President Donald Trump bows his head during the National Prayer Breakfast, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors..
A woman holds photos of her missing relatives as Ukrainian soldiers return from captivity during a POW exchange between Russia and Ukraine in Chernyhiv region, Ukraine, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)An aerial view shows tons of waste clogging the Drina river in Visegrad, Bosnia, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut)Individual Neutral Athlete Daria Olesik starts for a women’s Luge training session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show performer Bad Bunny departs after a news conference, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in San Francisco ahead of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)Smoke rises from the chimney of the Antonio Guiteras thermoelectric power plant in Santa Cruz del Norte, Cuba, at sunset Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)Sweden’s Lina Ljungblom, center right, scores her sides opening goal during a preliminary round match of women’s ice hockey between Germany and Sweden at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, Pool)Washington Huskies center Franck Kepnang dunks during warmups before an NCAA college basketball game against the Iowa Hawkeyes, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Maddy Grassy)
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