AP’s Global Week in Pictures: June 24 – June 30, 2023

Life returned to normal in Moscow following a failed coup led by mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. Riot police confronted demonstrators in the Paris suburb of Nanterre, protesting against the fatal police shooting of a 17-year-old driver. Meanwhile, Muslims worldwide celebrated Eid al-Adha, and disabled swimmers participated in a test event for the upcoming Asian Games in Hangzhou.

This collection of captivating images from around the world was curated by AP photo editor Subramoney Iyer in New Delhi, India.

1. Mexico’s Karla Ortiz falls during the women’s 64kg weightlifting final round of the Central American and Caribbean Games in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Sunday, June 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

2. Smoke and flames rise from burning illegal narcotics during a destruction ceremony marking International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, on Monday, June 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)

3. Women and children await free food at a distribution point in Lahore, Pakistan, on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

4. Belgium’s Prime Minister Alexander de Croo, Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda, Polish President Andrzej Duda, Albania’s Prime Minister Edi Rama, and Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis enter a meeting after posing for a family photo in The Hague, Netherlands, on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. The leaders of seven NATO allies gathered in the Netherlands for talks ahead of the alliance’s summit in Lithuania next month. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

WEEK IN PICTURES:

• Europe and Africa
• Latin America and Caribbean
• North America, from heat waves to Pride
• Asia

5. Disabled swimmers take part in a test event at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Aquatic Sports Arena, the venue for swimming events during the upcoming Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games, held in Hangzhou on Thursday, June 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

6. Models showcase dresses by Central African Republic fashion designer Ketura Kimono Milca during the ninth edition of the Liputa fashion show in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Saturday, June 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

7. During Madrid’s pride week, participants compete in the annual high heel race in Madrid, Spain, on Thursday, June 29, 2023. Competitors must wear shoes with a minimum heel height of 15 centimeters (5.9 inches). (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

8. A pro-Kremlin activist holds a flag with an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the words in Russian ‘For the Motherland, for the sovereignty, for Putin’ near the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Sunday, June 25, 2023. Troops deployed in Moscow to protect the capital from Wagner mercenaries withdrew, and people flooded the streets and cafes. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

9. San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama, the No. 1 draft pick, greets fans before an NBA basketball press conference at the AT&T Center in San Antonio on Saturday, June 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)

10. Semilla party congresswoman-elect Elena Motta is embraced by a supporter as they celebrate at Constitution Square in Guatemala City on Monday, June 26, 2023. Semilla’s presidential candidate Bernardo Arevalo and former first lady Sandra Torres of the UNE party will face each other in the Aug. 20 presidential runoff. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

11. A participant poses for a photo during the NYC Pride March in New York on Sunday, June 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

12. Muslims greet each other after prayers on the first day of the Eid al-Adha holiday at the Sunni shrine of Abdul-Qadir al-Gailani in Baghdad, Iraq, on Wednesday, June 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

13. South Korean singer PSY performs during his concert “Summer Swag 2023” at Jamsil Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday, June 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

14. Muslim pilgrims walk to pray outside Namira Mosque in Arafat on the second day of the annual Hajj pilgrimage near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. Approximately two million pilgrims gathered in Mecca for the largest Hajj since the COVID-19 pandemic restricted access to one of Islam’s five pillars. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

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