A protester, holding a Palestinian flag, launches fireworks toward the Israeli Embassy in Athens during a pro-Palestinian demonstration, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, marking the two-year anniversary of Hamas' attack on Israel. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
Original Publication Date: October 7, 2025 5:48PM
Publication Updated: October 7, 2025 8:08PM
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
Yuval Miranda and Katya Emelianova cry embracing each other next to the photographs of Israelis who were killed in the Oct. 7, 2023 deadly Hamas attack on Israel, at a memorial marking two years anniversary of the assault, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)The moon rises behind a tent camp for displaced Palestinians along the Muwasi, an area that Israel has designated as a safe zone, in Khan Younis southern Gaza Strip Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)Military personnel in uniforms with the Texas National Guard patch at the U.S. Army Reserve Center are seen, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in in Elwood, Ill, a suburb of Chicago. (AP Photo Erin Hooley)Attorney General Pam Bondi appears before a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)A man holds a doll of late President Hugo Chavez near the United Nations’ office in Caracas, Venezuela, during a government-organized rally against foreign interference on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)Toronto Blue Jays Vladimir Guerrero Jr. dives into home plate to score against the New York Yankees during the third inning of Game 3 of baseball’s American League Division Series, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)Nicole Kidman poses for photographers upon arrival at the Chanel Spring/Summer 2026 collection presented in Paris, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)President Javier Milei sings while presenting his new book “The Construction of the Miracle” in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)Chris Strong, center, plays a guitar as his spouse Mary Strong, left, throws a tennis ball for their dog as the sun sets behind Ocean Beach’s dog beach Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)A Ukrainian serviceman with the Safari Unit of the Liut Brigade launches a reconnaissance drone at the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Sept. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Vasilisa Stepanenko)
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