The strongest photos of the week

See what happened in the world through the camera lens

The strongest photos of the week

Colors, passion, tears, effort, survival, joy, pain.

If a picture is worth a thousand words then you definitely don't need many words for the photos below.

The pictures below summarize what happened in the world last week.

See how the Associated Press photographic lens recorded the events that happened in the world in the last seven days.

Maine, USA. The beauty of the puff

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An Atlantic Fratter enjoys the morning sunlight on Eastern Egg Rock, a small island off the coast of Maine. The Atlantic Fratcula is a seabird of the Alkidae family.

Sangatte, France. The flying man

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The French inventor Frankie Zapata, the "flying man", managed to cross the Channel on the Flyboard - the flying board with a turbine engine he designed.

Texas, USA. Anger and sadness

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The Texas authorities announced that they are going to propose the death penalty against the perpetrator of the armed attack in El Paso, from which 20 people were killed in a shopping center of the city.

New York, USA. Chinese headache

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Heavy losses in the US stock market with the Dow Jones falling significantly due to China's move to drop the value of its currency to a historic low. The China-US trade war is under way.

Tokyo, Japan. The flying car

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The NEC flying car flew for about a minute on Monday in a Tokyo suburb.

Vatican, Italy. A sacred selfie

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The Pope in a selfie during a speech at the Vatican.

Washington, USA. Lightning in the house of the planetary ruler

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Lightning strikes the area behind the White House in Washington.

Bucharest, Romania. With the company of pigeons

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Pigeons fly over a woman sleeping on a bench in hot Bucharest.

Harare, Zimbabwe. End to a tiring day

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A woman returns at sunset to her home in Harare.