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AP’s Most Compelling Photos Worldwide: July 3-9, 2026

July 9, 2026

July 3 – July 9, 2026

In a captivating display of world events, the Associated Press presents a curated photo gallery by editor Anne Marie Belgrave, showcasing some of the most striking images from around the globe over the past week.

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Kenyan plainclothes police officers arrest protesters, during a demonstration marking a day that is historically associated with the pro-democracy protests of the 1990s for multiparty democracy, in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku) srcset=”https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/b962411/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000×4000+0+0/resize/599×399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F57%2F78%2F80ac28178ad880ce6843fba7c307%2F56f7b0c271e7443e938388f782c5da19 1x,https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/956dd00/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000×4000+0+0/resize/1198×798!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F57%2F78%2F80ac28178ad880ce6843fba7c307%2F56f7b0c271e7443e938388f782c5da19 2x”
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Kenyan plainclothes police officers arrest protesters, during a demonstration marking a day that is historically associated with the pro-democracy protests of the 1990s for multiparty democracy, in Nairobi, Kenya, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

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A reveler falls in front of Victoriano del Río's fighting bulls during the third running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses) srcset=”https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/a19c701/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3972×2648+0+0/resize/599×399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fc2%2Fdc%2F4523bb19ce1e8fad639bfb499918%2F8c9d1c452cc742c4aa72afbdcae8bc45 1x,https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/f1fdc5d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3972×2648+0+0/resize/1198×798!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fc2%2Fdc%2F4523bb19ce1e8fad639bfb499918%2F8c9d1c452cc742c4aa72afbdcae8bc45 2x”
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A reveler falls in front of Victoriano del Río’s fighting bulls during the third running of the bulls at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)

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Pope Leo XIV visits the Gateway of Europe monument in Lampedusa, Sicily, southern Italy, Saturday, July 4, 2026, during a one-day pastoral visit to the island long associated with the plight of migrants crossing the Mediterranean. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) srcset=”https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/2576e04/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4674×3116+0+0/resize/599×399!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fbf%2F95%2F7456027d9a24a72b133b29b3576a%2F77181b85023c479ca7a8498b1f3efb53 1x,https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/3231791/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4674×3116+0+0/resize/1198×798!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2Fbf%2F95%2F7456027d9a24a72b133b29b3576a%2F77181b85023c479ca7a8498b1f3efb53 2x”
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Pope Leo XIV visits the Gateway of Europe monument in Lampedusa, Sicily, southern Italy, Saturday, July 4, 2026, during a one-day pastoral visit to the island long associated with the plight of migrants crossing the Mediterranean. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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