The top photos of the week by AP’s photojournalists

FILE - A performer dressed in a polar bear costume gets a hug from a pedestrian in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky, File)

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