AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
An entertainer on stilts walks among participants at the West Side Hallo Fest, a Halloween festival in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.
People walk by the sea as Storm Ciaran brings high winds and heavy rain along the south coast of England, in Brighton, England, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023.
A woman poses for a photograph for a social media campaign in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. The sign reads - 'Looking for a groom'.
Cars queue in an alley near Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023.
Spain's Queen Letizia leaves the Spanish parliament after the swearing allegiance in the Constitution by her daughter Princess Leonor, during a gala event that makes her eligible to be queen one day, in Madrid, Tuesday, Oct. 31 2023.
Thousands of Moroccans take part in a protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and against normalisation with Israel, in Casablanca, Morocco, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023.
Pope Francis arrives to hold mass for dead people at Rome's Commonwealth cemetery with the graves of 426 war dead from WW II, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023.
South Africa players celebrate at the end of the Rugby World Cup final match between New Zealand and South Africa at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.
New Zealand's Will Jordan is tackled by South Africa's Kurt-Lee Arendse, left, as South Africa's Eben Etzebeth, right, looks on during the Rugby World Cup final match between New Zealand and South Africa at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.
A picture of late English soccer legend Bobby Charlton is seen on a screen before the start of the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Sheffield United at Emirates Stadium in London, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.
Switzerland's Lara Gut Behrami speeds down the course on her way to win an alpine ski, women's World Cup giant slalom race, in Soelden, Austria, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023.
Turkey's army soldiers parade as part of celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the creation of the modern, secular Turkish Republic, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023.
Oct. 27 – Nov. 2, 2023
Revelers celebrate Halloween at the West Side Hallo Fest in Romania, storm Ciaran whips Western Europe, blowing record winds in France and UK, and South Africa beats New Zealand to win Rugby World Cup title in Paris.
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 AP photographer Thibault Camus in France.
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