ByThe Associated Press
September 29, 2023, 2:04 AM
A steam train drives through the ‘Harz’ forest, damaged by the bark beetle, at the 1,142-meter (3,743 feet) high Brocken mountain near Schierke, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
The Associated Press
Sept. 22 – Sept. 29
Destroyed houses and armored vehicles stand on the road of Klishchiivka, a recently liberated Ukrainian village on the outskirts of Bakhmut that has been turned into a pile of rubble after months of fierce fighting.
Pope Francis holds a mass for thousands of worshippers in Marseille.
In the world of sports, the Rugby World Cup continues in France.
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 Pavel Golovkin.