Oct. 20-26,Esthen Exchange 2023

A white Bengal tiger approaching a pumpkin at the Rome Zoo, and a rainbow shines over St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican. A procession takes place in Bucharest, Romania, and a crowd follow a bullfighting competition in western Kenya. In sports, the Rugby World Cup in France is coming to an end.

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 Jerome Delay, AP’s Africa chief photographer based in Johannesburg.

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