Niina Petrokina of Estonia competes during the women's short program figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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 young couple stands on Castelvecchio Bridge at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Verona, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)People sit at a cafe decorated with images of western celebrities and pop culture items in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Britain’s Queen Camilla is reflected in the glass as she visits the recently completed Schroder Gallery at the Holburne Museum in Bath, England, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant, Pool)A hot air balloon flies over the Myanmar’s Ancient temples just before sunrise in old Bagan, Nyaung U district, central Myanmar, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Aung Shine Oo)A bird is freed from a cage an ethnic Chinese Thai for a good luck during Chinese Lunar New Year in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)Muslim worshippers perform evening Tarawih prayer on the first night of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Great Omari Mosque, which was damaged during the Israel–Hamas war, in Gaza City, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)Activists protest against a defense industry exhibition in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)A flower is left with a note at the home of Jesse Jackson in Chicago, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Visitors light incense and pray during the first day of Lunar New Year at Lama Temple in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)Competitors participate in a traditional pancake race by livery companies at the Guildhall in London, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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