A member of Iran's women's soccer team prays at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, Monday, March 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Azneal Ishak)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, walks back to serve to Elena Rybakina, of Kazakhstan, during a final match at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament Sunday, March 15, 2026, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during an Nvidia conference focusing on artificial intelligence in San Jose, Calif., Monday, March 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)Jessie Buckley, left, winner of the award for best actress in a leading role for “Hamnet,” and Michael B. Jordan, winner of the award for best actor in a leading role for “Sinners,” pose in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)A member of the armed wing of the Kurdish-Iranian opposition group Organization of Iranian Kurdistan Struggle, known as Khabat, stands in front of a shrapnel pockmarked wall that allegedly was damaged in strike by Iranian-backed militias in Iraq last week at a military base on the outskirts of Irbil, Iraq, Monday, March 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)Paramedics carry an wounded woman after a Russian drone attack in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Monday, March 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)Nofar Eliash holds her dog as she takes shelter with others while air raid sirens warn of incoming Iranian and Hezbollah missile strikes in Kiryat Shmona, northern Israel, Monday, March 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)A man stands atop the rubble as smoke rises from a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)Israeli air defense system fires to intercept missiles during an Iranian attack over Tel Aviv, Israel, early Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)People wave a large Iranian flag in Times Square at an anti-Iranian regime demonstration hosted by Lion Sun NY in support of Donald Trump and Israel’s actions against the Iranian government, Sunday, March 15, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)United States’ Kayden Beasley, left, celebrates with his teammate Malik Jones after scoring during the ice hockey gold medal match between United States and Canada at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)Candidate, Joan Laporta reacts during early voting projections for the election to be president of FC Barcelona soccer club in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)Laurentino García López, a worker at a distillery in Soledad Salinas, Oaxaca, Mexico, moves the horse that shreds the agave plant Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel)A model gets ready for a runway show at the backstage of the Moscow Fashion Week in Moscow, Saturday, March 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)A musician plays her instrument while performing during the closing ceremony at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, March 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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