The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists

Health workers in protective gear evacuate patients from the MV Hondius cruise ship into an ambulance at a port in Praia, Cape Verde, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

Guido Reichstadter, 45, stands on top of the Frederick Douglass Bridge, Wednesday, May 6, 2026 in Washington. Reichstadter later came down, after his 6-day protest. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree-Nikhinson)

Jamiah Irby is removed by a state trooper from a Senate committee meeting during a special session of the state legislature to redraw U.S. Congressional voting maps Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

President Donald Trump listens as first lady Melania Trump speaks at a Mother’s Day event for members of the military, Wednesday, May 6, 2026, in the East Room of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Motorbikes drive past a billboard with graphic showing the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the U.S. and Israel strikes on Feb. 28, with his framed fist amongst his supporters framed fists in downtown Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

A humanoid robot, front, and Buddhist monks put hands together for a photo after an ordination ceremony ahead of upcoming Buddha’s birthday on May 24 at Jogye temple in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A hummingbird visits a feeder at dusk in San Antonio, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Pontifical Swiss Guards prepare ahead of their swearing in ceremony, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Police shield themselves from teachers throwing tomatoes at them near the government palace where they protest for a pay raise in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Supporters of Lu Jianwang, also known as Harry Lu, stand outside a federal courthouse before the opening of his trial in New York, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

A building destroyed in a previous Israeli airstrike is seen in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, Lebanon, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Dancers perform at Sheremetyevo International Airport as part of celebrations ahead of the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany during World War II, in Khimki, on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)

Soldiers lead a duck and ducklings away as the King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery fire a 41 Gun Royal Salute to mark the third anniversary of the Coronation of the King Charles III and Queen Camilla, in Hyde Park in London, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Soccer players on the Rwanda Amputee team take part in a training session in Kigali, Rwanda, on Friday, March 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Andy Pages returns to the dugout after the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Houston Astros in Houston, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)