The shadows of Long Island Rail Road workers as they walk on the picket line outside of Penn Station on the third day of their strike, Monday, May 18, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
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 strip parts from a burned-out vehicle during a public transport strike over fuel prices in Nairobi, Kenya, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Ngugi)Jury member Demi Moore poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film ‘Fjord’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)People walk near the Imam Ali shrine during a heavy dust storm in Najaf, Iraq, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)A miner launches a firecracker at police during an anti-government protest in La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)A group of girls stand beside a “Khaybar-buster” missile during a mass wedding ceremony for couples participating in the “Janfada” (“Sacrifice for Iran”) pro-government campaign in Tehran, Iran, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)People stand behind police tape at the scene of a shooting outside the Islamic Center of San Diego Monday, May 18, 2026, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)A sea turtle swims among tourists snorkeling at Piskado beach in Westpunt, Curacao, Friday, May 15, 2026 (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)Kathy Fain, from Longview, Texas, holds an American flag while singing the National Anthem during Rededicate 250, a mostly conservative Christian prayer gathering in honor of the United States’ 250th anniversary, on the National Mall, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)Anastasia Cabrera walks through the ruins of her home after armed attacks by local criminal groups forced dozens of residents to flee, in Tula, Mexico, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)Aaron Rai, of England, holds the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the PGA Championship golf tournament at Aronimink Golf Club, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Newtown Square, PA. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski is thrown into the air by his teammates after his last game for the club at the end of the Spanish La Liga soccer match between FC Barcelona and Real Betis in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Joan Mateu Parra)Mexican singer Gloria Trevi performs at the Tecate Emblema music festival in Mexico City, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)People illuminate themselves with their phones while playing dominoes as a fire set up by residents protesting against prolonged power outages burns on a street in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, May 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)Fans dressed as characters of the movie ”Star Wars” pose for photo in a Star Wars event at a department store in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)Ryan Preece climbs from his burning car after a crash during the NASCAR All-Star auto race at Dover Motor Speedway, Sunday, May 17, 2026, in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina returns a ball to United States’ Coco Gauff during their women’s final match at the Italian Open tennis tournament in Rome, Saturday, May 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Visitors look out at the trains at the West Side Yard from the Vessel on the first day of a Long Island Rail Road workers’ strike, Saturday, May 16, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)Israeli soldiers carry the flag-draped casket of Capt. Maoz Israel Recanati who was killed in a Lebanese drone attack in southern Lebanon, during his funeral in Mt. Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, Sunday, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)Palestinians react to a fire following an Israeli strike on a residential building in the Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)A child cools herself off in a fountain in front of the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Monday, May 18, 2026, as the temperature reaches 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit). (AP Photo/Pavel Bednyakov)Wind turbines are silhouetted against the sky at sunset Friday, May 15, 2026, near Cimarron, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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