People gather to sing happy birthday to Lionel Messi at a street mural of him in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors.
Hanan Qubaisi inspects her house destroyed in previous Israeli airstrikes in the town of Nabatiyeh, southern Lebanon, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)A worker drinks water on a construction site during high temperatures in Boulogne Billancourt, outside Paris, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena )A worker vacuums the stage prior to President Donald Trump signing the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act in Statuary Hall, in the Capitol, in Washington, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)Shiite Muslims beat their chests in a ritual during a gathering in the mourning month of Muharram, in Lahore, Pakistan, Wednesday, Jun 24, 2026. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)Serena Williams of the United States wipes sweat during a practice session ahead of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)Passengers are on the move in the central train station in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, June 24, 2026, following the nationwide service disruption on the Deutsche Bahn network. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)A worker prepares to remove lanterns after a period of celebrations of Buddha’s birthday at the Chogye Temple in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)Catholic devotees cover carry dried banana leaves as they participate at the mud people festival on the feast day of Saint John the Baptist at Bibiclat, Nueva Ecija province, northern Philippines on Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)Faithful shelter from the hot sun as Pope Leo’s XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer departs 10 Downing Street to attend the House of Commons for his weekly Prime Minister’s Questions in London, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)A girl holds a crown made of wheat ears during an event inspired by pre-Christian traditions in which fairies known in Romanian as “Sanziene,” are believed to come to earth around the summer solstice bringing fertility to the land and beings, at the Dimitrie Gusti Village Museum in Bucharest, Romania, Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)People wear traditional Lithuanian village-styled clothes as they celebrate Saint John’s Day and the summer solstice in the small town of Kernave some 35km (22 miles) northwest of the capital, Vilnius, Lithuania, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
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