The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
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Actor Mary Mina playing the role of high priestess, right, performs during a rehearsal ahead of the flame lighting for the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, at the Ancient Olympia site, Greece, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
First lady Melania Trump receives the official 2025 White House Christmas Tree, a white fir from Korson’s Tree Farms in Michigan, on the North Portico of the White House, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)An Indian villager walks with fodder on a cold, foggy morning near the India-Pakistan international border in Ranbir Singh Pura, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) south of Jammu, India, Monday, Nov.24, 2025.(AP Photo/Channi Anand)Mourners gather around the flag-draped coffins of unknown Iranian soldiers who were killed in the 1980-88 Iraq-Iran war whose remains were recently recovered from the battlefields, during the funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Women dressed in traditional costumes pose for a selfie outside the Forbidden City, in Beijing, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)Lights illuminate the Christmas market at the Gendarmen Markt square in Berlin, Germany, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)Smoke rises from the chemical plant Hoechst in Frankfurt, Germany, on a misty Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)Sami Valimaki waits to putt on the 13th green during the final round of the RSM Classic golf tournament, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, in St. Simons Island, Ga. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott (4) celebrates his rushing touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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