The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
Palestinian couples participate in a mass wedding ceremony in Hamad City in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
Holiday lights illuminate the Christmas Factory at Technopolis City of Athens near the Acropolis, background center, in Athens, Greece, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)Lights are seen in a house in Kronberg near Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)Dr. Toussaint Selemani checks a child with measles at the Kachehembe health center, in Rubaya, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025, in Washington, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth looks on. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures speaking to journalists after the plenary session of the VTB “Russia Calling” Investment forum in Moscow, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Sergei Ilnitsky/Pool Photo via AP)Men stand on logs swept away by flash flood in Batang Toru, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)People buy oranges at a wholesale fruit market in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)Indiana Pacers guard Garrison Mathews (24) is fouled as he shoots over Cleveland Cavaliers forward De’Andre Hunter (12) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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