A child holds a photograph of a Ukrainian serviceman during an event of solidarity with Ukraine, marking its upcoming Aug. 24 Independence Day, in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
Palestinians ride their vehicles through black smoke from makeshift burners used to extract fuel from melted plastic along the Sea Road, at dusk in the south of Gaza City, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)The former advisor to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, is escorted into the courtroom at Manhattan criminal court on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)Amanda Knox poses for a portrait to promote “The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox” on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP)Hong Kong Ballet dancers participate in dress rehearsal for “The Butterfly Lovers” at the David H. Koch Theater on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)In this photo, taken by a solar telescope, the city landmark, a weather vane in the form of an angel fixed atop a spire of the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, is silhouetted against the sun that shows a few solar activity zones, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)A diver celebrates after one of the ancient relics was lifted out of the water in the Abu Qir Bay in the Mediterranean Sea city of Alexandria, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)Senthilvel Sothiladchumi, an ethnic Sri Lankan Tamil, center, whose son went missing during the Sri Lankan civil war, cries as she leaves the site of a mass grave where authorities exhibited unearthed belongings in an effort to secure the identities of the victims, in Chemmani, Sri Lanka, Aug. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)President Donald Trump speaks with members of law enforcement and National Guard soldiers, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)New York Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. goes down after fouling a pitch from Tampa Bay Rays’ Drew Rasmussen off his foot during the sixth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)Sara Errani, left, of Italy, and Andrea Vavassori, of Italy, celebrate after winning the mixed doubles semifinal at the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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