This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Eloy Martin, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide made or published by The Associated Press in the past week.

Elephants choose smooth, food-rich paths to save energy. Their movement depends on terrain, speed, and water access.

Their job is to keep the peace amid a worsening and at times deadly conflict between humans and the world's largest land ...

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