People climb on old tanks at the Armored Corps memorial site during a ceremony marking Israel's annual Memorial Day for the soldiers who died in the nation's conflicts and victims of nationalistic attacks, in Latrun, Israel, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
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 hold a sign with the names of victims of the opioid crisis while rallying outside of a courthouse in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)A person walks to vote in the Virginia redistricting referendum at Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Alexandria, Va. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Mourners kiss the coffin of a Hezbollah fighter who was killed before the ceasefire in the war between Hezbollah and Israel, during a mass funeral procession in the southern village of Kfar Sir, Lebanon, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)A wildfire researcher walks in front of an accessory dwelling unit burning during an experiment at the Institute for Business & Home Safety center on Thursday, April 16, 2026, in Richburg, S.C. (AP Photo/Erik Verduzco)Children play pool in Omdurman, on the outskirts of Khartoum, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)A mirror of the Paradisoterrestre brand is displayed at the Salone Raritas, collectible design pavilion, during the Milan Design Week, in Rho, Italy, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)People wait for Pope Leo XIV in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, on the ninth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)A baby fox is treated at the Wildlife Veterinary Hospital in Maisons-Alfort, outside Paris, April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)Navy cadets march during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade at the Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)Journalists gather around a glass enclosure with the Dacian gold items, a 2,500-year-old helmet and wristbands, stolen from a museum in the Netherlands and then recovered by Dutch authorities, after they were presented upon being returned at the National Museum of Romanian History, in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)An Icelandic horse at a stud farm in Wehrheim, Germany, Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)Meryl Streep, from left, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, and Anne Hathaway attend “The Devil Wears Prada 2” world premiere at David Geffen Hall on Monday, April 20, 2026, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)A plate with photos of late Queen Elizabeth II is on display for sale at a souvenirs shop in London, on April 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)The Pyramid of the Moon at Teotihuacan remains closed to visitors a day after a gunman opened fire on tourists at the archaeological site on the outskirts of Mexico City, Tuesday, April 21, 2026.. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
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