Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, center, along with other members of the imperial family, wave to well-wishers from a balcony during a public appearance marking the emperor's 66th birthday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
Nick Reiner pleads not guilty today to two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, with public defense attorney, Kimberly Green, during his arraignment on murder charges for the deaths of his parents, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Chris Torres/Pool Photo via AP)A man takes photos on a destroyed road after heavy rain triggered flooding in Arequipa, Peru, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Sotomayor)White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller attends the National Governors Association dinner at the White House in Washington, on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)Tottenham’s Joao Palhinha, left, and Arsenal’s Leandro Trossard challenge for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal in London, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.(AP Photo/Ian Walton)Jessie Buckley, left, and Maggie Gyllenhaal pose for photographers upon arrival at the 79th British Academy Film Awards, BAFTA’s, in London, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)A hiker is silhouetted against the sky at sunset while visiting Papago park in Phoenix on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)A soldier stands guard by a charred vehicle after it was set on fire, in Cointzio, Michoacán state, Mexico, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, following the death of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Oseguera, known as “El Mencho.” (AP Photo/Armando Solis)A worker with the Times Square Alliance sanitation crew shovels snow in Times Square, Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)A journalist wear a 3D visor projecting the life of Francis during the first public display of the bones of St. Francis inside the St. Francis Basilica, marking the 800th anniversary of the saint death, in Assisi, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)United States’ Jack Hughes (86), who scored the winning overtime goal, celebrates after defeating Canada in the men’s ice hockey gold medal game at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Artists performs during the closing ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Verona, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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