A carnival float depicting US President Donald Trump is seen during the Rosemonday Carnival Parade in Duesseldorf, Germany, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026 (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
United States’ A.J. Hurt speeds down the course, during an alpine ski, women’s giant slalom race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)The United States and European Union flags are reflected in a glass before a joint news conference by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico in Bratislava, Slovakia, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, Pool)Artists dances during a procession on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri festival, as Hindus across the world celebrate Maha Shivratri, or the night of Shiva, observed on a moonless night annually and believed to be the day when Shiva got married, in Prayagraj, India, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo kisses the trophy after defeating Italy’s Luciano Darderi in an Argentina Open ATP men’s singles final tennis match at Guillermo Vilas Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men burn trash during clashes with police after two female Israeli soldiers were rescued from riots that erupted during a welfare visit in Bnei Brak, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)Pakistan’s Usman Khan shatters the stumps to get India’s Shivam Dube run out during the T20 World Cup cricket match between India and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)A man bathes in the icy water in the Neva River in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, at an air temperature of -15 Celsius (5 Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)A member of the Serbian honor guard jumps over the red carpet holding a broom before a welcoming ceremony for visiting Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev in Belgrade, Serbia, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)Palestinian players of Al-Ahly Club warm up before a soccer match with Gaza Sports Club at a newly constructed field surrounded by buildings destroyed in Israeli ground and air operations, in Gaza City, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino bats during spring training baseball practice Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s mother Lyudmila Navalnaya touches his portrait at his grave, two years after his death, at the Borisovskoye Cemetery in Moscow, on Monday, Feb. 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)Palestinians mourn over the body of Hamas militant Firas al-Najjar, who was killed in an Israeli military strike, during his funeral at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)United States’ Rell Harwood falls as she competes in the women’s freestyle skiing big air qualifications at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)A reveler donning a Grinch mask strikes a pose during the Mud Block carnival party in Paraty, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)Nelsy Escorcia lies outside the Zone 7 detention center of the Bolivarian National Police, where her husband, Franklin Parra, is being held, as she waits for his release in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
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