In this long exposure photo, Orthodox believers walk with candles around a church during Orthodox Easter midnight service in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Saturday, April 19, 2025

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.

Girls react as they ride the Tempest at the Rand Easter funfair in Johannesburg, South Africa, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Christian pilgrims light candles during the Holy Fire ceremony, at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in Jerusalem’s Old City, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
A Ukrainian soldier hugs his comrade after returning from captivity in a POW exchange in Ukraine, on Saturday, April. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
From left, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin meets with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, his daughter Mirabel, his wife Usha, and their sons Ewan and Vivek at the Vatican, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (Vatican Media via AP, HO)
A Lithuanian Orthodox priest blesses cakes and Easter eggs during an Orthodox Easter ceremony at the Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius, Lithuania, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Protesters rally at the state capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., during the Day of Action protest against the Trump Administration. Saturday, April 19, 2025. (Zach Gleiter/The Patriot-News via AP)
British Regulars fire on New England colonial militia, also known as a Minutemen, during a reenactment celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington and start of the American Revolution, Saturday, April 19, 2025, in Lexington, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Brian Johnson, center, performs with Angus Young, left, and Chris Chaney of AC/DC on Friday, April 18, 2025, at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
AC/DC fans react as the band hits the stage on Friday, April 18, 2025, for their concert at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
The Sky Project Ultra robot also known as Tien Kung Ultra crosses the finish line to win the Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon held in Beijing on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Participants attend the Easter parade in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
Pittsburgh Penguins season ticket holders participate in Paint The Ice day at PPG Arena, marking the end of the NHL hockey season for their Penguins, in Pittsburgh, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
United States’ Britta Curl, left, collides with Kristyna Kaltounkova of Czech Republic during the semi final match between Czech Republic and United States at the Women’s Ice Hockey Championships in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
A bus hangs off an overpass after colliding with a vehicle, in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Javier Torres)
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young (11) dives for the ball in the second half of an NBA play-in tournament basketball game against the Miami Heat, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
A shark swims past people in Mediterranean Sea in Hadera, Israel, Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Mourners grieve over the body of Palestinian child Mohammad Abu Nada, killed in an Israeli army airstrike, during his funeral in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Saturday, April 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco steers his car during the second free practice ahead of the Formula One Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
President Donald Trump arrives at a swearing in ceremony for Dr. Mehmet Oz to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Houthi supporters chant slogans during a weekly, anti-U.S. and anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
A Star Wars supporter poses for a photo during a fan convention called the Star Wars Celebration Japan in Chiba, near Tokyo, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)
Sophie, a cat that wandered onto the White House grounds, is held by Francesca Chambers, White House Correspondent for USA Today, in the White House, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Washington. The feline’s owner was called and went to pick it up. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Penitents knows as “cucuruchos” carry a statue of Jesus Christ bearing a cross, during a Holy Week procession in Antigua, Guatemala on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. The “Volcan de Agua,” or Water Volcano, stands behind. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
An Iranian army member, center, looks back, among others, as they conclude their march, during a parade commemorating National Army Day in front of the shrine of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
People enjoy punting on the Great Stour through Westgate Gardens in Canterbury, England, Friday, April 18, 2025. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)
Christian pilgrims carry crosses during Good Friday procession in the Old City of Jerusalem on Friday, April 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Nazarenes carry incense burners during a Holy Week procession in Tunja, Colombia, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
A man walks past a storefront inside Mall of the Emirates in in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
Mourners carry white sacks cover the bodies of members of the Abu Al-Rous family, killed when an Israeli airstrike struck their displacement tent overnight, during their funeral in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
President Donald Trump listens before a luncheon with Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Cherish Lake, a Florida International University senior and hospitality major, participates in a protest against cuts in federal funding and an agreement by campus police to partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, on the FIU campus on a day of protests around the country in support of higher education, Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
An Orthodox chanter sings at Bachkovo Monastery during Holy Thursday liturgy and preparations for Easter in Bachkovo, Bulgaria, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
Harvey Weinstein appears in Manhattan Criminal Court, wearing a risk wristband, for the third day of jury selection in his retrial, Thursday, April 17, 2025 in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, Pool)
Catholic clergy hold candles as they walk during the Washing of the Feet procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where many Christians believe Jesus was crucified, buried, and rose from the dead, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest in Foley Square on the Day of Action for Higher Education, Thursday, April 17, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Specialist Meric Greenbaum, left, works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Pope Francis leaves in a car at the end of his visit on Holy Thursday to the Regina Coeli penitentiary in Rome, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
University students chant slogans in Lahore, Pakistan, Thursday, April 17, 2025, during a rally called by a religious student group Islami Jamiat Talaba against Israeli airstrikes and in solidarity with Palestinian people living in Gaza. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshippers visit the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the place where Christians believe Jesus Christ was crucified, buried and resurrected, in the Old City of Jerusalem on Holy Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, right, shake hands during their meeting at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (Alexander Nemenov/Pool Photo via AP)
Shipping containers sit stacked at PortMiami, in front of the downtown Miami skyline, at sunset on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Specialist Gennaro Saporito works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Children cry during a farewell ceremony for Maksym Martynenko, 11, Natalia Martynenko, 49, and Mykola Martynenko, 41, killed in a deadly Palm Sunday Russian attack on Sumy on April 13, in Stare Selo village near Sumy, Ukraine, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
A street vendor walks over a street barricade set up by demonstrators protesting insecurity in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
Marion Calder and Susan Smith from For Women Scotland, celebrate outside the Supreme Court to challenge gender recognition laws, in London, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Altar servers crowd a window to watch the passing of the Christ of the San Bernardo brotherhood during Holy Week in Seville, Spain, Wednesday April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham, left, duels for the ball with Arsenal’s Thomas Partey during the Champions League quarterfinals second leg soccer match between Real Madrid and Arsenal at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen walks away after speaking to the press in La Libertad, El Salvador, where he arrived regarding Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran citizen who was living in Maryland and deported to El Salvador by the Trump administration, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)
Youths dressed as penitents take part in a children’s torch procession during Holy Week in Goias, Brazil, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
A Palestinian woman reacts as others carry the body of their relative, killed in an Israeli airstrike, in preparation for burial at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Nuns watch a Holy Week procession in Tunja, Colombia, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
Arsenal players celebrate after Bukayo Saka, 2nd right, scored the opening goal during the Champions League quarterfinals second leg soccer match between Real Madrid and Arsenal at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)
A protester is removed as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks during a town-hall style meeting, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Acworth, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
A penitent of the Los Estudiantes brotherhood is blessed after confessing to a priest as they prepare to go on procession during Holy Week in Seville, Spain, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Fans react as Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) celebrates after making a 3-point basket during the second half of an NBA play-in tournament basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Vehicles line a shipping terminal at the Port of Oakland on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Covered in prayer shawls, Jewish men of the Cohanim Priestly caste participate in a blessing during the holiday of Passover, at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Women mourn the death of a family member following an attack by gunmen in the Zike farming community in north-central Nigeria, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Samson Omale)
Smoke rises from wildfires outside of Amatlan, Mexico, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
A gaucho, or South American cowboy, rides a horse during the Criolla Week rodeo festival in Montevideo, Uruguay, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico)
San Diego Padres’ Fernando Tatis Jr. (23) is hit with a pitch during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Monday, April 14, 2025, in San Diego, Calif. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)
Ohio State University football player TreVeyon Henderson, left, holds the top of the team’s championship trophy as Vice President JD Vance reaches to catch it’s base after it fell off, as President Donald Trump welcomes the 2025 College Football National Champions during an event on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, April 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
President Donald Trump greets El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele as he arrives at the West Wing of the White House, Monday, April 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during his “Fighting Oligarchy” event at the Ford Idaho Center in Nampa, Idaho, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Kyle Green)
St. Louis Cardinals’ Willson Contreras, left, as Houston Astros catcher Yainer Diaz leaps for the throw during the fifth inning of a baseball game Monday, April 14, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Smoke rises from an explosion following a Russian drone strike on Sumy, Ukraine, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Penitents of ‘San Gonzalo’ brotherhood process through the streets of Seville during Holy Week in Spain, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
A dead man is removed from the rubble of the Manoun family’s house after it was targeted by an Israeli army strike in Jabalia al-Balad, Gaza City, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, reacts after winning in a playoff against Justin Rose after the final round at the Masters golf tournament, Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Washington Capitals defenseman Dylan McIlrath (52) and Columbus Blue Jackets right wing Mathieu Olivier (24) fight during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
President Donald Trump speaks with Elon Musk as his son X Æ A-Xii looks on as they arrive on Marine One at the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
A rescue worker rests near university building destroyed by a Russian missile strike on Sumy, Ukraine, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
Roman Catholic clergymen carry palm fronds during the Palm Sunday procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, traditionally believed by many to be the site of the crucifixion and burial of Jesus Christ, in Jerusalem’s Old City, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Devotees wave their palm fronds during blessing rites outside the Antipolo Cathedral in Antipolo city, Philippines as they observe Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Pope Francis arrives at the end of the mass on Palm Sunday in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
A voter casts her ballot in the presidential election runoff in Pujili, Ecuador, Sunday, April 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
Alok performs during the first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival at the Empire Polo Club on Saturday, April 12, 2025, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP)
An Afghan refugee girl peers through a torn curtain at the entrance of her home at Kababayan Refugee Camp in Peshawar, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Muhammad Sajjad)
Two women of Germany’s Slavic-speaking Sorbian ethnic minority, sits behind their desk to sell traditional Sorbian Easter Egg at a Easter Market in Schleife, Germany, Sunday, April 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Participants gather for an Old Fashioned Fest at a park in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
A congregant worships at Re’ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church, an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church, in Washington, D.C., Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
Church leaders chant during the hours-long service in the Ge’ez language at Re’ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church, an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church, in Washington, D.C., Saturday, April 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

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