An elephant seal lays on the shore at Kelp Point on the Falkland Falkland Islands, also known as Islas Malvinas, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
Nigel Farage leader of Reform UK holds up a cup cake with the union flag as he joins supporters for tea after a press conference in London, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)A family enjoys their time during the annual public picnic day, known as Sizdeh Bedar, an ancient tradition, marking the 13th and last day of Iranian New Year, or Nowruz, holidays, at Mellat park in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Eduardo Benitez, front, a veteran of the 1982 Falklands War, known in Argentina as the Malvinas, between Argentina and Britain, pays his respects at a monument to the fallen on the anniversary of the start of the war in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)Girls wait inside a church for their Children’s Holy Thursday procession during Holy Week in Tunja, Colombia, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)Kansas City Royals’ Maikel Garcia is hit by a ball that bounced off the catcher during the third inning of a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Thursday, April 2, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)A full moon rises behind Galata Tower, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)Pope Leo XIV washes and kisses the feet of 12 Roman priests during the Missa in Caena Domini, the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, on Catholic Holy Thursday in St. John Lateran Basilica in Rome, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)A hooded Filipino flagellant, with a Virgin Mary tattoo, whips his back along a street as part of Maundy Thursday rituals to atone for sins or fulfill vows for an answered prayer on April 2, 2026 at Mandaluyong city, Philippines as they practice bizarre lenten rituals frowned upon by the church in this predominantly Roman Catholic country. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)In this image taken from police body camera video released by the Martin County, Fla., Sheriff’s Office, golfer Tiger Woods performs a field sobriety test for sheriff’s deputies following a car crash in Jupiter Island, Fla., Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff’s Office via AP)Barcelona’s Graham Hansen celebrates after scoring her side’s second goal during a Champions League quarterfinal soccer match between Barcelona and Real Madrid, in Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, April 2 2026. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
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