The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
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Former President Joe Biden shakes hands with former Vice President Mike Pence, with Jill Biden and former Vice Presidents Kamala Harris, before the start of the funeral for former Vice President Dick Cheney at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
Security officials direct attendees to leave the venue for the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Belem, Brazil. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)A man makes the fascist salute at the pantheon where Francisco Franco is buried during the 50th anniversary of the death of Spanish dictator Gen. Francisco Franco at Mingorrubio Cemetery on the outskirts of Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)Palestinians inspect the ruins a day after an Israeli strike on a building in Gaza City, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)A residential building is seen disconnected from a power supply during blackout in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)A billboard displays an image of Pope Leo XIV, ahead of his upcoming visit to Lebanon, near the grain silos at Beirut’s port that were heavily damaged in the massive 2020 explosion as a graffiti in Arabic reading “Victims of the Beirut port explosion” is seen in the foreground, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)Christy Morrill, 72, who lost decades of memories to autoimmune encephalitis, holds up a viewfinder with a slide film of himself as a college student while looking through old photographs at his home, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in San Carlos, Calif. (AP Photo/David Goldman)Indiana Pacers center Jay Huff (32) and Charlotte Hornets guard Collin Sexton (8) get tangled as they fight for a rebound during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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