The Polish city of Krakow has been confirmed as the host of the 2023 European Games.

Several motorcycles and a pickup truck collided on a rural, two-lane highway sometime Friday, killing seven people and injuring three others, and sending onlookers rushing to treat and help the injured motorists peppered along the road.

Dozens of Afghan political leaders are holding a peace conference in neighboring Pakistan to pave the way for further Afghan-to-Afghan dialogue.

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.

The Latest on a fatal plane crash in Hawaii (all times local):

A look at the two main candidates running for mayor of Istanbul in Sunday’s repeat election. The re-run follows an election board decision to annul the results of the March 31 local elections in the country’s largest city, which the opposition won by a narrow margin. The board ruled in favor of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s governing party.

Nine people died in a fiery crash of a small airplane used in a sky dive operation, officials in Hawaii said.

Protesters in Hong Kong ended their overnight siege of police headquarters peacefully Saturday, disappointed that their demands for the territory’s leader to formally withdraw a contentious extradition bill and police to apologize for heavy handed tactics have gone unmet.

Mauritanians on Saturday went to the polls as the outgoing president’s preferred successor faced five opposition candidates in this West African nation threatened by Islamic extremism. It is expected to be the country’s first peaceful transfer of power.

Mallex Smith knows his role as Seattle’s leadoff hitter and he played it to perfection in the Mariners’ latest win.