaius Cestius, in Rome, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Eva Pinkelnig of Austria in action during her trial jump at the Women Normal Hill HS102 Individual Ski Jumping event at the Nordic World Ski Championships, in Trondheim, Norway, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Eva Pinkelnig, of Austria, skies in her trial jump at the Women Normal Hill HS102 Individual Ski Jumping event at the Nordic World Ski Championships, in Trondheim, Norway, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

President Donald Trump, right, meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Mystyslav Chernov)

President Donald Trump meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House, in Washington, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/ Mystyslav Chernov)

A protester runs as the riot police stand outside of the parliament during a rally in central Athens, Greece, to mark two years since a deadly rail disaster that has also triggered hundreds of other demonstrations and a general strike, on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

A protester runs as the riot police stand outside of parliament during a rally in central Athens, Greece, to mark two years since a deadly rail disaster that triggered hundreds of other demonstrations and a general strike, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Mikey Madison, winner of the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for "Anora," poses in the press room at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Mikey Madison, winner of the award for best performance by an actress in a leading role for “Anora,” poses in the press room at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Sean Baker, winner of the awards for best original screenplay, best film editing, best director, and best picture for "Anora," attends the Governors Ball after the Oscars, Sunday, March 2, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Sean Baker, winner of the awards for best original screenplay, best film editing, best director, and best picture for “Anora,” attends the Governors Ball after the Oscars, in Los Angeles, Sunday, March 2, 2025. (AP Photo/John Locher)

A visitor photographs a large bust of Elon Musk near SpaceX's Starbase as the Starship is prepared for a test flight in Boca Chica, Texas, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

A visitor photographs a large bust of Elon Musk near SpaceX’s Starbase as the Starship is prepared for a test flight in Boca Chica, Texas, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Riot police detain a demonstrator during a protest for better pensions for retirees in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Riot police detain a demonstrator during a protest for better retirement pensions in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Workers harvest cabbage Wednesday, March 5, 2025, on a field less than ten miles from the border with Mexico, in Holtville, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Workers harvest cabbage on a field less than ten miles from the border with Mexico, in Holtville, Calif., Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

An artist prepares for Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

An artist prepares for Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Chinese band members rehearse for the opening of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Band members rehearse for the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Models wear creations as part of the Ferragamo's Fall/Winter 2025-2026 collection presented in Milan, Italy, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

A model wears a creation as part of the Ferragamo’s Fall/Winter 2025-2026 collection presented in Milan, Italy, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)