Rosie Grutze protests the presence of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
Federal agents use a chemical agent on an person on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)President Donald Trump speaks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)Specialist Meric Greenbaum works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, as a television shows President Donald Trump speaking at the World Economic Forum, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Visitors attend an exhibition on the Chinese national flag at the National Museum in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)People run away as smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike in Qennarite village, south Lebanon, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)Police officers and firefighters inspect the damage after a commuter train derailed as a retaining wall collapsed onto the tracks in Gelida, near Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu Parra)Air Force personnel with the State Disaster Response Force remove the wreckage of a microlight training aircraft after it crashed during a training exercise into a foliage-covered pond in Prayagraj, India, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh)Frances Tiafoe of the U.S. plays a forehand return to Francisco Comesana of Argentina during their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)Coco Gauff of the U.S. reacts during an on court interview following her second round match against Olga Danilovic of Serbia at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)Bull tamers grapple with a bull during the Jallikattu bull-taming event at the annual harvest festival called Pongal in Avaniyapuram village on the outskirts of Madurai, India, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
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