AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

Aug 18, 2022, 11:07 PM | Updated: Aug 19, 2022, 12:02 am

The Sturgeon moon rises behind a replica of an ancient bronze statue of Zeus or Poseidon, in Corinth, Greece, on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

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BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Aug. 12-19, 2022

From the presidential election in Kenya to the European Championship being held in Munich, Associated Press photographers were out capturing the moment. Rain fell in London after a long very dry period that continues in most of Europe, while the giant flower carpet in Brussels was displayed for the first time in almost two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ukrainian civilians were also killed by Russian rocket attacks. This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Europe and Africa. The selection was curated by Italian photographer Gregorio Borgia.

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Gold medalist Gina Lueckenkemper, of Germany, bronze medalist Daryll Neita, of Great Britain, and silver medalist Mujinga Kambundji, of Switzerland, from left to right, cross the finish line the Women's 100 meters during the athletics competition in the Olympic Stadium at the European Championships in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Baptiste Thiery, of France, makes an attempt in the Men's decathlon pole vault during the athletics competition in the Olympic Stadium at the European Championships in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Liverpool's Nat Phillips, right, fights for the ball with Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha during the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Crystal Palace at Anfield stadium in Liverpool, England, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

Romania's David Popovici competes during the men's 100m freestyle final at the European swimming championships, in Rome, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. Popovici became the youngest swimmer to break the world swimming record in the men's 100-meter freestyle Saturday, beating the mark set more than 13 years ago in the same pool.(AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

A supporter of presidential candidate Raila Odinga holds a placard referring to electoral commission chairman Wafula Chebukati, while shouting "No Raila, No Peace", next to a roadblock of burning tires in the Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. After last-minute chaos that could foreshadow a court challenge, Kenya's electoral commission chairman has declared Deputy President William Ruto the winner of the close presidential election over five-time contender Raila Odinga. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Nelia Fedorova, left, is embraced by her daughter, Yelyzaveta Gavenko, 11, as they visit a neighbor's home where someone was killed in a Russian rocket attack Friday night which also injured Federova, in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. The strike killed three people and wounded 13 others, according to the mayor. The attack came less than a day after 11 other rockets were fired at the city. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

A boy poses for a photo as people attend a military picnic marking the Polish Army Day in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. The Polish president and other officials marked their nation's Armed Forces Day holiday Monday alongside the U.S. army commander in Europe and regular American troops, a symbolic underlining of NATO support for members on the eastern front as Russia wages war nearby in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)

The public looks at a giant flower carpet created by volunteers on the historical Grand Place in Brussels, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. Following an absence of almost two years the flower carpet returns to Brussels with a recreation of the very first carpet from 1971. The flower carpet is put together by more than 120 volunteers who place more than 400,000 begonias in approximately 4 hours. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

A woman with an umbrella and the Elizabeth Tower also known as Big Ben are reflected in a puddle in London, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. The first rain has arrived in London after a long very dry period. The Met Office has issued a yellow thunderstorm warning for England and Wales on Tuesday, with conditions potentially causing more flash flooding as well as transport disruption and power cuts. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

A view of the peninsula of Sirmione, on Garda lake, Italy, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. Lake Garda water level has dropped critically following severe drought resulting in rocks to emerge around the Sirmione Peninsula. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Amalie Garcia, 54, stands next to The Dolmen of Guadalperal, a megalithic monument that emerged due to drought at the Valdecanas reservoir in El Gordo, western Spain, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022. In the wake of three heatwaves and little rain in sight, Spain's reservoirs are getting emptier by the week, and not just in traditionally more arid southern part of the country. Spain's drought began early in the year after the country suffered its second driest winter in more than 60 years, according to the government. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa

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