Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, arrives at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
People take to the sea at Helen’s Bay, Northern Ireland, for the annual Christmas Eve swim in the cold waters in Belfast Lough to raise money for Dementia NI & Air Ambulance NI, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)Christians attend prayer on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, at St. Mary Cathedral in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)Ammar al-Hakim, center, a Shiite leader attends a Christmas Eve Mass at Our Lady of Salvation Church in central Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)Displaced Palestinian Salah al-Mabhouh, 40, sits by the fire with his son Abdul-Razzaq 8, next to their tent in al-Bureij camp, central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)Investigators work around Bristol Health & Rehab Center and surrounding rubble after a gas explosion the day prior on Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, in Bristol, Pa. (AP Photo/Mingson Lau)A worshiper holds an electric candle during a Christmas Eve service at Indonesia Arena stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)Ivory Coast’s Vakoun Bayo and Mozambique’s Mexer compete for the ball during the Africa Cup of Nations group F soccer match between Ivory Coast and Mozambique in Marrakech, Morocco, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)A polar bear mascot takes a ride in a lift during a break from entertaining guests on the eve of Christmas in Beijing, Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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