Global Photo Highlights of the Week: July 8-14, 2023

FROM JULY 8 TO JULY 14, 2023

This photo collection brings forth some of the most captivating images from across the globe captured or released by The Big Big News during the past week. It includes scenes ranging from protests in Tel Aviv, Israel against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial system changes, to the celebration of Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen winning the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, covering a distance of 180 kilometers (112 miles) from Clermont-Ferrand to Moulins, France. It also captures the thrill of participants running alongside a fire bull during the San Fermín festivities in Pamplona, Spain.

Highlights include the spectacle of participants dodging a fire bull during the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, captured on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Another snapshot shows the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel distributing relief material to those impacted by floods near the river Yamuna in New Delhi, India, on Friday, July 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

In Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, the sorrow of a relative of a wounded migrant laborer is caught on camera outside a hospital, on Thursday, July 13, 2023. The laborer was one of three injured in a militant attack in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)

Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen is seen joyfully displaying four fingers to signify his fourth stage victory in the Tour de France, on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Images also show the strong reaction of Moqtada Sadr’s Shiite Muslim followers burning rainbow flags in Sadr City, Iraq, in protest of the burning of the Quran in Sweden, captured on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Maori Pomeroy-Farrell of Fiji is featured executing a dive at the World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, on Friday, July 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

U.S. President Joe Biden and Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are seen departing from 10 Downing Street post a meeting in London, on Monday, July 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

A dramatic scene from the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland, as lava spills out near the Litli-Hrútur mountain, is included from Monday, July 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Di Marco)

Images from Paris show a soldier with his dogs guarding the entrance of the Louvre museum before a dinner honoring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, July 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

Also featured is a peaceful scene of a man cycling on a quiet road on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, as the sun rises on Sunday, July 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Czech Republic’s Petra Kvitova is seen rejoicing after her victory over Serbia’s Natalija Stevanovic at a women’s singles match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, on Saturday, July 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

The photo selection includes the Eiffel Tower in Paris, brilliantly lit by fireworks during Bastille Day celebrations on Friday, July 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

The gallery covers events in Nairobi, Kenya, where protesters clashed with police over rising living costs on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (AP Photo)

Nia Ali’s exhilarating reaction as she clinches the women’s 100-meter hurdles final at the U.S. track and field championships in Eugene, Ore., is featured from Saturday, July 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

The collection also showcases storm clouds looming over downtown Chicago, on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Israelis protesting the proposed judicial reforms by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government in Tel Aviv, Israel, are shown from Saturday, July 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

A poignant image taken from an overhead view shows a life-size mannequin symbolizing bricklayer Amarildo de Souza, a resident of the Rocinha favela who vanished 10 years ago. This image was taken during a protest on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, July 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Men and children swimming in the Tigris river to escape the heat in Baghdad, Iraq, are captured on Thursday, July 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

A musician performs before a small audience in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, July 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

This diverse array of images was curated by AP photo editor Pamela Hassell in New York.

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