Two children swing together as a mix of bulk carriers, cargo ships, and service vessels line the horizon in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, Sunday, April 26, 2026.(Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)
A look at everyday moments across countries, cultures and communities worldwide.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Star Wars fans, some dressed in costumes, run along Victoria Harbour during a themed night run in Hong Kong, Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)A man walks through a courtyard featuring a mural in central Warsaw, Poland, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)A worker cooks Angus beef racks of ribs over a wood fire at the Creole Rib Festival in Uribelarrea, Argentina, Friday, May 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)A girl plays at the Jigaon monastery in Sherdukpen village in West Kameng, Arunachal Pradeshin, India, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)Sidra Mohamad Saadeh, 13, who was displaced by Israeli airstrikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, plays with a dog named Rocky in a public space along the Beirut waterfront at sunset in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)Members of the District of Colombia Air National Guard are seen dancing at the Lincoln Memorial, Friday, April 24, 2026, in Washington. The Washington Monument is seen in the background. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)A work adjusts lanterns for upcoming celebration of Buddha’s birthday on May 24 at Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)Residents remove rubble from damaged buildings in the al-Hajar al-Aswad neighborhood on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, Wednesday, April 29, 2026 in a area that was heavily bombed by forces loyal to former Syrian President Bashar Assad during the Syrian war. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)Children play under a tamarind fruit tree in Minas, Havana province, Cuba, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)A man takes a bath in the ice cold Urselbach creek in a forest of the Taunus region near Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)Guests are reflected in a window during a ceremony organized by the Dutch embassy for King’s Day in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)Lightning lights up the sky as a thunderstorm moves through Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)Street performers pose for a photographer at Old Town in Vilnius, Lithuania, Friday, April 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)An buggy is driven on a country road, Sunday, March 8, 2026, in Lancaster County, Pa. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)Farmer Omer al Hassan washes his feet before Muslim prayer in Omdurman, Sudan, Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)The red carpet blows in the wind before Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla depart from Joint Base Andrews, Md., Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)People relax in the Tuileries Garden in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Saturday, April 25, 2026 in Paris. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)A laborer works at a kiln on the outskirts of Hyderabad, Pakistan, Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih)Fans cheer during the Pakistan Super League Qualifier cricket match between Peshawar Zalmi and Islamabad United, in Karachi, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ali Raza)A camel train is lead along the sand at Birubi Beach, north of Newcastle, Australia, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
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