The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists

From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.

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Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the Senate GOP whip, left, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., right, arrive for a news conference with top Republicans on the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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A tourist stops to read the sign announcing that the Washington Monument is closed on the first day of a partial government shutdown, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, inWashington.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, Oct.1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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The empty Oktoberfest area that stays closed after a bomb threatening in Munich, Germany, Wednesday, Oct.1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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A man rests beside bodies of victims of an earthquake outside Cebu Provincial Hospital in Bogo City, Philippines, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Hernandez)
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A woman weeps as rescue works are underway for victims trapped under the rubble after a building under construction collapsed at an Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)
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Displaced Palestinian children search for firewood and plastic in a landfill beside the makeshift tent camp where they are taking shelter, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
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Iris Delgado, center, founder of the Huntington Park Run Club, leads a huddle after their run in Huntington Park, Calif., Sept. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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A boy is detained as youth led protests calling for healthcare and education reforms turned violent, in Sale, Morocco, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)
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Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson (22) sits on the bench during a break in the second half of Game 5 of a WNBA basketball playoff semifinals series against the Indiana Fever, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Sonay Kartal, of Britain plays a backhand return to Mirra Andreeva during the women’s singles match of the China Open tennis tournament, at the National Tennis Center, in Beijing, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Ball kids peep out from the curtain during the women’s singles match between Eva Lys, of Germany and McCartney Kessler, of the United States, in the China Open tennis tournament, in Beijing, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Jannik Sinner of Italy reacts with his trophy after defeating Learner Tien of the United States in the men’s singles final match for the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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The corn maze at Cool Patch Pumpkins is photographed Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Dixon, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)
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This image from webcam footage provided by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) shows lava fountains shooting up in the air in the latest episode of an ongoing eruption of Kilauea volcano inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Hawaii. (U.S. Geological Survey via AP)
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A stag is silhouetted as he walks in a forest of the Taunus region in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
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The base of the Washington Monument and the dome of the U.S. Capitol are seen at dawn on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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