Demonstrators chant during a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) outside the Jacob K. Javits federal building, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
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.
Federal agents detain the elected officials after they demand access to inspect the detainment facility at immigration court at the Jacob K. Javits federal building, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)Displaced Palestinians flee Gaza City by foot and vehicles, carrying their belongings along the coastal road toward southern Gaza, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)Patients sit outside the malnutrition ward of Bunj Hospital in Maban, South Sudan, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)President Donald Trump and Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer gesture next to first lady Melania Trump and Victoria Starmer after watching a display by the British Parachute Regiment’s “Red Devils” display team at Chequers near Aylesbury, England, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)Oscar Villanueva holds a sign outside El Capitan Entertainment Centre, where the late-night show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is staged, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Supporters ride on top of a taxi as they conclude campaign activities ahead of the constitutional referendum in Conakry, Guinea, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)Police officers detain a protester during a demonstration called by major trade unions to oppose budget cuts, in Paris, France, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)United States’ Noah Lyles reacts ahead of his men’s 200 meters semifinal at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)Athletes race in a women’s 5,000 meters heat at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)Robert Arboleda of Brazil’s Sao Paulo, right, and Michael Estrada of Ecuador’s Liga Deportiva Universitaria battle for the ball during a Copa Libertadores quarterfinal first leg soccer match at Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium in Quito, Ecuador, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson, center, celebrates with teammates after defeating the Seattle Storm in Game 3 in the first round of the WNBA basketball playoffs Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)State miners march against illegal mining, alleging that independent miners are encroaching on their work areas, in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)Attendees react during a vigil at Spring Grove Alliance church Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Spring Grove, Pa., after multiple police officers were shot and killed. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)A woman look at photographs at a memorial of fallen Ukrainian soldiers at independence square in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)Awatif Abu Jarad, 57, sits beside her family’s belongings in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Sept. 10, 2025, after fleeing Gaza City following evacuation orders issued by the Israeli army. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)A pedestrian walks past Jimmy Kimmel’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after ABC suspended his late-night show indefinitely over his remarks about Charlie Kirk’s death, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
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