1of21Activists wearing giant heads of the G7 leaders tussle over a giant COVID-19 vaccine syringe during an action of NGO's on Swanpool Beach in Falmouth, Cornwall, England, Friday, June 11, 2021. Leaders of the G7 begin their first of three days of meetings on Friday in Carbis Bay, in which they will discuss COVID-19, climate, foreign policy and the economy. Depicted from left to right, Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Italy's Prime Minister Mario Draghi, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron.Kirsty Wigglesworth/APShow MoreShow Less2of21A boy steps across a flooded area next to an informational mural with words in Swahili advising people to protect themselves from the coronavirus and get vaccinated, in the low-income Kibera neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya, Saturday, June 12, 2021. Africa's 1.3 billion people account for 18% of the world's population. But the continent has received only 2% of all vaccine doses administered globally.Brian Inganga/APShow MoreShow Less
3of214of21Poppy flowers grow in a meadow in front of the buildings of the banking district in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, June 10, 2021.Michael Probst/APShow MoreShow Less5of21A man drives his motorcycle on a road on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, as the sun rises Monday, June 14, 2021.Michael Probst/APShow MoreShow Less
6of217of21French supporters cheer at a bar while watching the Euro 2020 soccer championship group F match between France and Germany, on a television screen Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Marseille, France.Daniel Cole/APShow MoreShow Less8of21US President Joe Biden walks with Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, at the Royal Palace of Brussels, Tuesday, June 15, 2021.Patrick Semansky/APShow MoreShow Less
9of2110of21The Red Arrows fly over Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, during a military ceremony to mark the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, Saturday June 12, 2021. In line with government advice The Queen's Birthday Parade, also known as Trooping the Colour, will not go ahead in its traditional form. (Steve Parsons/Pool via AP)Steve Parsons/APShow MoreShow Less11of21Finland's goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky watches the ball as Russia's Aleksei Miranchuk scores the opening goal of his team during the Euro 2020 soccer championship group B match between Russia and Finland at the Saint Petersburg stadium, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, June 16, 2021. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool via AP)Evgenia Novozhenina/APShow MoreShow Less
12of2113of21A security officer indicates to the media to step back as U.S. President Joe Biden, second from left, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, second from right, and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, meet for the U.S.-Russia summit at Villa La Grange in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, June 16, 2021. (Denis Balibouse/Pool Photo via AP)Denis Balibouse/APShow MoreShow Less14of21First lady Jill Biden reacts as she and President Joe Biden meet veterans of the British Armed Forces before boarding Air Force One at Heathrow Airport in London, Sunday, June 13, 2021.Patrick Semansky/APShow MoreShow Less
15of2116of21Serbia's Novak Djokovic kisses the cup after defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece during their final match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium Sunday, June 13, 2021 in Paris. Djokovic won 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.Michel Euler/APShow MoreShow Less17of21People sunbathe by the Seine River bank, in Paris, France, Monday, June 14, 2021.Rafael Yaghobzadeh/APShow MoreShow Less
18of2119of21A man sits under an Argan tree as he waits to receive medical help outside a military field hospital set up by Moroccan and U.S doctors as part of a humanitarian civic assistance during the African Lion military exercise in Tafraout, southern Morocco, Thursday, June 10, 2021. With more than 7,000 participants from nine nations and NATO, African Lion is U.S. Africa Command's largest exercise.Mosa'ab Elshamy/APShow MoreShow Less20of21Czech Republic's goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik dives to get the ball ahead of Scotland's Lyndon Dykes during the Euro 2020 soccer championship group D match between Scotland and Czech Republic, at Hampden Park, in Glasgow, Scotland, Monday, June 14, 2021. (Stu Forster, Pool via AP)Stu Forster/APShow MoreShow Less
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LONDON (AP) — June 9 – June 16, 2021
A busy week in the region sees photos from the European soccer championships taking place across the continent, along with the Group of Seven summit meetings in Cornwall, England; President Joe Biden’s historic meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva; and Queen Elizabeth’s official birthday celebrations in Windsor Castle.
Here are the most striking images made or published by The Associated Press from Europe and Africa for the week.
The selection was curated by AP Photographer Emilio Morenatti in Barcelona, who just won a Pulitzer Prize for his own striking photographs of how Spain's elderly coped with the COVID-19 pandemic.
