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Kendra Harrison, of the United States, 3rd right, competes in a women's 100-meter hurdles heat during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Hungary hosts track and field world championships, a major sports event
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Millions of viewers around the world turned their focus to Hungary this month to watch the 2023 World Athletics Championships as the country’s capital of Budapest stepped on the global stage to deliver a major international sports event.
Local residents watch the wildfire in Avantas village, near Alexandroupolis town, in the northeastern Evros region, Greece, Aug. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Achilleas Chiras)
From Europe to Canada to Hawaii, photos capture destructive power of wildfires
FILE - A woman takes a nap on the lap of her husband on a bench at Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, July 30, 2023. Life in the capital of a war-torn country seems normal on the surface. In the mornings, people rush to their work holding cups of coffee. Streets are filled with cars, and in the evenings restaurants are packed. But the details tell another story. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Life in Kyiv may seem normal on the surface, but a closer look reveals the burdens of war
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Jie Yao, of China, competes in the Men's pole vault final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
AP PHOTOS: Track and field world championships in Hungary close
Spain's Salma Paralluelo lies on the ground with her medal at the end of the Women's World Cup soccer final between Spain and England at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. Spain won 1-0. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
See the best photos from Spain’s win over England in Women’s World Cup final
Human like robots and robotic faces that mimic human expressions are displayed at the annual World Robot Conference at the Beijing Etrong International Exhibition and Convention Center in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Lifelike robots and android dogs wow visitors at Beijing robotics fair
Palestinians cool down in a spring in Auja in the Jordan Valley on Wednesday, Aug.9, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
As Israeli settlements thrive, Palestinian taps run dry. The water crisis reflects a broader battle
A cat walks over waste lining the shore of Lake Maracaibo in the Santa Rosa de Agua neighborhood of Maracaibo, Venezuela, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
Pollution in Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo threatens life in one of the world’s oldest lakes
Wildfire wreckage is seen Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Nearly a week after Maui wildfire, islanders survey aftermath and look ahead to recovery
Photos of the week
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden look at a burned car with Hawaii Gov. Josh Green and his wife Jaime Green as they visit areas devastated by the Maui wildfires, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
AP Week in Pictures: Global | Aug 18 - Aug. 24, 2023
Aug 18 - Aug. 24, 2023

From President Joe Biden’s visit to Hawaii to traditional wrestling in India to protests in South Korea, this photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from around the world made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.
 
A family cools off in the ocean in Kihei, Hawaii, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. Long before a wildfire blasted through the island of Maui the week before, there was tension between Hawaii's longtime residents and the visitors some islanders resent for turning their beaches, mountains and communities into playgrounds. But that tension is building in the aftermath of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
AP Week in Pictures: North America
 
Police guard a supermarket after reports that looters tried to break into the store in Bariloche, Argentina, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
 
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, damaged by a massive March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, is seen from the nearby Ukedo fishing port in Namie town, northeastern Japan, Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023. The tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's operator says it began releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday — a controversial step that prompted China to ban seafood from Japan.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
AP Week in Pictures: Asia
 
A Ukrainian serviceman of the 53rd brigade fires a RPG-9 towards Russian positions at the frontline close to Donetsk, Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. (AP Photo/ Libkos)
AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa