San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama, right, blocks a shot by Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren during the first half in Game 5 in the Western Conference finals NBA basketball playoffs series, Tuesday, May 26, 2026, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Gerald Leong)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
Jannik Sinner of Italy reacts as he cools himself with the water during a break at the second round men’s singles tennis match against Juan Manuel Cerundolo of Argentina at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris, Thursday, May 28, 2026, as temperature rises up to 33 C (91 F). (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Hilit mourns over the grave of her daughter, Israeli soldier Sgt. Rotem Yanai, who was killed in a Lebanese drone attack in northern Israel, during her funeral in Givat Ada, Israel, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)Protestors barride the entrance gates outside the Delaney Hall detention on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, in Newark, N.J. Inside the facility, detainees carried out a labor and hunger strike for days over alleged living conditions. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)A Muslim girl performs Eid al-Adha prayers in the Yoff neighborhood of Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)Palestinian clown Mohammed Salem, 18, dances with a girl as he performs on a street during Eid al-Adha celebrations in Gaza City, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)South Korean military helicopters fly in formation during a media day for a joint live fire exercise at the Seungjin training ground in Pocheon, South Korea, Thursday, May 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)High Torque’s Mini Pi bipedal robot is operated at the Humanoids Summit 2026 in Tokyo, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ayaka McGill)A view of the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia Barcelona, Spain, Thursday, May 28, 2026, ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Barcelona in June. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)Israeli settler parents travel with their baby on camels in the northern Judean Desert near the settlement of Maale Adumim, in the West Bank, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)Rescue workers search for victims inside a destroyed apartment that was damaged by an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)An injured student is evacuated following an early morning fire outbreak at Utumishi Girls School in the Gilgil area, central Kenya, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)Devout Muslims greet and hug after offering Eid al-Adha prayers at the Jama Masjid, in New Delhi, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Shekhar Yadav)
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