Jun. 07, 2024 11:06 AM EST

Ap Week In Pictures: Europe And Africa

By The Associated Press
Young women hug each other during a memorial service for the Ukrainian journalist and volunteer combat medic Iryna Tsybukh on Independence square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, June 2, 2024. Nearly 1,000 people attended a ceremony Sunday honoring the memory of Ukrainian journalist Iryna Tsybukh, who was killed in action while serving as a combat medic a few days before her 26th birthday. Tsybukh was killed while on rotation in Kharkiv area, where Russia started its offensive nearly a month ago. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) Evgeniy Maloletka, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Young women hug each other during a memorial service for the Ukrainian journalist and volunteer combat medic Iryna Tsybukh on Independence square in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, June 2, 2024. Nearly 1,000 people attended a ceremony Sunday honoring the memory of Ukrainian journalist Iryna Tsybukh, who was killed in action while serving as a combat medic a few days before her 26th birthday. Tsybukh was killed while on rotation in Kharkiv area, where Russia started its offensive nearly a month ago. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A reenactor sleeps in a vintage US Army jeep at Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. World War II veterans from across the United States as well as Britain and Canada are in Normandy this week to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings that helped lead to Hitler's defeat. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Reenactors drive a vintage US Army jeep along Utah Beach near Sainte-Marie-du-Mont, Normandy, France, Tuesday, June 4, 2024. World War II veterans from across the United States as well as Britain and Canada are in Normandy this week to mark 80 years since the D-Day landings that helped lead to Hitler's defeat. (AP Photo/Daniel Cole)
Real Madrid's Nacho holds the Champions League trophy at the Cibeles square during a trophy parade in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, June 2, 2024. Real Madrid won against Borussia Dortmund 2-0. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, his wife Brigitte Macron, walk on stage during ceremonies to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Normandy. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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May 31 - June6, 2024

Veterans from the U.S., Britain and Canada converged with more than two dozen heads of state and countless others on the beaches of Normandy, France to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of D-Day.

In soccer, Real Madrid won the Champions League, its 15th trophy.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announces the results of South Africa’s general elections in Johannesburg.

This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Europe and Africa.

The selection was curated by AP chief photographer Jerome Delay in Johannesburg.

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