AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
1 of 12| A voter fills out a ballot paper during general elections in Nkandla, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, Wednesday May 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
2 of 12| An areal view of the lake in the form of a heart in Rodgau, near Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
3 of 12| Dorothea Barron, aged 99, who was a serving Wren at the time of D-Day sits in a Spitfire with pilot Jeremy Britcher at Biggin Hill Airport in Kent, England, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans took WWII veterans, including Normandy veterans, to an event at the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar just ahead of their trip to Normandy for the D Day 80th Anniversary. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
4 of 12| Voters line up to cast their ballot Wednesday May 29, 2024 in general elections in Soweto, South Africa. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
5 of 12| Manchester City’s Erling Haaland, left, and Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva react at the end of the English FA Cup final soccer match between Manchester City and Manchester United at Wembley Stadium in London, Saturday, May 25, 2024. Manchester United won 2-1. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
6 of 12| Children pray during an election meeting organized by Ukhonto weSizwe party in Mpumalanga, near Durban, South Africa, Saturday, May 25, 2024, ahead of the 2024 general elections scheduled for May 29. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
7 of 12| Nigel Farage announces Howard Cox as the Reform UK candidate for Dover, at the Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club, while on the general election campaign trail, in Dover, England, Tuesday May 28, 2024. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)
8 of 12| PSG’s Kylian Mbappe is tossed into the air as he celebrates with teammates after the French Cup final soccer match between Lyon and PSG at the Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d’Ascq, northern France, Saturday, May 25, 2024. PSG won the match 2-1. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
9 of 12| Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni reacts as an honor guard stand in background, as she waits for the Prime Minister of Palestinian Authority, Mohammad Mustafa, in Rome, Saturday, May 25 2024. (Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse via AP)
10 of 12| Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates scoring a point during his first round match of the French Open tennis tournament against Germany’s Alexander Zverev at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
11 of 12| Sean Baker, winner of the Palme d’Or for the film ‘Anora,’ poses for photographers during the photo call following the awards ceremony at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
12 of 12| People watch as former president of the A.N.C. and South Africa Jacob Zuma, casts his ballot on Wednesday May 29, 2024 during general elections in Nkandla, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
1 of 12| A voter fills out a ballot paper during general elections in Nkandla, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, Wednesday May 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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A voter fills out a ballot paper during general elections in Nkandla, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, Wednesday May 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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2 of 12| An areal view of the lake in the form of a heart in Rodgau, near Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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An areal view of the lake in the form of a heart in Rodgau, near Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, May 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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3 of 12| Dorothea Barron, aged 99, who was a serving Wren at the time of D-Day sits in a Spitfire with pilot Jeremy Britcher at Biggin Hill Airport in Kent, England, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans took WWII veterans, including Normandy veterans, to an event at the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar just ahead of their trip to Normandy for the D Day 80th Anniversary. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Dorothea Barron, aged 99, who was a serving Wren at the time of D-Day sits in a Spitfire with pilot Jeremy Britcher at Biggin Hill Airport in Kent, England, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. The Taxi Charity for Military Veterans took WWII veterans, including Normandy veterans, to an event at the Biggin Hill Heritage Hangar just ahead of their trip to Normandy for the D Day 80th Anniversary. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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4 of 12| Voters line up to cast their ballot Wednesday May 29, 2024 in general elections in Soweto, South Africa. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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Voters line up to cast their ballot Wednesday May 29, 2024 in general elections in Soweto, South Africa. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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5 of 12| Manchester City’s Erling Haaland, left, and Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva react at the end of the English FA Cup final soccer match between Manchester City and Manchester United at Wembley Stadium in London, Saturday, May 25, 2024. Manchester United won 2-1. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Manchester City’s Erling Haaland, left, and Manchester City’s Bernardo Silva react at the end of the English FA Cup final soccer match between Manchester City and Manchester United at Wembley Stadium in London, Saturday, May 25, 2024. Manchester United won 2-1. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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6 of 12| Children pray during an election meeting organized by Ukhonto weSizwe party in Mpumalanga, near Durban, South Africa, Saturday, May 25, 2024, ahead of the 2024 general elections scheduled for May 29. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Children pray during an election meeting organized by Ukhonto weSizwe party in Mpumalanga, near Durban, South Africa, Saturday, May 25, 2024, ahead of the 2024 general elections scheduled for May 29. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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7 of 12| Nigel Farage announces Howard Cox as the Reform UK candidate for Dover, at the Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club, while on the general election campaign trail, in Dover, England, Tuesday May 28, 2024. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)
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Nigel Farage announces Howard Cox as the Reform UK candidate for Dover, at the Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club, while on the general election campaign trail, in Dover, England, Tuesday May 28, 2024. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)
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8 of 12| PSG’s Kylian Mbappe is tossed into the air as he celebrates with teammates after the French Cup final soccer match between Lyon and PSG at the Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d’Ascq, northern France, Saturday, May 25, 2024. PSG won the match 2-1. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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PSG’s Kylian Mbappe is tossed into the air as he celebrates with teammates after the French Cup final soccer match between Lyon and PSG at the Pierre Mauroy stadium in Villeneuve d’Ascq, northern France, Saturday, May 25, 2024. PSG won the match 2-1. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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9 of 12| Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni reacts as an honor guard stand in background, as she waits for the Prime Minister of Palestinian Authority, Mohammad Mustafa, in Rome, Saturday, May 25 2024. (Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse via AP)
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Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni reacts as an honor guard stand in background, as she waits for the Prime Minister of Palestinian Authority, Mohammad Mustafa, in Rome, Saturday, May 25 2024. (Mauro Scrobogna/LaPresse via AP)
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10 of 12| Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates scoring a point during his first round match of the French Open tennis tournament against Germany’s Alexander Zverev at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates scoring a point during his first round match of the French Open tennis tournament against Germany’s Alexander Zverev at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Monday, May 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
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11 of 12| Sean Baker, winner of the Palme d’Or for the film ‘Anora,’ poses for photographers during the photo call following the awards ceremony at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
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Sean Baker, winner of the Palme d’Or for the film ‘Anora,’ poses for photographers during the photo call following the awards ceremony at the 77th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
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12 of 12| People watch as former president of the A.N.C. and South Africa Jacob Zuma, casts his ballot on Wednesday May 29, 2024 during general elections in Nkandla, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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People watch as former president of the A.N.C. and South Africa Jacob Zuma, casts his ballot on Wednesday May 29, 2024 during general elections in Nkandla, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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May 24-30, 2024
South Africans took to the polls, Britain’s political parties continued with their general election campaigning and the Palme d’Or winner was announced at the Cannes Film Festival. In the world of sports, Manchester United won the FA Cup soccer tournament and PSG took the French Cup.
This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by Associated Press photographers in Europe and Africa.
The selection was curated by chief photographer Anne-Marie Belgrave in London.
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