Law enforcement escort families away from the Temple Israel synagogue Thursday, March 12, 2026, in West Bloomfield Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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 sits on rubble across from a residential building damaged last Monday during the U.S.-Israeli air campaign in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)A woman gathers belongings from her family’s home after it was damaged by a projectile launched from Lebanon, in Haniel, central Israel, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)A worshipper prays at Suleymaniye mosque during the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)Delegates including Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, stand as the national anthem is sung during the closing session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)People walk through the artwork ‘Infinity Mirrored Room’ during a preview of the new major exhibition of legendary Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama at the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)President Donald Trump is seen in his limousine, known as “The Beast,” for the motorcade to the White House after his arrival on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)Zana, 22, poses for a photo after loading a vehicle with sacks of charcoal at a traditional production site in Sarkand, Iraq, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)A woman poses for photos marking her quinceañera, or 15th birthday, in the Casco Viejo, the historic district of Panama City, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)Arthur Fils, of France, serves against Alexander Zverev, of Germany, during a quarterfinal match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Texas Tech’s Tyeree Bryan, and Iowa State’s Joshua Jefferson, right, battle for the ball during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinal round of the Big 12 Conference tournament Thursday, March 12, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)Britain’s Kate, Princess of Wales, stirs in a brewhouse kettle as she tours the brewery during a visit of the Southwark Brewing Company at the Bermondsey Beer Mile in London, Thursday, March 12, 2026.(AP Photo/Kin Cheung, Pool)Maria Martin-Granizo, of Spain, competes in her first run of the alpine skiing women’s giant slalom standing at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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