AP-Week in Pictures: Global / April 8 – 14, 2023

Apr 14, 2023, 5:10 PM

April 8 – 14, 2023

From Christians around the world celebrating Holy Week and Easter, to recent developments in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, 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.

The selections were curated by AP photo editor Anita Baca in Mexico City.

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First cargo ship passes through newly opened channel in Baltimore since bridge collapse

BALTIMORE (AP) — The first cargo ship passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore on Thursday after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago. The Balsa 94, a bulk carrier sailing under a Panama flag, passed through the new 35-foot (12-meter) channel headed for St. […]

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The Latest | Israeli strikes in Rafah kill at least 5 as ship comes under attack in the Gulf of Aden

Palestinian hospital officials said Israeli airstrikes on the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip killed at least five people. More than half of the territory’s population of 2.3 million have sought refuge in Rafah, where Israel has conducted near-daily raids as it prepares for an offensive in the city. In central Gaza, four […]

7 hours ago

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Some campuses call in police to break up pro-Palestinian demonstrations, while others wait it out

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Some U.S. universities called in police to break up demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war, resulting in ugly scuffles and dozens of arrests, while others appeared content to wait out student protests Thursday, as the final days of the semester ticked down and graduation ceremonies loomed. At Emerson College in Boston, 108 […]

8 hours ago

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Supreme Court arguments begin over Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from prosecution

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court arguments have begun over whether former President Donald Trump can avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. The justices on Thursday took up for the first time whether a former president has absolute immunity from criminal charges for actions he took while […]

11 hours ago

Anti-Abortion activists rally outside the Supreme Court, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Washington. ...

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Supreme Court justices unconvinced state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law

Conservative Supreme Court justices are skeptical that state abortion bans enacted after the overturning of Roe v. Wade violate federal law.

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Lisa Pisano looks at photos of her dog after her surgeries at NYU Langone Health in New York on Mon...

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AP-Week in Pictures: Global / April 8 – 14, 2023

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First cargo ship passes through newly opened channel in Baltimore since bridge collapse

The Latest | Israeli strikes in Rafah kill at least 5 as ship comes under attack in the Gulf of Aden

Some campuses call in police to break up pro-Palestinian demonstrations, while others wait it out

Supreme Court arguments begin over Trump’s claim of absolute immunity from prosecution

Supreme Court justices unconvinced state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law

New Jersey woman becomes second patient to receive kidney from gene-edited pig

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