President Donald Trump is greeted by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth before speaking to a gathering of top U.S. military commanders at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, in Quantico, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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.
U.S. military senior leadership listen as President Donald Trump speaks at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025 in Quantico, Va. (Andrew Harnik/Pool via AP)Chinese President Xi Jinping raises his glass to toasts after speaking at the National Day Reception at the Great Hall of the People on the eve of the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)Nepal’s newly appointed living goddess, Kumari Aryatara Shakya, is carried by her father as they walk towards Kumari Ghar, the temple palace where she will be residing in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)This aerial shot taken with a drone shows the rubble of a building that collapsed at the compound of an Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Trisnadi)A model wears a creation as part of the Dries Van Noten Spring/Summer 2026 collection presented in Paris, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)An Indian vendor sells colorful bamboo baskets roadside in Prayagraj, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, India, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)Coco Gauff of the United States serve against Belinda Bencic of Switzerland during a women’s singles match of the China Open tennis tournament, in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, reacts after defeated United States’ Taylor Fritz during the men’s final match at the Tokyo ATP 500 tennis tournament at Ariake Coliseum, in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men of the Kiryat Sanz Hassidic sect participate in a Tashlich ceremony on a hill overlooking the Mediterranean Sea in Netanya, Israel, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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