President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at Dover Air Force Base, Del., after attending the casualty return for the six crew members of an Air Force refueling aircraft who died when their plane crashed in western Iraq while supporting operations against Iran. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
People work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)FBI Director Kash Patel listens during the Senate Committee on Intelligence hearings on Capitol Hill Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)A building collapses as smoke rises following an Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)Israeli authorities hang Israeli and U.S. flags at the site struck by an Iranian missile that killed two people, in Ramat Gan, Israel, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)Homebound travelers scramble to board a train at Kamalapur Railway Station, joining the massive annual exodus to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu)Coffins containing the remains of victims of a Monday airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital are laid out before burial in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai)Participants carry giant effigies called “ogoh-ogoh” representing evil spirits that need to be cleansed during a parade on the evening of “Nyepi” or the Day of Silence that marks Balinese Hindu’s New Year in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)People ride their bicycles over a bridge in Frankfurt, Germany, as the sun rises on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)Venezuela fans watch the championship match of the World Classic Baseball between the United States and Venezuela, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)Barcelona’s Raphinha celebrates after scoring the opening goal of his team during the Champions League round of 16, second leg soccer match between FC Barcelona and Newcastle United FC in Barcelona, Spain, Wednesday, March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)Venezuela enters the field at the start of the championship game of the World Baseball Classic against the United States, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)A player hits during a Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL) practice, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Fort Myers, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)The dead trunks of cypress trees, cabbage palms and other wetland plants briefly emerge during a drawdown of the Rodman Reservoir on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, in Palatka, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)Hair from onlookers blows in the rotor wash as Marine One, with President Donald Trump aboard, lifts off from the South Lawn of the White House, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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