People gather at a plaza known as the hostages square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025 prior to the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
Original Publication Date: October 13, 2025 7:24AM
Publication Updated: October 13, 2025 12:59PM
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
Displaced Palestinians walk amid destroyed buildings in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, after Israel and Hamas agreed to a pause in their war and the release of the remaining hostages. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)Freed Palestinian prisoners carry rifles as they arrive in the Gaza Strip following their release from Israeli jails, following a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)President Donald Trump waits to greet leaders during a summit to support ending the more than two-year Israel-Hamas war in Gaza after a breakthrough ceasefire deal, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)Damaged vehicles sit in mud after flooding in Poza Rica, Veracruz state, Mexico, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)A protester draped in the flag of the United States stands outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Ill., Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)People visit the Hyundai Commission: Máret Ánne Sara, on display in the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern, in London, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. The exhibition will be open to the public from Oct. 14, 2025 until April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Joanna Chan)A chair that washed up in a storm sits in a patch of trees surrounded by debris, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Buxton, N.C. (AP Photo/Allison Joyce)Naomi Watts poses with her new star during a ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)Thousands of people attend the funeral of popular Bosnian folk singer Halid Beslic, who also was also widely known for his humanitarian work during and after the country’s bloody 1992-95 war, in Sarajevo, Bosnia, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)A voter checks his name on the voters’ list before casting his ballot at a polling station in Garoua, Cameroon, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025 (AP Photo/Welba Yamo Pascal)Workers build up the dohyo, the sacred sumo wrestling ring and the ceremonial heart of the event, during a ritualized process that combines centuries-old tradition with precise engineering at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025 ahead of The Grand Sumo Tournament. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)Trader John Romolo works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)The ancient St. Sophia Cathedral stands behind Ukrainian flags at Independence square in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)Roman Dawson touches a giant pumpkin inside the bed of a pick-up truck at the 52nd annual World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, Calif., Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)Morocco’s players celebrate after their team defeated United States at the end of a FIFA U-20 World Cup quater-final soccer match at El Teniente Stadium in Rancagua, Chile, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)A model wears a creation from the Gloria Coelho collection during a Sao Paulo Fashion Week event at the Julio Prestes train station in Sao Paulo, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ettore Chiereguini)
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