President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House, ending his bid for reelection, and quickly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to take on former President Donald Trump. He encouraged his party to unite behind her, making her the party’s favorite for the nomination at its August convention in Chicago.
A faulty software update caused technological havoc worldwide, grounding flights, knocking down some financial companies and news outlets, and disrupting hospitals, small businesses and government offices. The trouble was sparked by an update issued by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike and only affected its customers running Microsoft Windows.
France prepares for the most sprawling and elaborate Olympic opening ever — a gala spectacular on the River Seine that even French President Emmanuel Macron says initially felt like “a crazy and not very serious idea.” It kicks off 16 days of competition.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington, leaving behind a brutal war to make a politically precarious speech before the U.S. Congress as widespread protests and calls to resign over the failures of Oct. 7 and his handling of the war continue.
This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images published in the past week by The Associated Press.
The selection was curated by AP photo editor Anita Baca in Mexico City and photojournalist Fatima Shbair.
Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado waves a state flag as she greets supporters during a campaign rally for presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez, in Maturin, Venezuela, July 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
A protester screams as he is carried away with others after being arrested by military police during a protest against corruption in Kampala, Uganda, July 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda)
An animal runs through a field of grass while fleeing the Park Fire in the Cohasset community in Butte County, Calif., July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Flags brought by relatives, each bearing the name of a soldier, adorn a makeshift memorial in tribute to those killed in battle with Russian troops, on Independence Square in Kyiv, Ukraine, July 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
The mother of Ahmed Nidal Aslan, who was killed during clashes with Israeli forces, mourns over the body of her son during his funeral in the West Bank refugee camp of Qalandiya, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Mahmoud illean)
President Joe Biden pauses before he addresses the nation from the Oval Office in Washington, July 24, 2024, about his decision to drop his Democratic presidential reelection bid. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
A woman wipes away a tear in Lafayette Square while listening to President Joe Biden addressing the nation from the Oval Office in Washington, July 24, 2024, about his decision to drop his Democratic presidential reelection bid. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump acknowledges supporters as he departs a campaign event at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich., July 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves as he arrives to speak to a joint meeting of Congress to seek support for Israel’s fight against Hamas and other adversaries, at the Capitol in Washington, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
U.S. Capitol Police detain demonstrators protesting against the military policies of Israel a day before a visit by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu in the Cannon House Office Building at the Capitol in Washington, July 23, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Graves of soldiers killed in the 1974 Turkish invasion in Cyprus, at the Tymvos Macedonitissas military cemetery in the divided capital Nicosia, Cyprus, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)
Sanjida consoles her mother after receiving the remains of her son, who was shot during clashes between the police and anti-quota protesters, at a morgue in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Anik Rahman)
Students clash with police during a protest over the allocation of government jobs, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar)
Oil tanks burn at the port in Hodeidah, Yemen, July 20, 2024. The Israeli Army said it has struck several Houthi targets in western Yemen following a fatal drone attack by the rebel group in Tel Aviv the previous day. (AP Photo)
Ry Barrett, dressed as Johnny from the film “In A Violent Nature,” poses for a portrait during Comic-Con International in San Diego, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
A full moon rises behind the Galata Tower landmark in Istanbul, Turkey, July 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Police use their shields as cover during a rain shower along the main road leading to the House of Representatives ahead of a State of the Nation Address by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., in Quezon City, Philippines, July 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Cristino)
Passengers wait on flights at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, July 19, 2024, as a major internet outage disrupts flights, banks, media outlets and companies across the world. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)
Nepal army personnel sort through the debris after a domestic plane belonging to Saurya Airlines crashed just after taking off at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Prabin Ranabhat)
Mechanic Victor Gonzalez poses for a photo in his feathered costume, prior to attending a church service to pay tribute to Saint Francisco Solano, in Emboscada, Paraguay, July 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
A river otter holds a block of ice with smelt at the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society, in West Palm Beach, Fla., July 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
A supporter of presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez holds up a baby waiting for him and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado to pass by, during a closing election campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
A man plays an oboe during a social event at the Casa Ecuador ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
People wear costumes depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife as demonstrators lie on the ground painted in red, symbolizing blood, during a protest against his government and call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, July 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Auto repair employees watch water levels rise inside their shop during monsoon rains in Mumbai, India, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
A long, slow-moving trail of light created by a Blue Ghost firefly is visible near Cincinnati, on June 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Luis Gragirena cuts a customer’s hair in his makeshift salon, set up on a sidewalk in Caracas, Venezuela, July 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Team USA athletic trainer Amarilees Bolorin, left, poses for a selfie in front of the Eiffel Tower ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, in Paris, July 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
