Zainab, the sister of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, who was killed on Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike, hugs her helmet as she mourns over her coffin in the village of Baysariyeh, southern Lebanon, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
Travis Smith, 2, crawls on the floor as President Donald Trump speaks during an event on health care affordability in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Trader Justin Flinn works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, foreground, welcomes his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron at the presidential palace in Nicosia, Cyprus, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)Iran’s Reza Pahlavi, exiled son of Shah Reza Pahlavi, waves to supporters after he was attacked with a red fluid following a news conference in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)People crowd Istiklal main street, in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, April 23, 2026, during National Sovereignty and Children’s Day. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)Michael Brennan sends mud and water flying as he tries to hit his ball out of floating debris on the 18th hole, only to have it land back in the water, during the first round of the PGA Zurich Classic golf tournament at TPC Louisiana, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Avondale, La. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)Petra Marcinko of Croatia returns the ball to Belinda Bencic of Switzerland during the Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)Las Vegas Raiders fans celebrate after Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza was chosen by the Las Vegas Raiders with the first overall pick during the first round of the NFL football draft, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)The Archaeological Park of the Solstice, which some call the “Stonehenge of the Amazon” is visible in Calcoene, Amapa state, Brazil, Friday, March 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)Rashiqa Alqadi holds her grandchild, Anfal Aljozoor, 11, who has a disability and suffers from epilepsy, at the family home in Qoz Nafisa village, Khartoum state, Sudan, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends the EU Summit in Ayia Napa, Cyprus, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)Alleged gang members take part in a mass trial at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in Tecoluca, El Salvador, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)
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This undated photo provided by Vanderbilt University on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, shows Amy-Jill Levine, the first Jewish president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America. (Daniel DuBois/Vanderbilt University via AP)
