This photo gallery features a selection of the most compelling images made or published by The Associated Press in July. It was curated by global photo editors Pamela Hassell in New York and Jon Orbach in Mexico City.
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Lava flows at the base of the crater which is still active after a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula, north of Grindavik, Iceland, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco di Marco)
Lava flows at the base of the crater which is still active after a volcanic eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula, north of Grindavik, Iceland, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco di Marco)
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Mott Sreymom, a rat handler with the APOPO humanitarian de-mining organization, carries an African giant pouched rat back from a landmine field in Siem Reap, Cambodia, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Anton L. Delgado)
Mott Sreymom, a rat handler with the APOPO humanitarian de-mining organization, carries an African giant pouched rat back from a landmine field in Siem Reap, Cambodia, June 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Anton L. Delgado)
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Fadila Efendic, 74, reflected on a table, sits in her living room under pictures of her son and husband, victims of the Srebrenica genocide, in the village of Potocari near Srebrenica, Bosnia, June 28, 2025. Efendic lost a total of 22 members of her family to the genocide. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
Fadila Efendic, 74, reflected on a table, sits in her living room under pictures of her son and husband, victims of the Srebrenica genocide, in the village of Potocari near Srebrenica, Bosnia, June 28, 2025. Efendic lost a total of 22 members of her family to the genocide. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)
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Federal agents detain Carlos Javier Lopez Benitez, center, of Paraguay, as they pull away his sister, Porfiria Lopez, a U.S. citizen, front left, outside an immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits federal building in New York, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Federal agents detain Carlos Javier Lopez Benitez, center, of Paraguay, as they pull away his sister, Porfiria Lopez, a U.S. citizen, front left, outside an immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits federal building in New York, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer wave before boarding Air Force One at Prestwick Airport in Ayrshire, Scotland, July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer wave before boarding Air Force One at Prestwick Airport in Ayrshire, Scotland, July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Italy’s Vincenzo Albanese rides past a sunflower field during the 11th stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Toulouse, France, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)
Italy’s Vincenzo Albanese rides past a sunflower field during the 11th stage of the Tour de France cycling race in Toulouse, France, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)
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Republican Congresspeople reach to shake hands with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La. after he signed President Donald Trump’s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts at the Capitol in Washington, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Republican Congresspeople reach to shake hands with Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La. after he signed President Donald Trump’s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts at the Capitol in Washington, July 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
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A toy horse is engulfed by smoke as health workers fumigate residential areas to kill mosquitos and combat the spread of dengue in Panama City, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
A toy horse is engulfed by smoke as health workers fumigate residential areas to kill mosquitos and combat the spread of dengue in Panama City, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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Shiite pilgrims light candles outside the holy shrine of Imam Hussein during a Muharram procession on Ashoura commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in Karbala, Iraq, July 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
Shiite pilgrims light candles outside the holy shrine of Imam Hussein during a Muharram procession on Ashoura commemorating the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, in Karbala, Iraq, July 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)
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A new born chick looks out from under the feathers of its mother at a farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, July 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
A new born chick looks out from under the feathers of its mother at a farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, July 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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Spanish bullfighter Rafaelillo grimaces in pain after being gored by a bull during a bullfight at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
Spanish bullfighter Rafaelillo grimaces in pain after being gored by a bull during a bullfight at the San Fermín festival in Pamplona, Spain, July 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Miguel Oses)
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Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, July 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, July 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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Hossam Azzam holds the body of his son Amir who was killed in an Israeli military airstrike on Gaza, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Hossam Azzam holds the body of his son Amir who was killed in an Israeli military airstrike on Gaza, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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A young wrestler sits to rest after a finishing a round during the 663rd annual Historic Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling championship in Edirne, Turkey, July 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
A young wrestler sits to rest after a finishing a round during the 663rd annual Historic Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling championship in Edirne, Turkey, July 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
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People walk amid the belongings of campers outside the sleeping area of Camp Mystic along the banks of the Guadalupe River, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a deadly flash flood swept through the area on Independence Day. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
People walk amid the belongings of campers outside the sleeping area of Camp Mystic along the banks of the Guadalupe River, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas, after a deadly flash flood swept through the area on Independence Day. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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A model wears a creation from the Iris van Herpen Fall-Winter 2025/26 Haute Couture collection in Paris, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Tom Nicholson)
A model wears a creation from the Iris van Herpen Fall-Winter 2025/26 Haute Couture collection in Paris, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Tom Nicholson)
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A worker sorts beef carcasses at an export-oriented slaughterhouse in Hermosillo, Mexico, July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
A worker sorts beef carcasses at an export-oriented slaughterhouse in Hermosillo, Mexico, July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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Manny Pacquiao, left, fights Mario Barrios in a welterweight title boxing match in Las Vegas, July 19, 2025. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Manny Pacquiao, left, fights Mario Barrios in a welterweight title boxing match in Las Vegas, July 19, 2025. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Fireworks and drones illuminate the Eiffel Tower in Paris during Bastille Day celebrations late July 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Fireworks and drones illuminate the Eiffel Tower in Paris during Bastille Day celebrations late July 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
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Gabriela Agundez Garcia and Alejandra Estudillo Torres, of Mexico, compete in the women’s 10m synchronized preliminaries at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Gabriela Agundez Garcia and Alejandra Estudillo Torres, of Mexico, compete in the women’s 10m synchronized preliminaries at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Delia Donn, 78, attends a weekly protests demanding better pensions for retirees as police stand guard near Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Delia Donn, 78, attends a weekly protests demanding better pensions for retirees as police stand guard near Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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A worker pounds into rock to make gravel and sand in Kenscoff, a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
A worker pounds into rock to make gravel and sand in Kenscoff, a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
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New York Yankees baseball player Cody Bellinger is tagged out at home plate by Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto, top, in the third inning, in New York, July 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
New York Yankees baseball player Cody Bellinger is tagged out at home plate by Philadelphia Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto, top, in the third inning, in New York, July 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
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The sun sets over damaged buildings in the Gaza Strip, seen from southern Israel, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
The sun sets over damaged buildings in the Gaza Strip, seen from southern Israel, July 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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A sea turtle nibbles on what remains of the once vibrant reef at Havannah Harbour, off the coast of Efate Island, Vanuatu, July 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
A sea turtle nibbles on what remains of the once vibrant reef at Havannah Harbour, off the coast of Efate Island, Vanuatu, July 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
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Novak Djokovic serves to Miomir Kecmanovic, both from Serbia, during a third round men’s singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Novak Djokovic serves to Miomir Kecmanovic, both from Serbia, during a third round men’s singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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New York police bring out the body of fellow officer Didarul Islam, who was shot and killed by a gunman earlier that evening, out of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Hospital in New York, early Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
New York police bring out the body of fellow officer Didarul Islam, who was shot and killed by a gunman earlier that evening, out of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Hospital in New York, early Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)
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Participants of The Gallops’ 2025 competition show off their skills near the alpine Song-Kol Lake in Kyrgyzstan, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin)
Participants of The Gallops’ 2025 competition show off their skills near the alpine Song-Kol Lake in Kyrgyzstan, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin)
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Models wear creations by designer TAI.LORE as they pose for a photograph backstage before Fashions Finest Africa Week in Lagos, Nigeria, July 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Models wear creations by designer TAI.LORE as they pose for a photograph backstage before Fashions Finest Africa Week in Lagos, Nigeria, July 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
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England’s players celebrate winning the Women’s Euro 2025 final soccer match between England and Spain at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland, July 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
England’s players celebrate winning the Women’s Euro 2025 final soccer match between England and Spain at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, Switzerland, July 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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A priest attends a celebration of Chile’s patron saint, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, in La Tirana, Chile, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
A priest attends a celebration of Chile’s patron saint, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, in La Tirana, Chile, July 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)