Aviation buffs observe a show of military and acrobatic aviation near the Heroes Cross on Caraiman Peak on top of Bucegi mountains, in Busteni, Romania, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/ Vadim Ghirda)

PHOTO COLLECTION: Top Photos of the Day, Tuesday, August 26, 2025

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.

British Reform party leader Nigel Farage poses in front of a mock departures board during a press conference in a hangar at Oxford Airport in Kidlington, England, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025.(AP Photo/Joanna Chan)
An activist blocks a highway during a protest demanding the immediate release of hostages held by Hamas and calling for the Israeli government to reverse its decision to take over Gaza City and other areas in the Gaza Strip, near the city of Lod, Israel, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
An Israeli flag waves over debris in an area of the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Levin)
Arizona Diamondbacks’ Geraldo Perdomo reacts after being hit by a pitch during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)
Director of U.S. Federal Marshall Service, Gadyaces Serralta, right, presents President Donald Trump with an honorary badge, as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on, in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Police escort two arrested suspects in the detonating of a car bomb at an Air Force base to police headquarters in Cali, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
Freelance journalist Mariam Dagga, 33, who had been working with the Associated Press and other outlets since the start of the Gaza war, poses for a portrait in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, June 14, 2024. She was among eight people, including four journalists, killed Monday in an Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
A giant dust storm approaches the Phoenix metro area as a monsoon storm pushes the dust into the air, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
A man takes a photo of the Eiffel Tower illuminated with the colours of Ukraine in honor of it’s Independence Day, in Paris, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Shaniqua Martin takes a selfie in front of a photo of Coco Gauff during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Jennifer Vasquez Sura, left, hugs her husband Kilmar Abrego Garcia at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
People attend a protest rally at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore, Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, to support Kilmar Abrego Garcia. (AP Photo/KT Kanazawich)
Firefighters battle the Pickett Fire burning in the Aetna Springs area of Napa County, Calif., on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
Members of historical reenactment groups wearing Dacian warrior outfits, try to repel an attack by Roman empire soldiers in Poiana, Romania, Sunday, July 13, 2025, during the Getodava historical reenactment festival. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
Taiwan celebrates following the Little League World Series Championship baseball game against Las Vegas, Nev., Saturday, Aug. 24, 2025, in South Williamsport, Pa. (AP Photo/Sam Balkansky)
Taylor Fritz, of the United States, serves to Emilio Nava, of the United States, during the first round of the US Open tennis championships, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
A player warms up during the third day of tryouts for the Women’s Professional Baseball League, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, at the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is hit with bubble gum and water from teammate Victor Robles as they celebrate a win over the against the Athletics in a baseball game Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
A demonstrator takes part in a performance during a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and calling for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Tango teachers Laura Murphy and Fransley Marcel explain how to perform a traditional tango pose in a tango school held as part of the Tango Festival in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Children of the Romanian National Opera’s Ballet Studio outside the National History Museum of Romania during Dance Night, an event featuring a wide variety of dance styles performed on the Calea Victoriei avenue in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Daroy Perkins holds his son Malakai during a protest against President Donald Trump’s use of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in the city at a rally along the U street corridor in northwest Washington, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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