The week’s best images from AP: Aug. 17-23

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A crew member reaches for a rope at the Grace 1 supertanker, renamed "Adrian Darya 1," in the British territory of Gibraltar, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019. The shipping agent for the Iranian vessel caught in a diplomatic standoff says it is ready to depart Gibraltar in "24 to 48 hours," despite a last-minute effort by the United States to seize it again. The ship’s release comes amid a growing confrontation between Iran and the West after President Donald Trump pulled Washington out of Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers over a year ago.

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A young girl looks at a humanoid robot sitting in a box office Friday, Aug. 23, 2019, in Tokyo.

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Twins Nicolas and German Filipeli compete in the Stage category final at the annual Tango Dance World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. The Filipelis placed third.

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National police clash with protesters looking to help for a boy overcome by tear gas outside the Parliament building, after protesters tried to break past a police barricade in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019. Lawmakers are debating whether or not to start impeachment proceedings for Haitian President Jovenel Moise. Ongoing demonstrations are demanding that Moise resign over corruption allegations.

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South Africa’s Rynhardt Elstadt, top center, wins the ball against Argentina’s Guido Petti, top right, during a line-out for the Rugby Championship match between South Africa and Argentina at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria, South Africa, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2019.

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Men hold back a grieving relative next to the coffins of victims of the wedding hall bombing during a mass funeral in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 18, 2019. The deadly bombing in the capital late Saturday killed dozens, a reminder that the war-weary country faces daily threats not only from the long-established Taliban but also from a brutal local affiliate of the Islamic State group, which claimed responsibility for the attack.

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Ultra-Orthodox Jews attend the wedding ceremony of Hannah Halbershtam and Menahem Nachum, the son of the Rabbi of the Nadvorna Hasidic dynasty, in the ultra-Orthodox town of Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2019.

Here’s your look at highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.

This week’s gallery includes twins participating in a tango world championship in Argentina; a robot staffing a box office in Tokyo; and rugby players lifted into the air during a match in South Africa.

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This gallery contains photos from the week of Aug. 17-23, 2019.

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