Britain's Princess Anne, chair of the IOC member election commission, watches the IOC Climate Action Award 2025 at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors..
Sumo wrestlers train during a morning practice at Ajigawa stable in Tokyo, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)Newly recruited temporary police officers participate in a training session ahead of the March 5 general election in Dhankuta, about 390 kilometers (242 miles) east of Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)A tribal Bodo woman works in a mustard field on the outskirts of Guwahati, India, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, speaks at the border with Mexico Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Nogales, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)A ferry crosses the partially frozen river Trave in Travemuende, Germany, late Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)Canada’s Brett Gallant, right, and Czech Republic’s Vit Chabicovsky compete during a curling mixed doubles session at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)Penny, a doberman pinscher, gets a kiss from handler Andy Linton after winning Best in Show of the 150th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)A person walks past Olympic rings on net covered fences at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Bormio, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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