President Donald Trump greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the West Wing of the White House, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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.
Demonstrators hold photos depicting the faces of Israeli hostages who are being held in the Gaza Strip, during a protest demanding their release and urges a ceasefire in front of the U.S. Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)A displaced Palestinian man carries a jerrycan after collecting water from a distribution point at a tent camp in Muwasi, an area that Israel has designated as a safe zone, in Khan Younis southern Gaza Strip, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)Moldova’s President Maia Sandu arrives for a press conference after the parliamentary election, in Chisinau, Moldova, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)Horses walk on a meadow in the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany, early Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)Retiree Delia Donn, 78, a regular at weekly protests outside Congress calling for better pensions, dances at the cultural center “El Donn,” which she helps her son run in memory of her late brother, a renowned classical dancer, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)A member of the Bahrain’s delegation walks past Vatican Swiss Guards after the arrival of Bahrain’s Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa arrival to the St. Damasus courtyard for a private meeting with Pope Leo XIV, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)Rescuers pull out a survivor from a collapsed building at an Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz reacts after his win against Norway’s Casper Ruud at the men’s singles semi final match at the Tokyo ATP 500 tennis tournament at Ariake Coliseum, in Tokyo, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)Cincinnati Reds’ Elly De La Cruz hits a home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)A person walks across Beale Street, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
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