AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
May 20-May 26, 2022
While the suffering continued in Ukraine and fallen soldiers were buried both there and in Russia, a celebration of Africa Day brought the continent together. Meanwhile, across Europe, many soccer competitions were concluded for the season, drawing fans of victorious clubs onto the streets in celebration. In Cannes, meanwhile, movie stars were out in force.
This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the week by The Associated Press from Europe and Africa. The selection was curated by Alexander Zemlianichenko, chief photographer for Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
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Cindy Bruna poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Armageddon Time' at the 75th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Thursday, May 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
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The Paris Saint Germain team celebrate winning the during French League One championship by lifting the trophy after the end of season game between PSG and Metz at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, Saturday, May 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler)
Women take selfies with their phones at sunset on the outskirts of Harare, Tuesday, May, 24, 2022. Zimbabwe joins the rest of Africa in commemorating Africa Day, the commemoration of the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity on 25 May 1963. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)
Feyenoord's Gyriel Dessers, top, fights for the ball with Roma's Chris Smalling, bottom, during the Europa Conference League final soccer match between AS Roma and Feyenoord at National Arena in Tirana, Albania, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
Thousands of fans cheer as a bus carries the triumphant AC Milan soccer team players celebrating their 19th Italian Serie A top league title, in front of the Milan Gothic cathedral, in Milan, Italy, Monday, May 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
Germany's Alexander Zverev serves against Argentina's Sebastian Baez during their second round match at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Girls and boys in red neckerchiefs salute, standing on Red Square during a ceremony to celebrate joining the Pioneers organization and 100th anniversary of the All-Union Pioneer Organization, in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, May 22, 2022. Pro-Communist Russians are trying to preserve the Young Pioneers, which used to be the Communist league for pre-teens in the Soviet Union. (AP Photo)
A boy plays in front of houses ruined by shelling in Borodyanka, Ukraine, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Russian Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin listens to his translator during a court hearing in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 23, 2022. The court sentenced the 21-year-old soldier to life in prison on Monday for killing a Ukrainian civilian, in the first war crimes trial held since Russia's invasion. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Undertakers lower the coffin of Ukrainian serviceman Oleksander Matyukhin, 32, in Kharkiv, eastern Ukraine, Monday, May 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Hail falls during a thunder and lighting storm as a police officer stands guard outside 10 Downing Street in London, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been shadowed by career-threatening scandal for months - but so far he has escaped unscathed. This week he faces one more threat to his political future: a comprehensive report into coronavirus lockdown-breaching parties in government offices that is expected to be published within days. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
Isabelle Huppert poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Forever Young' at the 75th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Clouds drift over horse paddocks in Wehrheim, near Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Dozens of migrants fall in the water while they struggle to cling to the side of an upturning boat off the waters of Tunisia early Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Some 110 people were rescued by the non-governmental organization Open Arms during a mission in the Mediterranean Sea. (AP Photo/Valeria Ferraro)
Father and son of Russian Army Sgt. Daniil Dumenko, 35, who was killed during fighting in Ukraine, mourn during a farewell ceremony in his homeland in Volzhsky, outside Volgograd, Russia, Thursday, May 26, 2022. (AP Photo)
