Palestinian children practice breakdancing outside a dance studio in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
A look at everyday moments across countries, cultures and communities worldwide.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
A vendor sits in the passenger seat of an American classic car, its back seat filled to the brim with bananas, while waiting for customers at a produce fair in Alamar, Havana province, Cuba, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)A man approaches the entrance of a bank in Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)A man dressed as the emperor visits a convenience along the popular Wangfujing shopping street in Beijing, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)A child runs on rocks after touching the water at Horsetail Falls on Saturday, May 2, 2026, in the Columbia River Gorge, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)Passers-by walk at Galata bridge on a rainy spring day in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)A woman rides a bike past a statue of a snail in Fenglin town, Hualien County, eastern of Taiwan, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)A Gondoliers drives a boat in front of the the Venetian Resort hotel and casino along the Las Vegas Strip, Friday, May 1, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)A woman stands at the counter of a state-run bodega in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, May 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)A man swims in the sea with his horse in Praia, Cape Verde, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)Merchants sit at a carpet shop at the historic Grand Bazaar, in Tehran, Sunday, May 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)A man walks along the Israel’s separation wall in Abu Dis neighborhood, eastern Jerusalem, Tuesday, May 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)A man takes nap next to row of chairs outside a closed business hour restaurant, in Beijing, China, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)People walk past mannequins on display at a market at a market in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan)Tourists are silhouetted as they walk past “I Love Dubai” sign at the Dubai mall in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)A man and a child ride a scooter through central Frankfurt, Germany, Monday, May 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)A man rests on the banks of Ada Ciganlija lake in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, May 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)People paddle during practice for the Portland Rose Festival Dragon Boat Race on Monday, May 4, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
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