Shiite faithful Muslims attend an Ashoura procession which commemorates the 7th-century martyrdom of Imam Hussein in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
South Korean Jang Eun-jin, bottom, and her daughter Lee Beom bow in front the grave of her grandfather Jang Jae-hong who fought during the Korean War to mark the 76th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War at the National Cemetery in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)Youth and students gather to mark what North Korea calls “the day of struggle against U.S. imperialism” in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Cha Song Ho)Iraqi Shiite faithful Muslims beat their chests as a sign of grief for Imam Hussein during a Muharram procession in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Adil al-Khazali)A vehicle is trapped in a fissure caused by an earthquake in La Guaira, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP PhotoJavier Campos)Palestinians inspect the bloodstained bedroom of Mustafa al-Khatib who was killed during an Israeli army raid at his home in the early morning, in the West Bank village of Sarta, west of Salfit, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)Kenyan police officers arrest protesters near parliament during a demonstration to mark two years since more than 60 people died in anti-government protest that resulted in the storming of the parliament, Nairobi, Kenya, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Henry Naminde)A woman holds a child during a mourning ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, June 25, 2026, in the holy day of Ashoura which commemorates the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, and his family and companions at the Battle of Karbala in A.D. 680, in present-day Iraq, after refusing to pledge allegiance to the Umayyad caliphate. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)A woman walks past a building damaged during an earthquake in La Guaira, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)A laborer carries a sack of urea fertilizer to load on a truck at a storage facility of Agricultural Inputs Company Limited ahead of National Paddy Day or Dhan Diwas in Kathmandu, Nepal, Thursday, June 25, 2026, ahead of National Paddy Plantation Day. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
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