President Donald Trump, left, stands with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Temple of Heaven on Thursday May 14, 2026, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
Palestinian graphic designer Reem Alkhateeb, 33, stands in her kitchen, which was damaged by Israeli air and ground operations in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)Pope Leo XIV leaves after visiting the Città Universitaria (University City) at Sapienza University of Rome, where he met with faculty and students at the institution’s primary campus, one of the world’s oldest and largest universities, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)Rescue workers clear the rubble of a house heavily damaged after a Russian strike on a residential neighborhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)A rescue worker sits near a house heavily damaged after a Russian strike on a residential neighborhood in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, third right, talks to Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, Waleed bin Abdulkarim, second right, as Indian Foreign Minister S.Jaishankar, right, South Africa’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ronald Lamola, second left, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, left, and and Vietnam Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Hang, third left, watch at a photo call of Government representatives and partner countries of BRICS during a two day meeting in New Delhi, India, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)Relatives mourn beside the body of Summit Yadav, 24, who died after the wall of his neighbor’s house collapsed following dust storms and heavy rain in Prayagraj, India, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh) CORRECTION: Corrected to that Yadav died after the wall of his neighbor’s house collapsed, not his own house’s.The carcass of a camel that died from hunger lies in an open field in Usgure, Puntland, Somalia, Friday, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jack Denton)President Donald Trump proposes a toast during a state dinner with China’s President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on Thursday May 14, 2026, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Britain’s King Charles III joins students taking part in workshops organised by National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT) at The Other Palace in London, Thursday, May 14, 2026.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung, Pool)Britain’s Kate, Princess of Wales visits the Salvador Allende preschool to observe how nature-based learning is embedded within the Reggio Emilia approach, part of a two-day trip, in Reggio Emilia, Italy, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, Pool)Italy’s Jannik Sinner returns the ball to Andrey Rublev, during their match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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This undated photo provided by the Alabama Department of Corrections on Thursday, June 11, 2026, shows Jeffery Lee, who was sentenced to death for killing two people during a 1998 robbery at a pawn shop. (Alabama Department of Corrections via AP)
