US President Donald Trump talks to media during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith, center, is escorted by Capitol Police through a crush of reporters as he arrives to testify before the House Judiciary Committee about his investigations into President Donald Trump, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026 at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)A torchbearer holds an Olympic torch flame on the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, and its journey will conclude in Milan on February 6 for the Winter Olympics opening ceremony. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)Artists prepare the Ministry of Education’s tableaux, featuring a student in a VR headset, during a media preview for the Republic Day Parade, in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)An Amur Paradise Flycatcher, left, and a Swinhoe’s White-eye are seen painted on the wall of an abandoned house near Wang Tong village, Lantau, Hong Kong, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/May James)Betis’ Aitor Ruibal misses an opportunity to score as PAOK’s Giannis Michailidis tries to stop him during the Europa League soccer match between PAOK and Real Betis in Thessaloniki, Greece, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)Sorana Cirstea, left, of Romania and Naomi Osaka of Japan talk at the net following their second round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov, of the United States, compete in the Pairs Short Program at the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, in Beijing, China, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)Seen from above, boats are docked at the harbour of Nuuk, Greenland, on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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