A girl looks toward what residents said was an Israeli drone flying overhead as a boy checks his family's water storage tank in Halta, southern Lebanon, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
Rescue workers try to put out a fire at the Dormition Cathedral of thousand-year-old Monastery of Caves, also known as Kyiv Pechersk Lavra, following a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)Firefighters try to put out a fire at a city marketplace following a Russian missile and drone attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, June 15, 2026.(AP Photo/Dan Bashakov)Sojoud Al-Harazeen, 19, carries her cats, Teresa, right, and Sasha, left, in a bag at a veterinary clinic in Gaza City, Saturday, June 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)President Donald Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G7 summit, Monday, June 15, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)People protest outside Los Angeles Stadium before the World Cup Group G soccer match between Iran and New Zealand in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)A duck named Merlin, dressed in a Mexico national soccer team jersey, follows his caretaker Cristian Gomez as they cross the street in Mexico City, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)Diego Lopes celebrates during a featherweight bout against Steve Garcia during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)Protesters hold a short rally at Lafayette Square prior to the UFC Freedom 250 fights that are set to take place on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)Students dance a waltz during “The Debutantes’ Ball,” an annual event that brings together the students from Moscow and St. Petersburg, in the Marble Hall of the Russian Ethnographic Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)Dancers perform during a parade marking the opening of the annual Bali Arts Festival in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)Palestinians clear the rubble of a building that was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike, at al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)Protesters and others disperse amidst tear gas during a “No G7” demonstration in Geneva, Switzerland, Sunday, June 14, 2026, ahead of the G7 summit scheduled to take place June 15-17. (AP Photo/Laurent Cipriani)A person participates in the National Puerto Rican Day Parade, Sunday, June 14, 2026 in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)Britain’s King Charles III, and Queen Camilla look out from their carriage at the crowds lining The Mall as they return to Buckingham Palace during Trooping The Colour, the King’s annual birthday parade, in London, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)United States’ Alex Freeman, top, reaches for the ball over Paraguay’s Antonio Sanabria during the World Cup Group D soccer match in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles, Friday, June 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea)New York Knicks fans celebrate their victory as the watch Game 5 of the NBA Finals basketball series against the San Antonio Spurs, Saturday, June 13, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)The New York Knicks celebrate with the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy after defeating the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of the NBA Finals basketball series, Saturday, June 13, 2026, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Darren Abate)Antonella Lerca Duda, who identifies as a Roma transgender woman, strikes a pose before the start of the Bucharest Pride Parade, in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, June 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)Carolina Hurricanes left wing Mark Jankowski (77) and goaltender Brandon Bussi (32) celebrate after a win over the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 6 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final series, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Candice Ward)People walk along an underpass at Eminonu district in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, June 14, 2026.(AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
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This undated photo provided by the Alabama Department of Corrections on Thursday, June 11, 2026, shows Jeffery Lee, who was sentenced to death for killing two people during a 1998 robbery at a pawn shop. (Alabama Department of Corrections via AP)