From Ukraine’s frontlines to Portugal’s wildfire battle and Canada’s music festival, this gallery captures significant global events.

From soldiers seeking shelter on the frontlines near Kharkiv in Ukraine, to a man desperately using a tree branch to hold back a raging wildfire in Portugal, to music lovers gathering in vast numbers at the Festival d’été de Quebec in Canada, which is drawing over a million people across 11 days, this collection of images offers a glimpse into some of the most striking moments from the past week around the globe.

Curated by AP photo editor Anita Baca in Mexico City, these photographs, captured or published by The Associated Press, reflect the diverse and often intense stories shaping our world during the week of July 9-15, 2022.