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 camera captured the events that took place in the world in the last seven days.

Venice, Italy. The eternal beauty

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A cruise ship passes through St. Mark's Square full of tourists in Venice, Italy.

Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico. The boating of hope

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An immigrant crosses the Suchiate River on Mexico's southern border with Guatemala, near Ciudad Hidalgo.

Erfurt, Germany. The cat look

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A British Shorthair cat competes in an international dog and cat tournament in Erfurt, Germany. More than 3.600 dogs and about 160 cats with their owners took part in the competition.

Hong Kong, China. Clearing the memory

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Students clean up a memorial to those killed during the 1989 Tiananmen Square events.

Gawhati, India. The "mountain" of garbage

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A crab gatherer pulls a cow's tail at a landfill in Gauhati, India. All this under the watchful eye of a stork.

Normandy, France. Never again

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In the early hours of June 6, 1944, more than 150.000 Allied troops landed off the coast of Normandy to launch an offensive that led to the liberation of Western Europe from the Nazi regime.

Frankfurt, Germany. Waking up for a living

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The sun rises as cars and trucks drive onto a motorway near Frankfurt.

Havana, Cuba. The "Empress of the Seas"

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The "Empress of the Seas", one of the largest cruise ships, departs from the port of Havana in Cuba.

Paris, France. The loneliness of the spectator

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The storm in Paris temporarily interrupted the Roland Garros tournament, but the tennis fanatic did not give up and remained on the court.