The Chinese folk tradition known as da shuhua, or molten iron fireworks is performed ahead of Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing, China, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
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 cleric crosses an intersection in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)A Palestinian shepherd herds his flock in the Jordan Valley in the West Bank, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)Cats waiting for adoption stand on shelves at a shelter run by Diana Abadi, known locally as “the mother of cats,” at her small pet food and plant shop in Hadath, in Beirut’s southern suburbs known as Dahiyeh, in Lebanon, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)France’s Alice Philbert makes a save during a preliminary round match of women’s ice hockey between the France and Sweden at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)Animal rights activists, stained with fake blood, take part in a protest against the use of animal skins in the clothing and fashion industry in central Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer gets in his car to leave 10 Downing Street in London, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)Locals queue to receive relief food as severe drought continues, in Lomekulu Village, Turkana County, Kenya, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi)Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold celebrates after a win over the New England Patriots in the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)Bad Bunny performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)United States’ Lindsey Vonn crashes during an alpine ski women’s downhill race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)Opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa rides on the back of a motorcycle after his release from prison in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026.(AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez)
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