Flamingo's gather in the sun at the zoo in Cologne, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 20, 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.
Migrants who crossed from Morocco into Spain are escorted by Spanish police to temporary shelters after being cleared from a beach in the Spanish exlave of Ceuta on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere)Parking security guard Oleksandr Hnatiuk, 57, smokes a cigarette in front of the booth where he was injured during an overnight Russian missile and drone attack, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)A grape-picker puts Chardonnay grapes into a crate on a plot of the Gobillard vineyard in Hautvillers, Champagne region, France, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)Rimas Abu Shalouf, 16, who lost both legs after being injured during the war between Israel and Hamas, receives swimming training from the Heal Palestine organization at a pool in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)Visitors look at a humanoid robot wearing a traditional dress during the World Robot Conference in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)Mourners carry the flag-draped bodies of Palestinians, killed in Israeli strikes during the war with Hamas, whose remains were recently recovered from the rubble in Gaza City, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)The wreckage of an old steam boat, known as the Slovenian, is visible due to the low level of the Sava river near the town of Sremska Mitrovica, northwest of the capital Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)A bather jumps into the sea in Havana, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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